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418 XCIi. LABIAT Ze. SALyIa. 
4. M. BrappuriANna. 
St. simple, glabrous; /vs. ovate- or oblong-lanceolate, subsessile, rounded 
at base, hirsute-pubescent both sides, margin subdentate, apex acute ; cal. pilose, 
densely bearded at throat, segments subulate-spinose ; Ads. large, terminal, outer 
bracts broad-lanceolate, ciliate, colored.—Ohio to Ill. Mead! Stem slender, 
about 3f high. Leaves sometimes slightly petiolate, 2—3’long. Bracts purple. 
Corolla purple. Jl. 
8. BLEPHILIA. Raf. 
Gi. @Xepapts, the eyelash; probably referring to the ciliate bracts. 
Calyx 13-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. uirstra. (Monarda hirsuta. Ph. M. ciliata. Micha.) Hairy Blephilia. 
Whole plant hirsute; lvs. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, petiolate ; 
fis. in axillary verticillasters and terminal heads; bracts colored, shorter than 
the flowers, oblong, acuminate.—2| In damp woods, rare N. Eng., common in 
the W. States. Stem 1—2f high, diffusely branching, roughly pubescent. Peti- 
ole 3—2’ 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 4’ long, pale purple with spots of a deeper hue. Style longer than sta- 
mens or corolla. Jn. Jl. 
2. B. cata. (Monarda ciliata. Linn. not Michz.) 
St. hirsute, simple, acutely 4-angled; lvs. few, ovate-lanceolate, tapering 
to an obtuse point, subsessile, serrate, minutely pubescent; fs. 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, 4—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. tyrita. Wild or Meadow Sage. Cancer-weed. 
Radical lws. lyrate, erosely dentate; wpper lip of the cor. very short, straight. 
—1 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.—Lws. ovate-lanceolate, crenulate, rugose ; 
whorls few-flowered; cal. mucronate; wpper 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. Sctarea. Clarry.—Lvs. oblong, heart-shaped, rugose, villous, serrate ; 
bracts colored, concave, longer than the calyx.—@ A strong-scented exotic, 1—3f 
high, with viscid leaves as large as the hand. The flowers and bracts are 
