Germination and Gicoioth of Species of Salvia. 351 



characters indicated by readiness or reluctance to germinate 

 successfully, &c. &c. 



The species of Salvia sown on the 6tli of Xovember 1889 

 were as follows : — 



It is probable that the seeds sown under the name 

 " S. candelahruni" and described in the following notes as 

 interrupta " cand.," belong to this species. A mature plant, 

 so n^med in Mr Hanbury's collection, is apparently a form of 

 >S'. interrupta, with loose panicled inflorescence, instead of a 

 verticillate inflorescence, which characterises the form of 

 8. interrupta sent from Kew. 



;S'. lantanmfolia, Marts. Gal., 



var. limhata. 

 S, LinJiiana, Roem et Scliult., 

 S. lyrata, Linn., 

 S, mexicana, Linn., 

 S. nutans, Linn., 

 S. ohovata, Elliot, 

 S. polystachga, Orteg, 

 S. porphyrata. Dene. 

 S. 2natensii<, Linn., 



Mexico, . 



Asia Minor, 

 Mexico, . 



Asia Minor, 

 North America, 

 Mexico, . 

 Texas, 

 Europe, . 



Perennial. 



Sown under the names S. Tenoi-ii and S. vanegata, by which 

 they are described in the following notes : — 



S. purpurea. Marts. Gal.,. . . Mexico, . . Perennial. 



»S'. runcinata, Linn., . . . Cape, . . „ 



S. triangularis, Thunb., ...... „ 



In addition, the following species are grown in the open 

 air by Mr Hanbury : — Salvia argcntca, Linn. ; S. aurea, 



