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cvate: whorls many-flowered, closely erowded ; calyx tubular, 
having the upper lip ovate, acute, and the segments of the lower 
lip acute; tube of corolla equalling the calyx. b. S. Native 
of Peru, in the province of Quito, near Alausi. Floral leaves 
ovate, acute. Corolla violaceous. Stamens hardly exserted. 
This is a very showy species. 
White-headed Sage. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
169 S. Brevirtora (Moc. et Sesse, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 
274.) stem shrubby; branches clothed with hoary tomentum ; 
leaves on short petioles, ovate, acute, crenulated, rounded at the 
base or subcordate, clothed with soft hoary pubescence above, 
and white tomentum beneath; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, 
equalling the calyxes; racemes spike-formed, dense, a little 
branched ; whorls about 6-flowered, approximate, secund ; 
flowers almost sessile; calyx tubularly campanulate, having the 
upper lip entire, and the teeth of the lower lip short, obtuse ; 
corolla about twice as long as the calyx, tomentose outside, with 
equal lips; genitals exserted a little; style glabrous. h. S. 
Native of New Spain. Leaves almost like those of a species 
of Lantana, scarcely an inch long. Upper lip of corolla shortly 
emarginate, and the middle segment of the lower lip large, 
bifid. 
Short-flowered Sage. Shrub. 
170 S. corzrna (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 288.) shrubby; 
branches and under sides of leaves clothed with white tomen- 
tum, but pubescent above; leaves oblong-lanceolate, bluntish, 
acute at the base, crenated ; floral leaves lanceolate, tomentose, 
deciduous ; spikes on long peduncles; whor!s many-flowered, 
approximate ; calyx clothed with white tomentum, campanu- 
late, striated, having the upper lip entire, acute, and the lower 
one bipartite, with acuminated segments. h. S. Native of 
Quito, on dry hills about Riobamba Nuevo. Shrub sweet- 
scented. Leaves an inch long, green above. Lower whorls 
distant. Corollas blue: lower lip spotted with white, ex 
Bonpl. This species differs from S. breviflora, in the leaves 
being green above, and in their form. 
Hill Sage. Shrub. 
171 S. spica‘ta (Roem. et Schvltes, syst. mant. 1. p. 202.) 
shrubby; branches glabrous, clothed with hoary pubescence 
while young ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, obsoletely crenated to- 
wards the apex, pubescent above, but clothed with white tomen- 
tum beneath ; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, clothed with white 
tomentum, tipy ed with blue, deciduous; spikes terminal, solitary, 
pedunculate ; whorls many-flowered, approximate; calyx cloth- 
ed with white tomentum, campanulate, striated, baving the up- 
per lip obtuse and tridentate, and the lower one bidentate: teeth 
all acute. b. S. Native of New Spain. S. saligna, Willd. 
herb. ex Link, Schweg. et Dietr., spec. pl. 1. p. 808. S$. 
Humbóldtii, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 64. S. Humboldtiàna, Dietr. 
gart. lex. 7. p. 418. S. pulchélla, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. 
p. 288. t. 140. Leaves about an inch long. Corolla blue: 
tube equalling the calyx: upper lip galeate, concave, emargi- 
nate, pubescent. Calyx reddish, more villous than that of $. 
breviflora. 
Spicate-flowered Sage. Shrub 3 feet. 
172 S. vartna’cea (Benth. lab. p. 274.) stem herbaceous, 
erect, nearly glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, or lanceo- 
late, bluntish, irregularly serrate-crenated, narrowed a long way 
at the base, nearly glabrous, green on both surfaces or canes- 
cent beneath; floral leaves small, deciduous ; raceme elongated 
simple ; whorls many-flowered, almost secund, remote, or the 
upper ones are approximate; flowers almost sessile; calyx 
tubular, having the upper lip entire, and the teeth of the lower 
lip short and obtuse; corolla twice as long as the calyx : tube 
hardly exserted, ventricose ; style bearded. 1.? S. Native of 
LABIATH, XXIX. Satvia. 
