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Gen. Plant. 36. [lb called fr6m falvus, or fakis vita;, 



i.e. the health of life.] Sage 5 in French, Sauge. 



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•;;?f ;:/ of the flower is tubtdous^ of one leaf 

 Jiriated^ and large at the mouthy where it is cut into 



four farts. 



of the Up kind^ of 



the lower part is tubulous^ the upper is large and'com- 



frejfed\ the upper Up is concave^ incurved^ and indented 



at the point -, the lower lip is broad and trifidy the mid- 



: die fegr.ient being large^roundiffj^ and indented. It has two 



fijort jiawina whith ftand tranfverfe to the lip., and are 



fixed in the middle to the tube^ io whofe tops are fixed 



glands^ upon the upper fide of which fit the fummits j // 



■ has a four-pointed gerrnen fuppor ting a long fiender ftyle^ 



fit anted between the ftaraina^-' crowned by a bifid fligma. 



'tomes four rdundifh feeds which 



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lea'vcs, ttpe upper ones fi.ngle and crenated, flowers grc^uT 

 ingin whorls, and the moft hairy trailing ft alks. Salvia 

 onentahs, latifoha, Abfinchium reddens, flore carneo 

 magno. Boerh. Ind. ale. i. p. 167. Eaflern. broad- 

 leaved, ff-ormwood Sage, with a large flefl)-colbured flower. 

 9. Salvia {Dominica) foliis cordatis obtufis crenatis 

 . fubtomencofis, corollis calyce anguilioribus. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 25. Sage with heartfij ' ' ' 

 which are fomei 



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ripen in the er/ipalement. ' . ■. :■ ; •' r/j ;;:::ipi .?'..' k; 1 

 This genus of plants is ranged in tLe firft fedtion of 

 Linna^us's fecond clafs, which includes thofe plants 

 "whofe fiowers have two ftamina and one ftyle. To 

 this, genus he has added the Horminum and Sclarea 



■ ofTourncfort, which, according to his fyftem, may 

 ■ ' be joined together •, but as there is a difierence in 



* the lips of the Howers, I have chofen to keep the three 



■ genera didinft, becaufe they have always been known 

 'by their different titles both in the gardens and Ihops. 



'The Species are, ■. : ..? :. , 



«. Salvia (Oflicinaiis) foliis lanceolatis-ovatis integris 

 crenulatis, floribus verticillato-fpicatis. Sage with 



* ^ fpear-fhapedy oval, entire leaves, which are flight ly cre- 

 natcd on their edges, and flowers growing in whorled 

 fpikes. Salvia major. C. B. P. The greater Sage. . ' 



2. Salvia {Tomentofa) foliis infimis cordatis, fummis 

 oblongo-ovatis ferratis tomentofis, floribus verticillato- 



'- fpicatis. Sage 'with heart-fBaped lower leaves, the upper 



•■ are obtongi oval, fiwed, and woolly, and flowers grow- 

 ing in whorled fpikes. Salvia latifolia ferrata. C. B. P. 



■ ' 237. Broad-leaved flawed Sage. ' "* .' ■■■> •" ■ 



. Salvja {Auricidata) foliis lanceolatis fsepius ardcu- 

 latis fubtus toment«^fis, fioribus fpicato-vercicillatis, 

 calycibus vencricofis. Sage with fpear fhaped leaver 

 which are frequently eared, and woolly on their under fide, 

 flowers growing in whorled fpikes, and bellied empale- 

 ments.': Salvia, minor aurita & non aurita. C. B. P. 



237. Smaller Sage with leaves earlefs and eared, commonly 



called Sage of Virtue. 



Salvia {Hifpanica) foliis lineari-lanceolatis integer- 

 rimis tomentofis, floribus fpicatis calycibus brevifli- 

 mis ventricofis acutis. Sage with linear, fpear-fhaped, 

 woolly, entire leaves, fpiked flozvers, and the fhorteft bel- 

 lied empalements ending in acute points. Salvia Hifpa- 

 nica Lavendute folio. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 181. 5^^- 



nifh Sage with a Lavender leaf "'•' t''^vi/^^^''v ^Ttv^ 

 Salvia {Fruticofa) foliis infimis pinnatis, lummis 

 lernatis rugofis, floribus^ fpicatis, caule fruticofo to- 

 mentofa. Sage with winged lower leaves, the upper ones 

 , . trifoUate and rough, flowers growing in fpikes, and a 

 ^^-'fljrubly woolly ft alk. Salvia orientalis Abfinthiurn redo- 

 . . Jens, foliis pinnatis, fiore carneo elatior, Sherard. 

 ^>■Ac1;. Phil. Lond, 383. Taller Eaftern Scge with a 

 I ' Wormfwood fnell, winged leaves, and a flefh-coloured flower. 



6. Salvia {Pomifera) foliis lanceolato-ovatis integris 

 ,, crenulatis, floribus fpicatis, calycibus, obtufis. Hort. 

