LABIATA. XXIX. Sarva. 
finely pubescent; floral leaves ovate, membranaceous, decidu- 
ous; racemes elongated, nearly simple, many-flowered; whorls 
somewhat approximate, 6-10-flowered, secund; flowers pedi- 
cellate ; calyx tubular, pubescent, having the upper lip entire, 
and the teeth of the lower lip subulately acuminated ; corolla 
about 3 times as long as the calyx: tube exserted, equal, slen- 
der: lips nearly equal; genitals exserted ; style glabrous. h. 
S. Native of Mexico, near Jalapa, Schiede et Deppe; and of 
the Cordillera de Guchilapa, Berlandier. Corollas pale violet. 
Allied Sage. Shrub. 
249 S. runPU'nrA (Cav. icon. 2. p. 52. t. 166.) stem herba- 
ceous, erect, nearly glabrous; leaves petiolate, ovate, acumi- 
nated, serrated, rounded or cordate at the base, glabrous or 
clothed with fine hoary pubescence ; floral leaves small, ovate, 
acuminated, deciduous; racemes dense, branched ; whorls 
many-flowered, approximate, secund; calyx tubular, clothed 
with white or purple wool, having the upper lip entire, and the 
teeth of the lower lip subulately mucronate ; corolla about 3 
times as long as the calyx : tube exserted, incurved : upper lip 
pubescent ; style bearded on all sides. ^. S. Native of 
Mexico. Jacq. schoenbr. 3. p. 2. t. 253. Habit of S. polystà- 
chya; but differs in the stem being more glabrous; in the 
flowers being secund, densely woolly : and in the corolla being 
twice as long, tubular, and of a reddish purple colour. 
Purple-flowered Sage. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1825. 
to 3 feet. 
Bis 2 
+ Species doubtful whether belonging to the present section. 
250 S. cupurarozia (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 
288.) stem herbaceous, bifariously pilose ; leaves petiolate, 
ovate-elliptic, bluntish, acute at the base, crenated, glabrous, 
with hairy margins; whorls 2-flowered, very remote; calyxes 
glabrous, ciliated, tubular, striated, having the upper lip ovate, 
entire, acute, and the teeth of the lower lip acute. — X. S. 
Native of Peru, in woods. 
long. Pedicels hairy. Bracteas ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 
glabrous, with ciliated margins, deciduous. This species ought 
probably to be placed in section Longiflóree Aurantiace. 
Cuphea-leaved Sage. Pl. 13 foot. 
251 S. nv'ruza (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 291.) stem suffru- 
ticose, erect, clothed with rufous tomentum ; leaves ovate, acu- 
minated, narrowed at the base, petiolate, serrated, clothed with 
rufous pubescence beneath; whorls about 6-flowered, distant ; 
calyx rather pilose, having the upper lip entire and acute, and 
the lower one bifid; genitals inclosed. b. S. Native of New 
Granada, on the Andes of Quindiu, near Los Gallegos. Leaves 
rather hairy above, 2-3 inches long. Bracteas ovate, acumi- 
nately subulate, pubescent, ciliated, Corolla purple: upper lip 
pubescent. 
Rufous Sage. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
252 S. Toume’nsis (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 292.) stem 
shrubby, erect, clothed with rufous pubescence; leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, acute at both ends, petiolate, densely pubescent be- 
neath; whorls about 6-flowered, distant; calyx hairy, having 
the upper lip ovate, entire, acute, and the lower lip bifid; sta- 
mens inclosed. h. S. Native on Mount Quindiu, between 
Ibague and Tolima. Leaves nearly glabrous above, but beset 
with short scattered hairs beneath, 2-3 inches long.  Bracteas 
ovate, acute, serrulated, pubescent beneath. Upper lip of co- 
rolla pubescent outside. 
Tolima Sage. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
253 S. piscoror (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 146.) stem shrub- 
by, erect, clothed with hoary tomentum ; young branches clam- 
my ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, acutish, rounded at the 
VOL. IV. 
