754 
polliniferous, almost conform cell.—A Californian herb. Whorls 
densely many-flowered. 
257 S. corumBa'r1a (Benth. lab. p. 302.) herbaceous, erect, 
a little branched ; leaves deeply pinnatifid, wrinkled, almost 
glabrous: lobes oblong-linear, obtuse, erosely toothed or cut: 
terminal lobe hardly broader than the rest; floral leaves bractea- 
formed ; whorls solitary or twin, hemispherical, densely many- 
flowered ; bracteas broad, ovate, acuminated, membranous; 
calyx pubescent : upper lip elongated, concave ; tube of corolla 
inclosed: middle lobe of lower lip erenulated ; connective bear- 
ing an empty cell behind. %.? H. Native of California, 
Douglas. Habit of Scabidsa columbaria. Stems pubescent. 
Corollas a little longer than the calyxes, bluish, size of those of 
S. Nilótica. 
Pigeon Sage. PI. 4 to 1 foot. 
+ A species doubtful whether belonging to sect. X. 
258 S. Leòna (Benth. lab. p. 303.) herbaceous, pubescent, 
branched ; leaves cordate, crenated, wrinkled, petiolate ; whorls 
5-6-flowered, propped by sessile, ovate, acuminated bracteas ; 
flowers pedicellate; calyx with a truncate tridentate upper lip, 
and a bidentate lower lip; upper lip of corolla keeled, erect, 
shorter than the lower lip: middle lobe of lower lip larger, 
emarginate; stigma trifid? the lower segments the longest ; 
stamens 2-forked at top, with an anther on each division. 2. 
G. Native of Mexico, at Chignagua, in Santa Rosa. Leonia 
salvifolia, Llave ex Lexarza, nov. pl. mex. fasc. 2. p. 6. 
Leon Sage. Pl. 1 foot. 
Sect. XI. HETERO'SPHACE (from érepoc, heteros, variable ; 
and e$akoc, sphakos, sage.) Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. vol. 3. 
lab. p. 203. Floral leaves deciduous. Calyx tubular: upper 
lip truncate, tridentate. Tube of corolla furnished with a pilose 
ring inside : upper lip short, straight; lateral lobes of the lower 
lip small, spreading a little. 
remote, and extended behind, bearing a polliniferous, almost con- 
form cell. —Herbs, natives of the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, 
and North America. Flowers racemose ; whorls loose, few-flow- 
ered. Calyxes often coloured. 
259 S. NirórIcA (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 258.) stem herbaceous, 
erect, villous; lower leaves petiolate, ovate, crenated, erose or 
lyrate, rather narrowed at the base: upper ones broad, heart- 
shaped, nearly sessile, all green on both surfaces, and villous ; 
floral leaves ovate-lanceolate, very acute, rather shorter than 
the calyxes; racemes short, branched; whorls 6-10-flowered, 
distinct; calyx ovate-campanulate, pubescent: teeth of lower 
lip lanceolate, very acute; corolla half as long again as the 
calyx: tube nearly equal, naked inside: middle lobe of lower 
lip emarginate; connective bearing an empty cell behind. xy, 
H. Native of Egypt. Murr, comm. geett. 1778. p. 98. t. 2. 
Jacq. hort. vind. 3. p. 48. t. 92. S. intermèdia, Schultes, obs. 
bot. 9. S. napefólia, of many authors, but not of Jacq. S. 
Abyssínica, Jacq. icon. rar. 1. p. 2. t. 6, but not of Lin., but 
probably of Lin. fil. suppl. p. 81.? S. Nübia, Murr. comm. 
gett. 1770. p. 90. t. 3. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 259, and probably 
of Ait. S. applanàta, Willd. enum. suppl. 3. Horminum Niló- 
a M och. meth. Horminum napifólium, Mill. dict. no. 