 :;- Cliff. 12. Sage with fpear-fljaped. oval, entire leaves 

 h which are flight ly crenated, fpiked flowers, and blunt em- 

 '- f elements. Salvia Cretica frutefcens pomifera, foliis 

 ;_ longioribus incanis &crifpis. Tourn. Cor. 10. Shrubby 



■ ! jippl: -bearing Sage of Crete, with longer, hoary ^ and curled 

 leaves. :'; ' 



7. Salvia (Pinnata) foliis cohipoficis pinnatis. Hort. 

 . Cliff. 13. Sage with compound winged leaves. Salvia 



orientalis, latifolia, hirfutifllma, vifcofa, pinnata, 



flore & calyce purpureis inodora. Boerh. Ind. alt. i. 



p. 167. Eaftern, broad-leaved, hairy, unfavoury Sage, 



with clammy winged leaves, and the flowers 'and empale- 

 mentspirple. \ 



8. Salvia {Orientalis') foliis infimis pinnatis, fummis 

 fimpliclbus crenatis, floribus verticillatis caulibus pro- 

 cumbentibus hirfutiflimis. Sage with winged lower \ 



\o. Salvia (y/^r^^) foliis fubrotundis integerrimis, bafi 

 : truncatis dentatis. Hurt. Cliff. 13. Sage with roiindifh 



entire leaves which are tern, and indented at their hafe. 

 -Salvia Africana frutefcens, folio fubrotundo o;lauco, 



flore magno aureo. Hort. Amft. 2. p. 183. Shrubby 



African Sage with a roundifh gray leaf, and a lar^e golden 

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truncatis dentatis. Hort. Cliff. 13, Sage with roundifh 



flawed leaves which are torn, and indented at their bafe. 



.Salvia Africana frutefcens, folio fcorodonia^, flore 



violaceo. Hort. Am ft. 2. p. v^.^ Shrubby African Sage^ 



with a Wood Sage leaf and a Violet flower. . 



12. Salvia {Integerrima) foliis oblongo'-ovatis integer- 



.' rimis, calycibus parulis coloratis. Tab. 225. fig. 2. 



Sage with oblongs oval, entire leaves, and fpreading co- 



• loured empalements. 



The firll fort is the common large Sage which is 

 cultivated in gardens, of which there are the follow- 

 ing varieties :, 1. The common green Sage. 2, The 

 ,. Wormwood Sage. 3. The green Sage with a varie- 

 gated leaf. 4. The red Sage. 5. The red Sage vvith z 

 variegated leaf ; thefe are accidental variations, and 

 therefore are not enumerated as fpecies. The common 

 Sage grows naturally in the fouthern parts of^urope, 

 but is here cultivated in gardens for ufe ; but that va- 

 riety with red or blackifln leaves is the moft common 

 in the Englifti gardens, and the Wormwood Sage is 

 ■in greater plenty here than the common green-leaved 

 Sage, which is butjn fevy gardens. The common 

 Sage is fo well known as to require no defcription. 

 The fecond fort is generally titled balfamic Sage by 

 the gardeners. The ftalks of this do not grow fo 

 upright as thofe of the common Sage ; they are very- 

 hairy, and divide into feveral branches, which are gar- 

 _. nifted wkh broad, heart-ftiaped, woolly leaves, ftandino- 

 ,''.^upon long foot-ftaiks jjhey arefawedon their edges° 

 L.and their upper furfaces are rough j the leaves, which 

 ^afe upon the flovver-ftalksr are oblong and oval, 

 ; ftanding upon fliorter^foot-ftalks, and are very flightly 

 fawed on their edges ; the flowers grow in whorled 

 Ipikes' toward the top "of the branches; the whorls 

 are pretty far diftant, and but few flpwers in each ; 

 they are of a'pale blue, and afeout the fize of thofe 

 of the common fort. It flowers in June, and in good 

 feafonsthefeeds ripen, in autumn. - This Sage is pre- 

 ferred to all the others for makins tea. 



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^ The third fort is tKe common Sage of Virtue, which 

 isalfowell known in the gardens and markets. The 

 leaves of this are narrower than thofe of the com- 

 mon fort; they are hoary, and fome of them are in- 

 dented on their edges toward the bafe, which inden- 

 tures have theappearance of ears. The fpikes of flowers 

 are longer than thofe^ of the two former forts, and 

 the whorls are generally naked, having no leaves be- 

 tween them. The flowers are fmaller, and of a decp= 

 cr blue than thofe of the common red Sao-e. 

 The fourth fort grows naturally in Spain. The leaves 

 of this are very narrow and entire, ftanding in cluf- 

 ters on the fide of the ftalks ; they are very hoary, 

 and the branch.es are covered with a hoary down ; the 

 leaves on the upper part of the ftalk are narrower than 

 thofe of Rofemary ; the flowers grow in clofer fpikes 

 than either of the formerj and are of a light blue 

 colour. ' . 



The fifth fort grows naturally about Smyrna, from 

 whence the late Dr. William Sherard fent the feeds, 

 which fucceeded in the Chelfea Garden. This irifes 



with a flirubby ftalk four or five feet high, and divides 



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