222 SALPIGLOSSIS 



Salpiglos'sis — continued. 



S. sinua'ta varia'bilis — continued. 



catalogues it is distinguished by such names 

 as Emperor, Violet Queen, atropurpu!rea, 

 grandiJioT^a, etc., but the best thing to do is to 

 purchase a packet of mixed seed. These 

 should be in flower in July, and grow about 2 

 ft. high. Chili, 1824. 



S. integrifo'lia. See Petunia molacea. 



Sow seeds in pans of light soil, only just 

 sprinkling them over, in temp, of 65° to 75^ in 

 February or March. Transplant when leaves have 

 formed J in. apart in pots of loam and leaf-mould. 

 In May begin to harden off in cold frame and plant 

 out in June 6 ins. apart in a sunny situation. 



Salvia — Sage or Clary (from L. salvo, to save, from its 

 supposed healing qualities). Nat. Ord. Lahiatce. 



Most of the Salvias are perennial, but a few 

 are annual. Some of the former species are, how- 

 ever, very often and very easily grown from seed 

 and treated as half-hardy annuals, and these are 

 therefore included. 



S. cardua'cea. A Californian annual species, very 

 curious but little grown, though long known. 

 From a rosette of Thistle-like leaves clothed 

 with cottony down is produced a naked, erect 

 stem about 1 ft. high. At the top of this 

 grows a large green very prickly ball, which is 

 gradually covered by pale mauve flowers with 

 red anthers. When these have developed 



