the seventh or last day of the week, so called from the idol Seater, worshipped on this day by the ancient Saxons, and thought to be the same as the Saturn of the Latins.

SATUREIA in botany, a genus of the didynamia gymnoperma clas. The laciniæ of the corolla are nearly equal; and the stamens are approximate. The species are nine, none of them natives of Britain.

The leaves of summer-savory are very pungent, warm, and aromatic; and afford, in distillation with water, a subtile essential oil. Both are esteemed good in crudities of the stomach, asthmas, and menstrual obstructions.