724 
Var. B, minor (Benth. lab. p. 210.) plant more humble ; leaves 
smaller, and more hoary, and always broadly rounded, or cordate 
at the base. 
Great-flowered Sage. 
to 3 feet. 
6 S. conru'sa (Benth. lab. p. 210.) stem shrubby, rather 
woolly at the base ; floriferous branches clothed with tomentose 
pubescence ; leaves petiolate, usually interruptedly pinnate, 
wrinkled, clothed with white wool beneath: terminal segment 
large, oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at the base, with 1-2 lateral 
segments on each side, which are oblong-lanceolate, and rounded 
at the base; floral leaves bractea-formed, deciduous ; racemes 
elongated; whorls many-flowered, remote ; calyx rather mem- 
branous, coloured, striated, pubescent: teeth all subulately 
acuminated ; tube of corolla exserted ; connective stretched out 
behind, antheriferous at both ends: hind cells empty, connate. 
b. H. Native of the South of Europe;? and occurs in 
French gardens under the names of S. triloba, S. interrápta, and 
S. officinalis foliis pinnatis. S. aurita, Schultes, obs. bot. p. 
10.? but not of Thunb. Corollas blue, or purple. 
Confused Sage. Fl. June, July. Clt.? Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
7 S. rritosa (Lin. fil. suppl. 88.) stem shrubby, and is, as 
well as the branches, clothed with white wool; leaves petiolate, 
ovate, obtuse, wrinkled, thick, clothed with white wool beneath, 
cordate at the base, auriculated, or with 1 or 2 additional, round- 
ish-ovate, small, distinct segments ; floral leaves membranous, de- 
ciduous ; racemes short, somewhat panicled, clammy ; whorls 6- 
10-flowered, distinct ; calyx tubularly campanulate, striated, vil- 
lous, clammy: teeth all ovate, acutish ; tube of corolla exserted ; 
connective stretched out behind, antheriferous at both ends, the 
hind cells empty, approximate, free. h. H. Native of the region 
of the Mediterranean, on dry, exposed hills ; as of Sicily, Ca- 
labria, Grecian Archipelago, Syria, &c. Sibth. et Smith, fl. 
grec. 1. p.13.t.17. S. subtriloba, Schranck, in syll. pl. soc. 
ratisb. 2. p. 58.? S. Clüsii, Jacq. hort. scheenbr. 2. p. 37. t. 
195.? S. marrubioides, Vahl, enum. 1. p. 223. a garden mon- 
strosity, having the whorls axillary. S. baccifera, Ettling. salv. 
p. 4. S. Sipylea, Lam. ill. gen. 1. p. 68. S. fruticósa, Mill. 
dict. no. 5. S. auriculàta, Mill. dict. no. 3. S. quinquéloba, 
Riv. mon. irr. t. 131. Leaves 1 to 1l inches long, seldom 
entire, but usually furnished with 1-2 segments at the base. 
Calyx purplish. Corolla reddish violet, glabrous outside. 
Three-lobed-leaved Sage. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1596. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet. 
8 S. ivrerrv’pra (Schousb. beob. mar. 7. t. 1.) stem shrubby ; 
branches clothed with clammy villi; leaves petiolate, irregularly 
pinnate, wrinkled, clothed with white tomentum beneath : 
terminal segment large : the lateral ones 1-2 pairs, ovate-oblong, 
rounded at the base, with other small, rounded segments be- 
tween these; floral leaves membranous, deciduous; racemes 
simple; whorls about 6-flowered, remote ; calyx tubularly cam- 
panulate, striated, clothed with clammy villi: teeth all acute ; 
tube of corolla exserted; connectives stretched out behind, 
antheriferous at both ends, the hind cells empty, and rather con- 
nate. kh.H. Native of the North of Africa, in the southern 
provinces of Morocco. Jacq. fragm. 61. t. 90.? Sweet, fl. 
gard. 2. t. 169. Hairs on the plant glanduliferous. Leaves 
4-6 inches long, with the petioles ; segments crenulated. Ra- 
ceme 1-2 feet long. Corolla showy, white, with a tinge of 
blue: upper lip downy outside. This species occurs in gardens 
under the names of S. rosefolia and S. pinnata. 
Interrupted-leaved Sage. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1798. Shrub 
3 to 4 feet. 
