868 A NEW CHINESE SALVIA. 



fell into the hands of the Prince of Prussia. The domestic un- 

 easiness of a conjugal kind, which he afterwards experienced, led 

 him to form a resolution of visiting Hindoostan and Thibet, for 

 which he acquired the necessary preparation, by studying the 

 Oriental languages, but the chagrin occasioned by his misfortunes 

 aggravating a scorbutic affection, which he had contracted during 

 his voyage round the world, prevented the accomplishment of his 

 purpose by terminating his existence, which event took place at 

 Paris, February 15th, 1792." 



Papers like the present, if of no great importance in them- 

 selves, may have the effect of inducing botanists to realise that 

 there exists in the Department of Botany of the British Museum a 

 vast store of material which is comparatively unknown and un- 

 consulted, but which is readily accessible and of historical im- 

 portance. From time to time evidence of this has been brought 

 forward in this Journal. Mr. Hemsley's paper " On Bermuda plants 

 in the Sloane Collection " (Journ. Bot. 1883, 257), and my own on 

 Masson's collection of plants and drawings (Journ. Bot. 1884, 

 114, 144), may be cited as examples ; while Mr. Jenman has 

 recently examined the Ferns of Sloane's Jamaica Herbarium, with 

 interesting results which will be published in the January number. 



A NEW CHINESE SALVIA. 

 By F. F. Hange. 



Salvia (Leonia, Notiosphace) scapiformis. — Caule basi 

 ramoso ramis florigeris erectis subnudis glaberrimis, foliis sub- 

 radicalibus cordato-ovatis obtusis crenatis glaberrimis olivaceo- 

 viridibus subtus purpurascentibus ad 22 lin. longis 16 lin. latis 

 petiole bipollicari caulinis nullis v. rarius 2 oppositis oblongis 

 floralibus linearibus, racemis simplicibus v. ramosis axi glaberrimo, 

 verticillastris laxis distinctis 5-floris, calycibus tubuloso-campanu- 

 latis 5-nerviis patentibus tomentellis vix 2 lin. longis labio super- 

 iore apice rotundato integerrimo inferioris dentibus brevibus acu- 

 minatis , corolla lilacinte calycem fere duplo excedentis tubo vix 

 exserto labio superiore erecto emarginato inferiore apice bilobo 

 lobis truncatis divergentibus, genitalibus exsertis, connectivis 

 antice abbreviatis deflexis curvulis. 



Juxta Tarn sui, ins. Formosa;, m. Junio 1884 legit C. Ford 

 (Herb, propr. n. 22314). 



The flowers of this neat little plant are quite small, but they 

 are produced most profusely, and are of so bright and delicate a 

 colour, forming such a marked contrast with the olive-green 

 foliage, that it is worth growing for ornament. 



The species is a well-marked one, nearest in aflSnity to the 

 Nipalese 6\ saxicola Wall. 



