LABIATJE. 274 ROSMARINTS. 



B. IIIRSU'TA. Raf. Monarda hirsuta. P. M. ciliata. JIfx. 



Whole plant hirsute ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, petiolate; 

 flowers in axillary verticillasters ; bracts colored, sliorter than the flowers, 

 oblong, acuminate. In damp woods, rare. Stem 1 — '2 feet high, diti'usely 

 branching, roughly pubescent. Petiole one fourth to one half inch long, 

 leaves 1} or 4 times as long, somewhat rounded at base. Flowers small, form- 

 ing several dense whorls near the ends of each branch. Corolla scarcely half 

 an inch long, pale purple with spots of a deeper hue. Style longer than 

 stamens, or corolla. June, July. Per. Hairy Blepldlia. 



8. SA'LVIA. 

 Corolla ringent ; stamens 2; connectilc transversely artic- 

 ulated to the tilament, supporting at each end a cell of the 

 dimidiale anliier ; achenia 4. 



Lat. salvia, from salveo, to be well ; probably for its salutary qualities. A 

 large genus of which but few species are native. Cal. tubular, striate, 2- 

 lipped, the upper lip:2 — 3-toothed, lower lip divided Upper lip of cor. straight 

 or falcate, lower 3-cleft, middle segment largest, emarginate. The transverse 

 conneclile constitutes the essential character. 



1. S. lyra'ta. 



Radical leaves lyrate, erosely dentate ; upper lip of the coroVa very short, 

 straight. Stem erect, quadrangular, nearly leafless, J — 2 feet high, branching 

 above and covered with hairs pointing downwards. Radical leaves oblong, 

 lyrate or sinuate-piniiatifid, petiolate. Cauline leaves but 1 — 2 pairs, just 

 below the raceme. Flowers in whorls of about 6, distant, constituting a long, 

 interrupted raceme. Corolla blue, the tube much exserted. Ps^ative of shady 

 woods. May, June. Per. Wi d Suge. 



2. S. OFFICINA'lIS. — Leaves ovate-lanceolate, crenulate, rugose ; 

 ■whorls few-flowered ; calyx mucronate ; upper lip of the corolla, as long as the 

 lower and somewhat vaulted. A well known garden shrub, with a shrubby 

 stem, rugose leaves of a dull green color and an aromatic fragrance. F'lowers 

 in whorls forming a spike. Corolla ringent, blue, with a lengthened tube 

 and viscid calyx, somewhat brown. Native in the south of Europe. Very 

 useful in domestic economy and medicine. July. Per. Ccminon Sage. 



3. S. ScLARV. — Leaves oblong, heart-shaped, rugose, villous, serrate ; 

 bracts colored, concave, longer than the calyx. A strong-scented exotic, 1 — 3 

 feet hitrh, with viscid leaves as large as the hand. The flowers and bracts are 

 variegated with pale purple and yellowish white, in whorled spikes. Calyx 

 with spinous teeth. Native in Italy. Bien. Clarry. 



9. ROSMARI'NUS. 

 Corolla bilabiate, upper lip 2 parted; filaments 2, fertile, 

 elongated, ascending, having a tooth on the side. 



An ancient Latin name, compounded of ros, dew, and marinvs, of the sea. 

 Cor lower lip reflexed, in 3 divisions, of which the middle is larger. Fil. 

 inclining towards the upper lip, which they exceed in length. 



R. OFFICINA'LIS. — Leaves sessile, linear, margins revolute. Anerect, 

 evergreen shrub, 4 feet hisrli) much branched. Leaves opposite, obtuse, 

 linear-oblono-, entire, smooth, dark green and shining above, downy and 

 sometimes whitish beneath. Flowers axillary and terminal, of a bright blue 

 color, havintr. like the leaves, a strong aromatic fragrance like camphor. It 

 yields by distillation a large proportion of fragrant oil. Rosemary, 