9 S. nr'NcENs (Sibth. et Smith, fl. 
branches clothed with clammy villi ; 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1816. Shrub 2 
grec. 1. p. 14. t. 18.) 
leaves petiolate, irregularly 
LABIATJE. XXIX. Satvia. 
pinnate ; segments unequal, ovate-oblong, rounded at the base, 
villous on both surfaces, hardly canescent beneath: floral leaves 
membranous, deciduous ; racemes simple; whorls about 6-flow- 
ered, loose, remote ; calyxes drooping, tubularly campanulate, 
striated, clothed with clammy villi: teeth all acutish ; tube of 
corolla exserted, recurvedly ascending, connective stretched out 
behind, antheriferous at both ends, the hind cells empty, and 
rather connate. bh. H. Native of Greece, on the declivities 
of mountains frequent. Petioles ciliated. Leaves almost like 
those of S. interrápta. Corollas blue. 
Ringent-flowered Sage. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
10 S. prnna‘ta (Lin. spec. p. 39.) stem herbaceous, erect, 
pilose; leaves pinnate, with 3-4 pairs of petiolate, ovate, or 
deeply crenated, wrinkled, villous leaflets; racemes simple; 
whorls about 6-flowered, remote; floral leaves and bracteas 
membranous, ovate, acuminated, shorter than the calyxes, de- 
ciduous; calyx urceolate, truncate, pilosely woolly: teeth all 
short, acute; tube of corolla much exserted ; connective 
stretched out behind, antheriferous at both ends, the hind cells 
empty, approximate, free. 4. H. Native of the South and 
East of Europe; as of Spain, and the Levant ; also of Arabia. 
The whole plant is clothed with long, white hairs, and short, 
clammy villi. Leaves smaller than those of S. interrüpta, and 
the segments more numerous. Corolla above an inch long, 
purple, showy. 
Pinnate-leaved Sage. 
feet. 
11 S. ixcanNA'TA. (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 226. but not of Cav, 
but probably of Ettling, salv. no. 15.) stem herbaceous, erect, 
pilose; leaves pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of almost sessile, ovate, 
crenated, wrinkled, villous leaflets; racemes simple; whorls 
2-6-flowered, remote ; floral leaves membranaceous, ovate, acu- 
minated, shorter than the calyx, deciduous ; calyx campanulate, 
pilosely woolly : teeth all ovate, acute; tube of corolla deflex- 
ed, equalling the calyx ; connective stretched out behind, an- 
theriferous at both ends, the hind cells empty, free. X. H. 
Native of the Levant. Habit of S. pinnàta, but the flowers are 
different. It differs from S. rosefolia in the erect stem and 
bracteas. Corollas large, flesh-coloured. 
Flesh-coloured-flowered Sage. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. ? 
12 S. noszróLiA (Smith, icon. ined. 1. p. 5. t. 5.) stem pro- 
cumbent at the base; branches ascending, pubescent ; leaves 
pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of petiolate, oblong leaflets, which are 
narrowed at both ends, villous above, and pubescent beneath ; 
floral leaves ovate-lanceolate, coloured, about equal in length to 
the calyxes ; racemes short ; whorls 2-3-flowered, distinct ; calyx 
coloured : teeth all acute. 2(.? h.?H. Native of Armenia, 
Levant, Persia. S. orientalis, Mill. dict. no. 8.? Petioles cili- 
ated. Leaves 3 inches long. Calyx almost like that of S. 
officinalis. Corollas, calyxes, and bracteas purple. There is à 
variety of this having lanceolate leaflets, the ultimate ones con- 
fluent, ex Vahl. 
Rose-leaved Sage. Shrub procumbent. 
13 S. pRacTEA' TA (Russ. nat. hist. Alep. 2.) stem herbaceous, 
erect, pubescent; leaves pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of sessile, ob- 
long, acute, crenately serrated leaflets, which are narrowed at 
the base, and tomentosely villous on both surfaces : floral leaves 
very broad, ovate, acuminated, quite entire, permanent, clasping 
the flowers, longer than the calyxes; racemes simple ; whorls 
usually 10-flowered, remote; calyx sessile, with villous lips: 
teeth all lanceolate; tube of corolla inclosed. 2. H. Native 
of Syria, near Aleppo, Russel.—Plukn. alm. p. 185. t. 194. f. 
6. Leaves 2-4 inches long. Floral leaves membranaceous; 
whitish, like those of- 5. Sclarea. Whorls dense. Corolla 
purplish. 
Fl. July. Cit. 1731. Shrub 1 to 2 
