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Sal via continued. 



S. Gondotll (Goudot'sX* fl.., calyx tubular-campanulate, three to 

 four lines long ; corolla bright crimson, upwards of lin. long, 

 the tube long-exserted and enlarged above, the lips sub-equal ; 

 whorls six to ten-flowered, sub-secund ; racemes simple, 6in. 

 long. Summer. L ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, nearly 

 Sin. long, crenate-serrate, narrowed at base, pubescent. 

 BrancbJets rufous-puberulous or glabrous, A. 2ft. Columbia, 

 1870. Greenhouse shrub. (Ref. B. 229.) SYN. S. lantanifolia 

 (of gardens). 



S. Graluuni (Graham's).* JL, calyx often coloured, tubular, 

 pubescent ; corolla purplish-blue, twice as long as the calyx, the 

 lower lip twice as long as the hood; whorls two-flowered; 

 racemes elongated. Summer. I. petiolate, oval, obtuse, rounded 

 or cuneate at base, irregularly crenate, nearly glabrous ; floral 

 ones ovate, acuminate, ciliated. Branches glabrous or very 

 slenderly pubescent, h. 2ft Mexico, 1829. Greenhouse shrub. 

 (B. B. 137<J; L. B. C. 1798 ; R. G. 242.) 



S. Greggli (Gregg's).* jl., calyx narrowly-campanulate, lips half 

 to one-third the length of the tube, lanceolate, acute, nearly 

 straight ; corolla carmine, tube twice as long as calyx, throat 

 ventricose, mouth contracted; racemes 2in. long, six to eight- 

 flowered. Autumn. I. lin. to lin. long, sub-sessile, linear- 

 oblong, obtuse, narrowed at base, closely gland-dotted, rather 

 dull pale green, h. 3ft. Northern Mexico, 1885. Greenhouse 

 shrub. (B. M. 6812.) 



S. Heerii (Heer's).* fi. pubescent or glandular-pubescent ; calyx 

 tubular, irregularly three-toothed ; corolla scarlet, thrice as long 

 as the calyx, the tube recurved ; whorls two-flowered, secund ; 

 racemes terminating the branches and branchlets. Summer. 

 I. petiolate, cordate-ovate or lanceolate, acuminate, membranous, 

 crenate-toothed, wrinkled above, slightly canescent beneath; 

 floral ones bract-formed, nearly round, long-acuminate. Stem 

 much branched, h. 2ft. to 3ft. Peru, 1855. Greenhouse shrub. 

 (Ref. B. 205 ; R. G. 115.) 



S. Mans (gaping).* JL showy ; calyx campanulate, bluish, gluti- 

 nous ; corolla of a beautiful blue, thrice as long as the calyx, with 

 an ample, exserted tube and a short, gaping limb ; whorls six- 

 flowered ; racemes slightly branched. June. I. long-petiolate, 

 broadly ovate, broadly cordate-sagittate or truncate at base ; 

 floral ones ovate, acuminate, shorter than the calyx. Stem erect, 

 villous. A. 2ft. Cashmere, 1830. A pretty perennial, allied to 

 S. gltUinosa. (B. M. 6517 ; B. R. 1841, 39 ; k G. 122L) 



S. h. plectranthlfolia (Plectranthus-leaved). This variety has 

 rather smaller, and less hairy, more deeply violet flowers than 

 the type. (L. & P. F. G. iiL p. 157.) 



S. hispanica (Spanish). Jl., calyx campanulate, villous -pn- 

 bescent ; corolla blue, shortly exserted, glabrous, four to five 

 lines long ; whorls approximate, many-flowered ; racemes spike- 

 formed. July. I. ovate, acuminate, 2in. to 4in. long, serrated, 

 borne on long petioles ; floral ones ovate, exceeding the short 

 pedicels, h. 1ft. to 2ft West Indies (naturalised in Spain), 1739. 

 Hardy, pubescent annual. (B. R. 359.) 



S. Horminum (Horminum). ji. , corolla purple, half as long again 

 as the pubescent calyx ; whorls distant, about six-flowered ; 

 racemes simple. June. L petiolate, oval-oblong, rounded or 

 cuneate at base, obtuse, crenate, villous ; the upper ones ovate- 

 cordate ; floral ones very broad, acute, persistent, rather longer 

 than the calyx, the uppermost ones coloured. Stem erect, villous. 

