AN ENCYCLOPADIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. 351 
S. hians (gapin 
Salvia—continued. 
S. Goudotii (Goudot’s).* A. calyx tubular-campanulate, three to 
four lines long; corolla bright crimson, upwards of lin. long, 
the tube — and enlarged above, the lips sub-equal ; 
whorls six ten-flowered, sub-secund: racemes simple, 6in. 
long. Summer. J. ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, nearly 
Sin. long, crenate-serrate, narrowed at base, pubescent. 
Branchlets rufous-puberulous or glabrous. A. 2ft. Columbia, 
1870. Greenhouse shrub. (Ref. B. 229.) Syn. S. lantanifolia 
(of gardens). p 
S. Grahami (Graham’s).* ., calyx often coloured, tubular, 
ubescėént ; corolla parnlign- tee twice as long as the calyx, the 
ower lip twice as long as the hood; whorls two-flowered; 
racemes elongated. Summer. J. petiolate, oval, obtuse, rounded 
, or cuneate at base, irregularly crenate, nearly glabrous; floral 
ones ovate, acuminate, ciliated. Branches glabrous or very 
slenderly pubescent. h. 2ft. Mexico, 1829. Greenhouse shrub. 
(B. R. 1370; L. B. C. 1798; R. G. 242.) 
S. Greggii (Gregg’s).* f., calyx narrowly-campanulate, lips half 
to one-third the length of the tube, lanceolate, acute, nearly 
straight ; corolla carmine, tube twice as long as calyx, throat 
ventricose, mouth contracted; racemes 2in. long, six to eight- 
flowered. Autumn. J. lin. to ljin. long, sub-sessile, linear- 
oblong, obtuse, narrowed at base, closely gland-dotted, rather 
13) 3ft. Northern Mexico, 1885. Greenhouse 
floral ones bract-formed, nearly round, long-acuminate. n 
much branched. h. 2ft. to 3ft. Peru, 1855. Greenhouse shrub. 
(Ref. B. 205; R. G. 115.) é 
g A. showy ; calyx campanulate, bluish, gluti- 
nous ; corolla of a beautiful blue, thrice as long as the calyx, with 
an ample, exserted tube and a short, gaping limb; whorls six- 
flowered; racemes slightly branched. June. Z. long-petiolate, 
broadly- ovate, broadly cordate-sagittate or truncate at base ; 
floral ones ovate, acuminate, shorter than the calyx. Stem erect, 
villous. t. hmere, 1830. A — perennial, allied to 
S. glutinosa. (B. M. 6517; B. R. 1841, 39; R. G. 1221.) 
S. h, plectranthifolia (Plectranthus-leaved). This variety has 
rather smaller, and less hairy, more deeply violet flowers than 
the type. (L. & P. F. G. iii. p. 157.) 7 ; 
S. ] (Spanish). A. calyx campanulate, villous - pu- 
bescent: corolla blue, — exserted, glabrous, four to five 
lines long; whorls approximate, eng eng racemes spike- 
formed. July. 2 ovate, acuminate, . to țin. long, serrated, 
borne on long petioles; floral ones ovate, exceeding the short 
edicels. h. Ift. to 2ft. West Indies (naturalised in Spain), 1739. 
ardy, pubescentannual. (B. R. 359.) 
S. Horminum (Horminum’. fl., corolla purple, half as long again 
as the pubescent calyx; whorls distant, about six-flowered ; 
racemes simple. June. l. petiolate, oval-oblong, rounded or 
cuneate at base, obtuse, crenate, villous ; the upper ones ovate- 
cordate ; floral ones very broad, acute, persistent, rather longer 
than the calyx, the uppermost ones coloured. Stem erect, villous. 
h. 14ft. South Europe, 1596. Annual. (S. F. G. i. 20.) 
$S. Hoveyi (Hovey’s). A synonym of S. ianthina. 
` S. ianthina (violet).* f. large ; corolla of an intense violet-purple, 
nearly thrice as long as the calyx, the tube funnel-shaped, the 
. upper lip erect ; bracts ovate, acuminate, coloured ; whorls six- 
flowered, clustered. June. l somewhat ovate-cordate, acu- 
minate, crenate, wrinkled, puberulous, paler beneath. Stem 
erect, 2ft. high, puberulous. Native country uncertain, 1850. 
