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SALVIA NUTANS. Noppine SAGE. 
Class and Order. 
Dianpria Monoeynia. 
Generic Character. 
Cor. inequalis. . Filamenta transverse pedicello affixa. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Sarvia nutans ; foliis cordatis inequaliter basi excisis 
grosse crenatis, caule subaphyllo, spicis nutantibus 
ebracteatis. 
Satvia nutans ; foliis oblongo-cordatis grosse crenatis, 
caule subaphyllo, spicis florentibus pendulis, calycibus _ 
hirtis. Willd. Enum. p. 45. : : 
Satvia nutans; foliis cordatis inequaliter basi excisis, 
caule subnudo spicis ante florescentiam cernuis. Sp. 
Pl. p. 39. Flor. Taur-Cauc. 1. p. 23. 
Satvia nutans ; foliis cordatis obsolete quinquelobis erosis, 
caule subrotundo, racemis nutantibus. Willd. Sp. 
Pl. 1. p. 151. Eftling Salv. n.47. Vahl Enum. 1. p. 
280. Hort Kew. ed. alt. 1. p.65. © 
Satvia nutans; foliis oblongo-cordatis, caule sim] licissimo 
subaphyllo, racemis florentibus pendulis. aldst. et 
Keit. Hung: 1. p. 63. t. 62. Room. et Sch. Syst. 
‘ Vag: 1. >. QA6. ‘teccay RES Le 
Satvia caule nudo, spica florente pendula. Hall. Comm. 
Goett. 1. p. 210. t. 11. le 
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_ The leaves of Satvia nutans are very subject to vary ; 
in our plant they were undulated, somewhat sinuate, 
coarsely crenate, and, as seems common to the species, 
unequally excised at the base, one side being considerably 
larger and more uneven than the other; but in some cases 
they are so much incised, as to become variously lobed, 
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