 A. lift South Europe, 1596. Annual (S. F. G. L 20.) 



S. Hoveyi (Hovey's). A synonym of & ianthina. 



S. JMt-lilini. (violet).* JL large ; corolla of an intense violet-purple, 

 nearly thrice as long as the calyx, the tube funnel-shaped, the 

 upper lip erect ; bracts ovate, acuminate, coloured ; whorls six- 

 flowered, clustered. June. 1. somewhat ovate-cordate, acu- 

 minate, crenate, wrinkled, pubernlous, paler beneath. Stem 

 erect, 2ft high, pubenilous. Native country uncertain, 1850. 

 Greenhouse perennial. SYN. S. Hoveyi (F. d. S. 84 ; G. C. n. s., 

 xv. p. 145). 



S. indica (Indian), fl. at first campauulate, afterwards inflated, 

 viscous-pubescent ; corolla of a beautiful yellow, spotted with 

 purple, thrice as long as the calyx, the tube scarcely exserted ; 

 whorls few, six-flowered, very remote ; racemes simple lift or 

 more long. June. I. petiolate, broad or oblong-ovate, acute, 

 slightly toothed or erose-crenate or lobed, broadly cordate at 

 base, glabrous, the lower ones Sin. to 5in. long ; floral ones ovate- 

 cordate, reflexed, sessile. Stem erect, slightly pilose. A. 3ft. 

 India, 1731. (B. M. 395.) 



S. interrnpta (interrupted).* /. nearly sessile; calyx deeply 

 grooved, $in. long; corolla dark violet-purple, with a white 

 throat, IJin. long, lin. across, the tube red-purple, nearly 

 straight ; whorls numerous, 2in. to 3in. apart, five to ten-flowered. 

 May. I. 6in. to lOin. long, spreading, pinnatisect coarsely 

 wrinkled above, white-toinentose below; terminal lobe 2in. to 

 Sin. long, oblong-ovate : lateral segments distant Stem erect ; 

 branches (as well as the inflorescence) viscid-downy. A. 3ft 

 to 4ft Tangier*, 1867. (B. M. 5860 ; R. G. 1210.) 



S. interrupts (interrupted), of Sweet A synonym of S. eonfuta. 



S. involncrata (involucred). jl., calyx often coloured, tubular 

 campanulate, viscous ; corolla rosy, usually long-exserted, three 

 to five times as long as the calyx, the tube swollen, the lips 

 sub-equal ; pedicels nearly equalling the calyx ; whorls nearly 

 six-flowered, approximating ; racemes spike -formed. August. 



Salvia continued. 



L petiolate, ovate, acuminate, 2in. to Sin. long, crenate-serrate ; 

 floral ones sessile, bract-like", broadly ovate, acuminate, coloured. 

 Stem several feet high, sparsely branched. Mexico, 1824. Green- 

 house or half-hardy sub-shrub. (B. M. 2872 ; B. R. 1205.) 



S. 1. Bethellii (Bethell's).* JL bright rosy-crimson, in large, 

 whorled spikes terminating the branches : in the bud each whorl 

 surrounded by a pair of large, coloured bracts. I. large, cordate- 

 ovate. 188L A handsome seedling variety, of bold habit (F. M. 

 464 and G. C. n. s., xv. p. 49, under name of S. BetheUii.) 



S. L Descnampsiana (Deschamps'). fL in ovate, spike-formed, 

 terminal clusters ; calyx (as well as the ovate, caducous bracts) 

 bright red ; corolla of a lively rose-colour, the tube much inflated. 

 I. cordate, acuminate. A. 3ft or more. French gardens, 1869. 

 (R. H. 1869, 134.) 



S. lamilfolia (Laminm-leaved). JL, calyx sub-sessile, tubular ; 

 corolla blue, scarcely twice as long as the calyx, the tube sub- 

 equal, the upper lip erect, the lower one shorter ; whorls six to 

 ten-flowered; racemes elongated. July. L petiolate, ovate, 

 acuminate, often Sin. to 4in. long, crenate-serrate, rounded or 

 cuneate at base, glabrous or rarely slightly pubescent above; 

 floral ones ovate-lanceolate, equalling the calyx. Stem erect, 

 nearly glabrous. A. 2ft West Indies, &c., 182L Stove shrub. 

 (B. B. W ; B. M. 1294 ; L. B. C. 377, under name of S. atnaena.) 



