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Salvia — continued. 



obtuse, lin. t<) VAn. lonp, roumled or cnnlate at base, wrinkled, 

 pubescent; flnral ones deciduous. Stem pnicnmbent at base; 

 branches erect, slenderly pubescent, h. 2ft. Peru, 1847. Half- 

 hardy sub-shrub. (F. d. S. 345 ; P. M. B. xv. 53 ; R. G. 

 1855/127.) 



S. paniculata (panicled). Jl disposed in distant pairs, shortly 

 stalked; lalyx sub-canipaiiulate, scabrid. two-lipped, ^iii. long; 

 corolla pale piirplish-blue, ionv times us Ions; as the calyx ; tube 

 short, wide; upper lip lin. to l,\iu. lon^, narrow sickle-shaped, 

 obtuse. Summer. /. lin. to 2in' lonji, leathery, obovate, acute 

 or obtuse, irregularly toothed, scabiid on both surfaces, nar- 

 rowed into a short stalk. A. 6ft. to 7ft. South Africa. Green- 

 house .shrub. (B. M. 6790.) 



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Fig. 411. Flowering Branch or Salvia patens. 



S. patens (si)reading).* y?., calyx campanulate, six to seven lines 

 long ; corolla blue, upwards of 2in. long, the tube broad, the lips 

 slightly gaping ; whorls few, remote. September. I. petiolate, 

 ovate-tleltoid, crenate, hastate (or the upper ones rounded) at 

 base, hispid ; floral ones linear-lanceolate. Stem erect, pilose, 

 /(. 2ift. Mexico, 1838. Half-hardy perennial. See Fig. 411. 

 (B. iii. 109 ; V.. M. 3808 ; V. R. 1859, 23 ; K d. S. 503 ; P. M. B. vi. 1.) 

 In some fcuins of this species, the leaves are all bastute, or the 

 upper ones, or nearly all, rounded-cord;ite at base. 



S. p. alba (white). A variety only differing from the type in 

 having wliite Howers. 



S. Pitcheri (I'itcher's). A synonym of S. azurca prandijfora. 



S. porphyrantha (purple-flowered). A synon>m of S. Jiwmer- 

 iaiio. 



S. porphyrata (purplish). A synonym of S. Hcemeriana. 



S. pratensis (uioadnw-loving). Jh. calyx (as well as the small, 

 ovate-cnnlati' bracts) coloured; corolli bright Idne, lin. long, 

 glabrous inside, the upjier lip long and much arched, the lower 

 broad ; whorls about four-Howered, in spikes 1ft. to lift. long. 

 June to August. I. wrinkled, 3in. to 6in. long; radical ones 

 oblong or ovate, long-petioled, obtuse, sometimes two-lobed at 

 the base, with large, irregular crenatures ; canline ones few, 

 similar or more oblong, smaller, on shorter petioles, h. 2ft. or 

 more. Europe (Britain). (Sy. En. B. 1058 ; S. B. F. (1. 26, under 

 name of S. Tt'norii.) Of tliis species, there are varieties with 

 flesh-coloured, reddish, and white flowers. 



Salvia — ronfinued. 



S. pninelloides (Prunella-like). Jf. blue; corolla three times 

 longer than the calyx, pubescent outside, the middle lobe of the 

 lower lip emarginate; whorls remote, sub-secund ; racemes simple, 

 on long peduncles. August. I. petiolate, ovate-olilmii,', olitu.se, 

 crenate, narrowed at base, nearly glabrous. Stems eiect, pilose- 

 pubescent. It. 1ft. Mexico, 1838. (P. M. B. xi. 175.) 



S. pulchella (pretty). ,/?., calyx tuliular, half or one-third as 

 long as the corolla, slenderly pubescent; corolla scarlet, rarely 

 exceeding lin. in length, glabrous or pubescent outside, the tube 

 ventricose ; wliorls about ten-flowered ; racemes simple. Decem- 

 ber. !. petiolate, ovate, narrowed and slightly obtuse at apex, 

 crenate, broiully cordate at base, slightly wrinkled, nearly 

 glabrous ; floral ones ovate, acuminate. Branches pube-scent. 

 li. 2ft. ^Mexico and Guatemala, 1821. (ireenhouse shrub. 



S. Regla (Regla). /. nearly .sessile; calyx coloured, tubular- 

 inflated, with three short, ovate teeth; corolla scarlet, twice 

 as long as the calyx, pubescent outside, the lips sub-equal ; 

 whorls terminal, few-flowered. July. I. petiolate, rounded- 

 deltoid, obtuse, i.^in. long, sinuate-crcnate, broadly sub-cordate 

 at base, rufescent, wrinkled, slightly hi.spid above, pube.scent 

 on the nerves beneath. Branches ]iurplish. h. lift. Mexico, 

 1839. Hardy .shrub. (B. R. 1841, 14.) 



S. rhombifoUa (rhoud>-leaved). jL, calyx often coloured, ovate, 

 pubescent; corolla t)lne, half as long again as the calyx, the 

 tube included; whorls about six -flowered, remote; racemes 

 simple, few-flowered. AH tlie year. /. numerous, petiolate, 

 broadly ovate or rhomboid, l.^in. to 2in. long and broad, sub- 

 cordate, pubescent ; upper ones often sessile ; floral ones ovate- 

 lanceolate, deciduous, shorter than the calyx. Stem erect, 

 branched, pubescent. 1ft. high. Peru, 1827. Stove annual. 

