138 FLAVORING AND BEVERAGE PLANTS 
Fig. 1382.—Sage (Salvia officinalis, Mint Family, Labiate). Plant in flower, 
#. Flower, t+. (Vilmorin.)}—A perennial herb with grayish, hairy, 
aromatic leaves; flowers blue; nutlets brown. Native home, Europe. 
Fic. 133.—Sage. A, flower, enlarged. B, corolla split down the back and 
spread out to show the attachment and form of the four stamens; one 
pair is rudimentary, the others have curiously developed anthers, 
which are remarkably well adapted to secure the transfer of pollen 
by bees from one flower to another. C, base of pistil, showing the 
four young nutlets. D, the same cut vertically to show the single 
ovule in each section of the ovary. (Luerssen.) 