Greenhouse perennial. SYN. S. Hoveyi (F. d. S. 884 ; G. C. n. s., 
_ XY, p. : 
S. indica — fl. at first campanulate, afterwards inflated, 
yiscous-pubescent ; corolla of a beautiful yellow, spotted with 
purple, thrice as long as the calyx, the tube scarcely exserted ; 
whorls #8, six-flowered, very remote ; racemes simple 1Jft. or 
puet June. l. petiolate, broad or oblong-ovate, acute, 
more 
slightl thed or erose-crenate or lobed, broadly cordate at 
base, us, the lower ones 3in. to Sin. long ; floral ones ovate- 
~ cordate, Féflexed, sessile, Stem erect, slightly pilose. h. Sft 
i agi M. 395.) 
(B. 
up (interrupted).* fl. nearly sessile; calyx deeply 
" ved . long; corolla. dak violet-purple, with a white 
t, Ifin. long, lin. across, the tube red-purple, nearly 
ight ; whorls nufiérous, 2in. to Sin. apart, five to ten-flowered. 
May. l 6in. to l0in. long, spreading, pinnatisect, coarsely 
wrinkled above, white-tomentose below ; terminal lobe 2in. to 
Zin. long, oblong-ovate: lateral segments distant. Stem erect ; 
branches (as well as the inflorescence) viscid-downy. A. 3ft. 
to 4ft. Tangiers, 1867. (B. M. 5860; R. G. 1210.) 
S. interrupta (interrupted), of Sweet. A synonym of S. confusa. 
S. involucrata (involucred). jl., calyx often coloured, tubular 
campanulate, viscous; corolla rosy, usually long: three 
to i times as long as the calyx, the tube swollen, the lips 
sub-equal ; pedicels nearly — the calyx; whorls nearly 
—— approximating; spike-formed. August. 
Salvia—continued. 
l. petiolate, ovate, acuminate, 2in. to Jin. long, crenate-serrate ; 
floral ones sessile, bract-like, broadly ovate, acuminate, coloured. 
Stem several feet high, sparsely branched. Mexico, 1824. Green- 
house or half-hardy sub-shrub. (B. M. 2872; B. R. 1205.) 
S. i. Bethellii (Bethell’s).* A. bright rosy-crimson, in large, 
whorled spikes terminating the branches ; in the bud each whorl 
surrounded by a pair of large, coloured bracts. l. large, cordate- 
ovate. 1881. A handsome seedling variety, of bold habit. (F. M. 
464 and G. C. n. 8., xv. p. 49, under name of S. Bethellii.) 
S. i. Deschampsiana (Deschamps’). fl. in ovate, spike-formed, 
terminal clusters; calyx (as well as the ovate, caducous bracts) 
bright red ; corolla of a lively rose-colour, the tube much inflated. 
l. cordate, acuminate. h. 3ft. or more. French gardens, 1869. 
(R. H. 1869, 134 
lamiifolia (Lamium-leaved). fl., calyx sub-sessile, tubular ; 
corolla blue, scarcely twice as long as the calyx, the tube sub- 
equal, the upper lip erect, the lower one shorter; whorls six to 
ten-flowered; racemes elongated. July. l. petiolate, ovate, 
acuminate, often 3in. to 4in. long, crenate-serrate, rounded or 
cuneate at base, glabrous or rarely slightly pubescent above; 
floral ones ovate-lanceolate, equalling the calyx. Stem erect, 
nearly — h. 2ft. West Indies, &c., 1821. Stove shrub. 
ER ; B. M. 1294; L. B. C. 377, under name of S. amæna,) 
S. lantanifolia (Lantana-leaved), A garden synonym of 
S. Goudotii. 
S. leonuroides (Leonurus-like). A. calyx highly glabrous, tubu- 
lar-campanulate, with three broad lobes ; corolla scarlet, nearly 
twice as long as the calyx, the tube swollen, the lips sub-equal ; 
pedicels shorter than the petioles; whorls about six-flowered, in 
the axils of the cauline leaves. June. l. ovate or rhomboid, 
obtuse, slightly crenate, truncate or sub-cordate at base, nearly - 
glabrous above, canescent on the veins beneath. Branches sul- 
cate. h. 3ft. Peru, 1783. Greenhouse shrub. (B. M. 376, under 
name of S. formosa.) 
