Sm XCIII, LABlATiE. Salvia. 



4. M. Bradburiana. 



St. simple, glabrous ; Ivs. ovate- or oblong-lanceolate, subsessile, rounded 

 at base, hirsute-pubescent both sides, margin subdentate, apex acute; caZ. pilose, 

 densely bearded at throat, segments subulate-spinose ; hds. large, terminal, outer 

 bracts broad-lanceolate, ciliate, colored. — Ohio to 111. Mead! Stem slender, 

 about 3f high. Leaves sometimes slightly petiolate, 2—3' long. Bracts purple. 

 Corolla purple. Jl. 



8. BLEPHILIA. Raf. 

 Gr. 0\e(papts, the eyelash ; probably referring to the ciliate braxsts. 



Calyx 18-ribbed, bilabiate, upper lip 3-toothed, lower lip shorter, 

 2-toothed, the teeth setaceous ; corolla bilabiate, upper lip short, erect, 

 oblong, obtuse, entire ; lower lip of 3 unequal, spreading lobes, the 

 lateral ones orbicular ; stamens 2, fertile, ascending, exserted. 



1. B. HiRsuTA. (Monarda hirsuta. P/i. M. ciliata. Michx.) Hairy Blephilia. 

 Whole plant hirsute ; Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, petiolate ; 



Jls. in axillary verticil] asters and terminal heads ; bracts colored, shorter than 

 the flowers, oblong, acuminate. — % In damp woods, rare N. Eng., common in 

 the W. States. Stem 1 — 2f high, diffusely branching, roughly pubescent. Peti- 

 ole i — ^' long, leaves 3 or 4 times as long, somewhat rounded at base. Flowers 

 small, forming several dense whorls near the ends of each branch. Corolla 

 scarcely |' long, pale purple with spots of a deeper hue. Style longer than sta- 

 mens or corolla. Jn. JL 



2. B. CILIATA. (Monarda ciliata. Linn, not Michx.) 



St. hirsute, simple, acutely 4-angled ; Ivs. few, ovate-lanceolate, tapering 

 to an obtuse point, subsessile, serrate, minutely pubescent ; Jls. in dense, ap- 

 proximate, involucrate, terminal and subterminal verticils ; bracts ovate, veiny, 

 glabrous, ciliate, as long as the calyx. — Fields, barrens, Penn. to the Miss., 

 very abundant in the Western States ! Plant 2 — 4f high, generally simple, 

 rarely with 1 or 2 branches. Leaves 1 — 2^' long, ^ — 1' wide. Flowers small, 

 numerous. Verticils subglobose. Outer bracts 5" by 3 — 4", whitish. Calyx 

 subbilabiate. Jn. — Aug. 



9. SALVIA. 



Lat. salveo, to be in health ; probably from its salutary qualities. 



Calyx striate, bilabiate, upper lip 2 — 3-toothed or entire, lower lip 

 divided ; corolla ringent ; stamens 2 ; connectile transversely articu- 

 lated to the filament, supporting at each end a cell of the dimidiate 

 anther ; achenia 4. — A large genus of which but few species are native. 

 The transverse connectile constitutes the essential character, 



1. S. LYRATA. Wild or Meadow Sage. Cancer-weed. 



Radical Ivs. lyrate, erosely dentate^ upper Up of the cor. very short, straight. 

 — % in shady woods, Can. to Ga. Stem erect, quadrangular, nearly leafless, 

 1 — 2f high, branching above and covered with hairs pointing downwards. Radi- 

 cal leaves oblong, lyrate or sinuate-pinnatifid, petiolate. Cauline leaves but 

 1 — 2 pairs, just below the raceme. Flowers in whorls of about 6, distant, con- 

 stituting a long, interrupted raceme. Corolla blue, the tube much exserted. 

 Native of shady woods. May, June, 



2. S. OFFICINALIS. Common Sage. — L/vs. ovate-lanceolate, crenulate, rugose ; 

 whorls few-flowered ; cal. mucronate ; upper lip of the cor. as long as the lower 

 and somewhat vaulted. — A well known garden plant, with a shrubby stem, 

 rugose leaves of a dull green color and an aromatic fragrance. Flowers 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. -^ 



3. S. ScLAREA. Clarry. — Dvs. oblong, heart-shaped, rugose, villous, serrate: 

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

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