S. lantanifolia (Lantana-leaved). A garden synonym of 



S. leonuroides (Leonurns-like). JL, calyx highly glabrous, tubu- 

 lar-campanulate, with three broad lobes ; corolla scarlet, nearly 

 twice as long as the calyx, the tube swollen, the lips sub-equal ; 

 pedicels shorter than the petioles ; whorls about six-flowered, in 

 the axils of the cauline leaves. June. L ovate or rhomboid, 

 obtuse, slightly crenate, truncate or sub-cordate at base, nearly 

 glabrous above, canescent on the veins beneath. Branches sul- 

 cate. A. 3ft Peru, 1783. Greenhouse shrub. (B. M. 376, under 

 name of S. fonnosa.) 



S.leucantha (white-flowered). JL, calyx ovate-cylindrical, clothed 

 with dense, violet or lavender-coloured wool, paler beneath ; 

 corolla white and woolly, about twice as long as the calyx, the 

 tube thick, curved upwards ; whorls six to eight-flowered ; spike 

 or raceme much elongated, the rachis covered with violet- 

 coloured wool. June. I. narrow, oblong-lanceolate, on short 

 petioles, acute, wrinkled, almost glabrous above, downy beneath. 

 Branches woolly. A. lift to 2ft. Mexico, 1847. Greenhouse 

 shrub. (B. M. 4318.) 



S. mentions (deceiving). Jl., calyx scarlet at apex, glabrous, 

 four lines long ; corolla of a beautiful scarlet, four or five times 

 longer than the calyx, the tube long-exserted, the lips short 

 and sub-equal ; whorls remote, few-flowered ; racemes staple, 

 elongated. Summer. I. petiolate, ovate, acuminate, serrate, 

 rounded at base, glabrous. Stem glabrous below, spreading 

 and pilose at apex. A. lift Brazil, 1870. Warm greenhouse 

 perennial. (Ref. B. 206.) 



S. nntans (nodding). JL, calyx scarcely two lines long; corolla 

 violet, four to five lines long, with a straight, spreading hood ; 

 whorls nearly six-flowered, approximate; racemes spike-formed, 

 lin. to IJin. long, on long peduncles. July. L, sub-radical ones 

 long-petiolate, ovate-oblong, 4in. to 5in. long, doubly crenate 

 sub-cordate at base, wrinkled ; floral ones minute, orbicular. 

 Stem pubescent, nearly simple, 2ft to 3ft high. Eastern Europe, 

 1780. V M. 2436.) 



S. obtusa (obtuse - leaved). JL, calyx tubular-campanulate, 

 pubescent; corolla carmine, lin. long, the tube inflated, twice 

 as long as the calyx : whorls two-flowered, distant Summer. 

 I. petiolate, ovate, obtuse, lin. long, cuneate at base, nearly 

 glabrous above, cano - pubescent beneath. Stems bifarious, 

 pubescent A. lift Mexico, 1861. Greenhouse perenniaL 

 (F. d. S. 1412; R, G. 242, Fig. L) 



S. odorata (sweet-scented). A. shortly pedicellate ; calyx cam- 



panulate, hairy-pubescent; corolla white, nearly thrice as long 

 as the calyx, the upper lip falcate and compressed ; whorls two- 

 flowered, nearly lin. distant ; panicle 1ft or more long, much- 



branched. July. I. petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, 



ninate, 



irregularly crenate-toothed, cordate at base, Sin. long, wrinkled, 

 white-tomentose ; upper ones bessile ; floral ones shorter than 

 the pedicels, persistent. Branches ascending, the upper ones 

 erect A. 3ft Bagdad, 1804. Greenhouse sub-shrub. 



S. officinalis (officinal). Common Sage. JL, calyx four to five 

 lines long, campanulate, pubescent or villous; corolla purple, 

 blue, or white, twice or thrice as long as the calyx ; whorls few, 

 ten to twenty - flowered, dense ; racemes sub-simple. June. 

 1. lin. to liin. long, petiolate, entire, oblong, narrowed or rounded 

 at base, wrinkled ; lower ones white, tomentose or woolly below 

 or on both sides ; floral ones sessile, ovate, acuminate. Stem 

 white-woolly ; floriferous branches tomentose-pnbescent A. 1ft 

 South Europe, 1597. Hardy shrub. (B. M. PL 206.) For culture, 

 &c., tee Sage. 



S. O. aurea (golden). A dwarf, compact form, with yellow 

 flowers. It is very useful for ornamental bedding. 1879. Garden 

 variety. 



S. opposittflora (opposite-flowered).* Jl., calyx tubular, with 

 three acute teeth ; corolla scarlet, four times as long as the calyx, 

 pubescent outside, the tube long-exserted ; whorls two-flowered, 

 secund; racemes simple, lin. long. June. L petiolate, ovate, 