Texas, between Rio Guadaloupe and Rio Colorado. Leaves like 
those of S. uligindsa or S. serrata. A 
Mealy Sage. Pl.? 
173 S. revotu'ta (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 28. t. 41. 
f. b.) stem shrubby, erect, clothed with white tomentum ; leaves 
on short petioles, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, crenated, with revo- 
lute edges, wrinkled, clothed with white tomentum on both sur- 
faces; lower floral leaves similar to the cauline ones: upper 
ones ovate, acuminated, deciduous; racemes simple; whorls 
about 6-flowered, remote, secund ; calyx tubular, having the 
upper lip entire, and the teeth of the lower lip acute; corolla 
twice as long as the calyx: tube exserted, ventricose: lips 
equal in length; style hairy. h.S. Native of Peru, in the 
province of Canta. Shrub much branched. Leaves on short 
petioles, 14 inch long. Corolla whitish-violet. 
Revolute-leaved Sage. Shrub 2 to 3 feet, 
174 S. revca’ntHa (Cav. icon. 1. p. 16. t. 24.) stem shrub- 
by; branches nearly terete, clothed with white wool; leaves on 
short petioles, lanceolate-linear, acute, minutely erenated, round- 
ed at the base, wrinkled above, and pubescent, but clothed with 
white wool beneath; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, deciduous; 
raceme elongated ; whorls many-flowered : lower ones remote; 
flowers almost sessile ; calyx ovate, having the upper lip entire, 
and the teeth of the lower lip ovate, acute ; corolla twice as long 
as the calyx, clothed with white tomentum outside : tube exsert- 
ed, rather ventricose : lips short; style bearded. 5. S. Na- 
tive of Mexico. Leaves 2-6 inches long. Racemes usually 
purplish. ^ Corolla white, rather contracted under the throat. 
White-flowered Sage. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
175 S. vzrvTiNA (Benth. lab. p. 275.) stem shrubby?; 
branches densely leafy, clothed with velvety wool; leaves 
almost sessile, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, crenated, narrowed at 
the base, wrinkled, clothed with velvety wool beneath; floral 
leaves lanceolate, deciduous; racemes rather loose; whorls 
about 6-flowered ; calyxes striated, tubular, having the upper 
lip entire, and the teeth of the lower lip ovate, acute ; corolla 
half again as long as the calyx, clothed with white wool outside : 
tube wide: lips nearly equal; style glabrous. h.? S. Native 
of the South of Brazil, Sello, Nearly allied to S. confertiflora. 
Corollas white. 
Velvety Sage. Shrub. 
176 S. ERroca'tyx (Bertero, ex Roem. et Schultes, syst- 
addit. to mant. 1. p. 246.) stem shrubby; branches divaricate, 
clothed with hoary pubescence; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acu- 
minated, serrated, cuneated at the base, pubescent above, an 
densely clothed with hoary tomentum beneath; floral leaves 
ovate, acuminated, deciduous; racemes short, simple; whorls 
6-10-flowered, approximate; calyx campanulate, laving the 
upper lip entire, and the teeth of the lower lip ovate, obtuse ; 
corolla exceeding the calyx a little, woolly outside: tube 1n- 
closed: lips short; style bearded, .S. Native of Jamaica. 
Branches divaricate or procumbent. Leaves 3-4 inches long. 
Flowers nearly sessile. Wool of calyx generally reddish. Cos; 
rollas like those of S. confertiflora, 
Woolly-calyxed Sage. Shrub. 
177 S. coxrERTIFLÓRA (Pohl, pl. bras. 2. 
stem shrubby ?; branches clothed with rufous tomentum > 
leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, acutish, crenated, cuneated at the 
base, and running into the petioles, a little wrinkled above, and 
clothed with adpressed tomentum, and densely clothed wish 
rufous tomentum beneath ; floral leaves ovate, long-acuminated, 
reflexed or deciduous ; racemes elongated ; whorls numerous, 
many-flowered ; calyx ovate-tubular, having the upper lip enc 
tire, and the teeth of the lower lip ovate, acute ; corolla one lw 
longer than the calyx, clothed with yellow wool outside : 
p. 184. t. 190.). 
tube. 