 (B. R. 1429, under name of S. J'oliom.) 



S. ringens (gaping).* jl. reddish-purple ; calyx striated ; corolla 

 four times as long as the calyx, the tube swollen, recurved- 

 ascendent, the upper lip erect, .sub-falcate, the lower large, 

 with reflexed lobes ; whorls about six-flowered, loose, remote. 

 Summer. I. petiolate, irregularly pinnatisect; segments un- 

 equal, ovate-oblong, rounded at base, villous ; floral ones 

 deciduous, h, 1ft. to 2ft. Greece. Hardy shrub. (R. G. 59; 

 S. F. G. 18.) 



S. Roemeriana (Riemer'.s).* fl., calyx somewhat pubescent, 

 naked within : corolla deep scarlet, jiubevulent, lin. or more 

 long, ]iarrowly tubular- infundibuliform, somewhat arcuate ; 

 racemes loose and elongated. July. I., or terminal leaflet, 

 roundish or cordate-reniform, coarsely repand-toothed or cre- 

 nately incised ; lower ones with two or three similar or smaller 

 lateral leaflets, occasionally reduced to tooth-like appendages ; 

 floral leaves mostly shorter than the pedicels. Stems 1ft. to 

 2ft. high, often sparsely hairy below. Texas, 1852. Syns. 

 ,S'. porphnrantha (F, d. S. 1080 ; R. H. 1854, 16), S. porphyrata 

 (B. M. 4939). 



S. Roezlii (Roezl's). Jl , calyx pale green, stained with red 

 towards the apex, inflated; corolla briglit scarlet, puberulous, 

 having two prominent, spreading lips. Summer. /. smooth, 

 ovate-oblong, crenately toothed, h. ];Jft. Mexico, 1861. A 

 rather showy, greenhouse under-shrub. (F. d. S. 1407.) 



S. rubescens (reddish). /., calyx purple-brown, densely glandu- 

 lar-hairy ; corolla scarlet,' lin. long (twice as long as the calyx), 

 the tube sliglitly ascending ; whorls rather distant, four to eight- 

 flowered ; j)anicle 1ft. or more long, ebracteate. Summer. 

 /. variable in size, 4in. to lOin. long, bmii-petiolate, ovate-cordate, 

 crenate, acute or acuminate, puberulous above, hoary beneath. 

 Stems four-angled. h. lift. Columbia, 1872. Stove shrub. 

 (li. M.5947.) 



S. rutilans (glowing-red).* Pineapple-scented Sage. /. disposed 

 in spike-like racemes, forming leafy jianicles ; corolla of a bright 

 scarlet colour, having a slcinler tulie and a deflexed lower lip. 

 Summer. I. cordate-ovate, acuminate, soft, downy. A. 2ft. to 3ft. 

 Origin nncert;iiii, 1873. (I'reenhouse sub-shrub. (G. C. n. s., 

 XV. p. 117; R. II. 1873, 251.) 



S. scabiossefolia (Scabious-leaved). Jl. pretty ; calyx ample, 

 campanuliitc, villous ; corolla whitish, twice as long as the calyx, 

 the upjtcr lip Ititid ; whorls six to ten-flowered, distinct; racemes 

 4in. to 6in. uv more long, simple. August. /. numerous, pinnati- 

 sect; segments three to five-jugate, often ternate or twin, entire, 

 bisected, or pinnatisect, oblong or linear, acute. Stems diffuse, 

 1ft. to lift. long. Branches diffuse, wooUv-pilose. Tauria, 1818. 

 (B. M. 5209 ; B. M. 1429, umler name of S. Hahlitziana.) 



S. Schimpcri (Schimper'.s). jl., calyx tubular-campanulate, the 

 upper lip tlirc*'-toothed, the lower one bifid ; corolla white, 

 twice as long as the calyx ; panicle twiggy-branched. .Summer. 

 I. ample, oviite-lanceolate, acute, crenulate, rounded-cuneate at 

 base, wrinkleil, wliite-woolly on both sides, snowy beneath ; floral 

 ones very broad, einialling" the calyx, scabrous-ciliated, whitish 

 beneath." Stem thick, pube.scent or slightlv woolly at l>a.se. 

 //. 3ft. Abyssinia, 1875. Half-hardy sub-shrub. (B. M. 6300.) 



S. Sclarea (SclareaV Clary. /?.. calyx whitish at base, campanu- 

 late, pube.scent-hisiiiil ; corolla bluish-white, twice as long as the 

 calyx, the tube contracted, the upper lip falcate and compressed ; 

 whorls distant, about six-flowered ; racemes paniculate. August. 

 ;. petiolate, ample, often Sin. to 9in. long, ovate, erose-crenate, 

 cordate at )[)ase, wrinkled, hoary (more glabrous under cultiva- 

 tion); uppermost ones amplexicaul : floral ones coloured, very 