Stem branched. Leaves 6-9 lines - 
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base, quite entire, glabrous above, and clothed with white to- 
mentum beneath; whorls about 8-flowered, distant; bracteas 
caducous; calyx clothed with white tomentum, campanulate, 
striated, having the upper lip ovate, acute, and the teeth of the 
lower lip short, acute ; corolla twice as long as the calyx: mid- 
dle segment of the lower lip 2-lobed ; stamens inclosed. kh. S. 
Native of the Andes of Peru, in shady places along the valley 
of the river Guamcabamba. Leaves 2 inches long. Corolla 
violaceous. This is a very distinct species, and ought probably 
to be placed in section Longiflóree Cerilee. 
Two-coloured-leaved Sage. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
254 S. acutiròLIA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 24. t. 38. 
f. b.) shrubby, branched; branches tomentose; leaves petio- 
late, cordate, acute, bluntly and unequally serrated, wrinkled 
above, and tomentose, and very veiny beneath; whorls 6-12- 
flowered, approximate; flowers on short pedicels, secund ; brac- 
teas ovate-lanceolate, acute, keeled, deciduous, tomentose ; calyx 
tomentose, having the upper lip entire, and the lower one bifid ; 
corolla twice as long as the calyx; stamens length of corolla; 
stigma villous, exserted. b. S. Native of Peru, plentiful in 
meadowseand humid places in Cheuchin, where it is called Suc- 
chonca by the natives. 
Zcute-leaved Sage. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
255 S. paucirtora (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 
303.) stems shrubby, erect, and are, as well as the branches, 
hairy ; leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, cordate, crenated, clothed 
with fine white tomentum beneath ; whorls 2-flowered, distant ; 
calyx pubescent, tubular, striated, having the upper lip acute, 
and the segments of the lower lip acuminated ; genitals exserted. 
h.S. Native of New Spain, in hot places. Branches pur- 
plish. Leaves pubescent above, 1 inch long. Bracteas oblong, 
shorter than the calyxes, deciduous. Corolla purple, with a 
hairy upper lip. 
l'em-flowered Sage. Shrub J to 2 feet. 
Secr. IX. Ecuino’sruace (from exuwoc, echinos, a hedge-hog ; 
and e$axoc, sphakos, sage; so called in reference to the spiny 
floral leaves and bracteas.) Benth. lab. p. 302. Floral feaves 
and bracteas imbricate, spinose. Calyx ovate: upper lip tri- 
dentate : lower lip shorter, bifid: teeth all spinose. Tube of 
corolla furnished with a ring of hairs inside; upper lip straight, 
emarginately bifid: lateral lobes of lower lip small, and the 
middle lobe large, and lacerately fringed. Connective fixed by 
the middle, remote, stretched out behind, and bearing a pollini- 
ferous cell nearly similar to the other.—A Californian herb. 
Flowers heaped in many-flowered dense whorls, propped by 
bracteas. 
256 S. carpua‘cea (Benth. lab. p. 302.) stem herbaceous, 
erect, almost simple, clothed with white wool; leaves petiolate, 
oblong, pinnatifid, clothed with loose wool beneath : lobes ovate, 
sinuately toothed : teeth spinosely acuminated ; whorls remote, 
densely many-flowered ; calyx inflated, woolly ; tube of corolla 
almost inclosed ; connective free behind, and bearing an almost 
empty cell. 2/.? H. Native of California, Douglas. Habit 
of Morina Pérsica, or a species of Cárduus. 
Thistle-like Sage. | Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
Sect. X. PvcuwosruacE (so called from zvxvoc, pychnos, 
dense; and e$axoc, sphakos, sage; in reference to the dense 
whorls of flowers.) Benth. lab. p. 302. Floral leaves and 
bracteas imbricate, mutic. Calyx ovate; upper lip triden- 
tate ; lower lip bifid: teeth all subulate. Tube of corolla 
furnished with a ring of hairs inside; upper lip straight: 
middle lobe of the lower lip entire or emarginate. Conneetive 
fixed by the middle, remote, and extended behind, bearing a 
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