1034 LAMIACEAE 
4. Salvia pentstemonoides Kunth. Perennial, glabrous or sparingly hirsute below. 
Stems erect, 6-15 dm. tall, sparingly branched above: leaf-blades leathery, lanceolate to 
elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic, 5-15 cm. long, acute or acuminate, entire or denticulate, 
acuminate at the base: panicles 3-6 dm. long: pedicels 5-10 mm. long: calyx glandular- 
puberulent, 1-1.5 cm. long ; tube ribbed-angled, the upper lip with 3 teeth, the lower lobes 
lanceolate, acuminate, slightly surpassing the upper: corolla crimson, 4 cm. long, sparingly 
pubescent ; tube twice as long as the calyx, the upper lip about 3 as long as the tube, pubes- 
cent on top, the lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe entire : style glabrous: nutlets 2.5 
mm. long, nearly smooth. 
In valleys, Texas. Spring and summer. 
5. Salvia lanceolata Willd. Perennial, glabrate-puberulent. Stems erect, 1-4 dm. 
tall, more or less branched : leaf-blades oblong-lanceolate to oblong or linear-oblong, 2-8 
cm. long, obtuse or apiculate, remotely serrate, repand or undulate: panicles 5-15 cm. 
long : clusters more or less remote : pedicels 2-5 mm. long: calyx 7-8 mm. long, minutely 
pubescent ; tube prominently-ribbed, the upper lip abruptly pointed, the lower lobes tri- 
angular or ovate-triangular, acuminate: corolla purplish, sometimes pale, nearly 1 cm. 
long; tube slightly constricted above the base, the upper lip minutely puberulent, the 
lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe much broader than long: style sparingly pubescent : nut- 
lets nearly 2.5 mm. long, granular. 
On plains, Nebraska to Colorado, Texas, Arizona and Mexico. Spring to fall. 
6. Salvia farinàcea Benth. Perennial, puberulent or glabrous below, densely canes- 
cent-tomentose above. Stems often clustered, erect or ascending, 3-6 dm. tall, sometimes 
sparingly branched above : leaf-blades oblong-lanceolate to almost linear or rarely oblong- 
ovate, 3-10 em. long, acute or acutish, undulate or shallowly serrate, acuminate or cuneate 
at the base: panicles 5-20 cm. long, interrupted below, with colored pubescence similar to 
that of the calyx : calyx densely canescent with white or violet hairs, 7-8 mm. long, trun- 
cate or undulate-toothed : corolla violet-blue, 2 cm. long: tube saccate above the middle, 
the upper lip 2-parted, bearded on the back, the lower lip 3-lobed, much longer than the 
upper lip: nutlets fully 2 mm. long, pale. 
In rich soil, Texas. Spring and summer. 
7. Salvia azürea Lam.  Perennial, glabrous or puberulent above. Stems erect, 3-10 
dm. tall, more or less branched : leaf-blades oblong or lanceolate to linear, obtuse or acut- 
ish, repand or serrate, narrowed into short petioles: panicles 5-20 cm. long: pedicels 1-4 
mm. long: clusters subtended by narrow bracts: calyx puberulent, 7-9 mm. long, the 
upper lip abruptly pointed, the lower lobes ovate, acuminate : corolla blue or white, about 
1.5 em. long ; tube somewhat saccate above the middle, the upper lip densely bearded on 
the back, the lower lip 3-lobed, its middle lobe much broader than long, deeply notched, 
erisped : style pubescent beneath : nutlets about 2 mm. long, slightly resinous-granulose. 
In dry soil, South Carolina to Florida and Texas. Spring to fall. 
8. Salvia Pítcheri Torr. Perennial, closely pubescent. Stems erect, 4-12 dm. tall, 
more or less branched, often simple: leaf-blades linear-oblong to linear, 3-12 cm. long, 
acute, sharply toothed or nearly entire, narrowed at the base: panicles 1-3 i 
clusters often contiguous : pedicels 1-5 mm. long: calyx densely canescent-tomentose, “2 
mm. long; tube many-ribbed, the upper lip barely pointed, the lower Sedo, Soar 
ovate, acute, as broad as long: corolla blue or white, 2-2.5 em. long ; tube saccate uh 
the middle, the upper lip densely bearded on the back, the lower lip S-lobed, fts mace” 
lobe 1 cm. broad, crisped, reniform, notched : style pubescent : nutlets nearly 3 mm. long. 
On dry plains, Nebraska to Colorado, Texas, Arizona and Mexico. Summer and fall. 
9. Salvia serótina L. Perennial, finely pubescent. Stems 1.5-7 dm. tall, much 
branched : leaf-blades ovate or orbicular-ovate, 1-4 cm. long, obtuse, crenate-serrate, bd 
cate or subcordate at the base, slender-petioled : panicles 2-10 cm. long, cylindric, - : 
dense: calyx longer than the pedicels, glandular-hirsute, becoming 5-8 mm. NE : i j 
about 3 as long as the long-campanulate tube: corolla 6-10 mm. long; tube Included’® 
style glabrous: nutlets fully 2 mm. long. 
In sand, peninsular Florida and the Keys. Also in tropical] America. 
10. Salvia privoides Benth. Annual, more or less pubescent. Stems 5-18 m 
more or less branched : leaf-blades ovate, 1-3 cm. long, acute, sharply serrate, E ds : 
truncate at the base, short-petioled : panicles slender, 5-30 cm. long, much ey AUR y 
calyx 5-7 mm. long, glandular-pilose, the upper lip and the lobes of the rais T d 
date : corolla 5-6 mm. long ; tube not surpassing the calyx, the upper lip minutely bea ; 
the lower lip with a notched or eroded middle lobe : nutlets barely 2 mm. long. 
In sand, peninsular Florida and its Keys. 
