Part XII
32 named mix-ups — tea leaves, white umbels, autumn cups, and two plants that share a common name. A comparison is not a forage license.
Foxglove for comfrey in a kettle is the worst garden story in this folio. Poison hemlock for parsley is the worst roadside one. If a plant is not in flower and you cannot name it, it is not tea, salad, or a wild carrot.
Pairs involving Winter savory.
Two savories
Satureja hortensis is the annual bean herb. S. montana is the harsher perennial. A packet that only says ‘savory’ is a guess.
Summer savory is tender, mild, and dies in a frost. Winter savory is woody, sharper, and stays. Taste a leaf before you empty a tin into the beans.