.? airs of stem rather clammy. Floral leav 
bluish, Corollas pale blue. * Prie 
Nile Sage. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1775. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
260 S. syivrcora (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 6052.) stem her- 
baceous, ascending, villous; leaves on short petioles, broad- 
ovate, acute, toothed, cordate at the base, a little lobed, 
villous 
on both surfaces; floral leaves ovate, acuminated 
; Shorter than 
Connective fixed by the middle, ` 
LABIATA. XXIX. Sarvia. 
the calyxes ; racemes simple; whorls secund, loose, 6-flowered, 
distant; calyx tubularly campanulate, villous: teeth of lower 
lip lanceolate, all setaceously acuminated ; corolla twice as long 
as the calyx: tube slender, exserted: upper lip, and middle 
lobe of lower lip emarginate. X¥.? S. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Stems almost simple. Leaves furnished with one 
or two lobes on each side, canescent beneath. Corollas almost 
like those of S. aurita, but one half smaller. 
Wood Sage. PI. 2 feet. 
961 S. rENvIFOLIA (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 298.) stems her- - 
baceous, erect, branched at the base, villous; leaves on long 
petioles, ovate-roundish, obtuse, toothed, or a little cut, subcor- 
date, truncate or subhastate, or lobed at the base, villous on 
both surfaces; floral leaves rather shorter than the pedicels, 
ovate-lanceolate, acute; racemes simple; whorls subsecund, 
2-6-flowered, remote ; flowers pedicellate; calyx tubular, co- 
loured, striated, pubescent ; corolla about twice as long as the 
calyx: tube exserted, equal: upper lip very short: middle lobe 
of lower lip emarginate; connective bearing an empty cell be- 
hind. %.? G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla 
blue. Genitals exserted. Herb small, leafy and branched at 
the base. 
Thin-leaved Sage. Pl. 3 to 1 foot. 
262 S. aurita (Thunb. prod. p. 96.) stem herbaceous, 
erect, villous; leaves petiolate, lyrately pinnatifid or pinnate, 
with erosely toothed segments, veiny beneath, and clothed with 
hoary pubescence ; floral leaves minute, ovate, acute ; racemes 
simple; whorls 6-10-flowered, distant, secund ; calyx sessile, 
tubular, elongated, coloured, striated, pubescent : teeth of upper: 
lip setaceous, of the lower lip lanceolate, very acute; corolla 
more than twice as long as the calyx : tube slender, much ex- 
serted, equal: upper lip very short: middle lobe of lower lip 
emarginate ; connective bearing an empty cell behind. U E 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem nearly simple, erect 
or ascending. Calyxes bluish-purple at top.  Corollas size and 
form of those of S. lyrata, but more slender. 
: Eared-leaved Sage. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1795. 
eet. 
263 S. sca BRA (Thunb. prod. p. 97.) stem herbaceous, erect, 
panicled, branched; leaves lyrately pinnatifid, wrinkled, sca- 
brous, with erosely curled margins, veiny and canescent be- 
neath; floral leaves minute, ovate-lanceolate ; racemes elon- 
gated, a little branched ; whorls 6-flowered, distant ; calyx cam- 
panulate, pubescent: teeth of upper lip setaceous, of the lower 
lip lanceolate, acute; corolla twice as long as the calyx: tube 
nearly equal: middle lobe of lower lip emarginate; connective 
bearing an empty cell behind. Y.?G. Native of the Cape 
Pl. 1 to 2 
of Good Hope. Stem stiff, scabrous, pubescent. Corolla blue, 
similar to those of S. runcináta, but a little larger. 
Scabrous Sage. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1774. Pl. 2 feet. 
264 S. runciwa‘ra (Lin. mant. 80.) stem herbaceous, erect, 
panicled, branched ; leaves runcinately pinnatifid, wrinkled, 
rather hispid above: lobes deeply crenated : terminal lobe the 
largest; floral leaves minute, ovate-lanceolate, acute; racemes 
a little branched, few-flowered ; whorls 2-6-flowered, remote ; 
calyx ovate, pubescent: teeth of upper lip minute, setaceous, 
and of the lower one lanceolate-acute ; corolla twice as long as 
the calyx : tube nearly equal: middle lobe of lower lip emargt- 
nate; connective bearing an empty cell behind. % .1G. Nw 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. hort. schoenbr. LE 
5. t. 8. S. erósa, Desf. cat. hort. par. p. 68. Poir. suppl. 5- 
p. 49. Herb usually clothed with hoary pubescence. Corollas 
blue. Genitals a little exserted. Pl. 1 
Runcinate-leaved Sage. FI. April, Sept. 
Clt. 1774. 
to 2 feet. 