S. leucantha (white-flowered). /., calyx ovate-cylindrical, clothed 
with dense, violet or lavender-coloured wool, paler beneath ; 
corolla white and woolly, about twice as long as the calyx, the 
tube thick, curved upwards ; whorls six to eight-flowered ; spike — 
or raceme much elongated, the rachis covered with violet- 
coloured wool. June. I. narrow, oblong-lanceolate, on short 
ioles, acute, wrinkled, almost glabrous above, downy beneath. 
ranches woolly, s x l4ft. to 2ft. Mexico, 1847. reenhouse 
shrub. (B. M. 
deceiving). fl., calyx scarlet at apex, glabrous, 
S. mentiens ( arl * 
four lines long ; corolla of a beautiful scarlet, four or five times 
latier than the calyx, the tube long-exserted, the lips short 
an ered ; racemes simple, 
rounded at base, glabrous. Stem brous below, spreading 
and pilose at — oe — —S Warm greenhouse 
S. nutans (nodding). fl., calyx scarcely two lines long; corolla 
violet, four to five lines long, with a straight, spreading hood ; 
whorls nearly six-flowered, approximate ; racemes spike-formed, 
lin. to l}in. long, on long peduncles. July. l, sub-radical ones 
long-petiolate, ovate-oblong, 4in. to 5in. long, doubly crenate 
sub-cordate at base, wrinkled; floral ones minute, orbicular. 
Stem pubescent, nearly simple, 2ft. to 3ft. high. Eastern Europe, 
1780. (B. M. 2436.) ; 
S. obtusa (obtuse-leaved), A., calyx tubular -campanulate, 
pubescent; corolla carmine, lin. long, the tube inflated, twice 
as long as the calyx; whorls two-flowered, Summer. 
È iolate, ovate, obtuse, lin. long, cuneate at base, nearly 
_glabrous above, cano -pu t b th. Stems bifarious, 
pubescent. A. 1šft. Mexico, 1861, Greenhouse perennial. 
(F. d. S. 1412; R. G. 242, Fig. 1.) 
S. odorata (sweet-scented). . shortly pedicellate ; calyx cam- 
panulate, hairy-pubescent; corolla white, nearly thrice as long 
as the calyx, the upper lip falcate and compressed ; whorls two- 
flowered, nearly lin. distant; panicle 1ft. or more long, much- 
branched. July. J. petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 
irregularly crenate-toothed, cordate at base, Sin. long, wrinkled, 
white-tomentose ; upper ones sessile; floral ones shorter 
the pedicels, persistent. Branches — the upper ones 
erect. h. 3ft. Bagdad, 1804. Greenhouse sub-shrub. 
S. officinalis (officinal). Common Sage. fl., calyx four to five 
lines long, campanulate, pubescent or villous; corolla — le, 
blue, or white, twice or thrice as long as the calyx; wh ew. 
ten to twenty- flowered, dense; racemes sub-simple. June. 
1. lin. to 1in. ten as entire, oblong, narrowed or rounded 
at base, wrinkled ; lower ones white, tomentose or woolly below 
or on both sides; floral ones sessile, ovate, acuminate. Stem 
white-woolly ; floriferous branches t tose-pub t. h. 1ft. 
South Europe, 1597. Hardy shrub. (B. M. Pl. 206.) For culture, 
&e., see Sage. 
aurea (golden). A dwarf, compact form, with yellow 
—— Tt is ee useful for ornamental bedding. 1879. Garden 
variety. 
oppositifiora (opposite-flowered).* A. calyx tubular, with 
ne acute teeth ; corolla scarlet, four dels as long as the calyx, 
pubescent outside, the tube long-exserted ; whorls two-flowered, 
secund; racemes simple, lin. long. June. l. petiolate, ovate, 
