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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Sal via continued. 



obtuse, lin. to IJin. long, rounded or cordate at base, wrinkled, 

 pubescent; floral ones deciduous Stem procumbent at base 

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

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

 1855, 127.) 



S paniculate (panicled). fl. disposed in distant pairs, shortly 

 "SkSfnSSS sub-campanulate, scabrid two-lipped 4m long; 

 corolla pale purplish-blue, four times as long as the calyx : . tube 

 short, wide; upper lip lin. to IJin. long, narrow sickle-shaped 

 obtuse. Summer. I. lin. to 2in. long, leathery obovate, acute 

 or obtuse, irregularly toothed, scabrid on bth surfac es nar- 

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

 house shrub. (B. M. 6790.) 



FIG. 411. FLOWKKING BRANCH OF SALVIA PATENS. 



. patens (spreading).* /., calyx campanulate, six to seven lines 

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

 whorls few, remote. September. I. petiolate, 



In some forms of this species, the leaves are all hastate, or the 

 upper ones, or nearly all, rounded-cordate at base. 

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



having white flowers. 



S. Pitcher! (Pitcher's). A synonym of S. azurea grandiflora 

 S. porphyrantna (purple-flowered). A synonym of S. Rcemer- 



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



S. pratensis (meadow-loving). /., calyx (as well as the small 

 ovate-cordate bracts) coloured ; corolla bright blue lin Ion- 

 glabrous inside, the upper lip long and much arched, the lowlr 

 broad ; whorls about four-flowered, in spikes 1ft to lift lone 

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

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

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

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

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

 name of S. Tenorii) Of this species, there are varieties with 

 flesh-coloured, reddish, and white flowers. 



Sal via continued. 



S. prunelloides (Prunella-like), fl. 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-oblong, obtuse, 

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

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



S. pulchella (pretty), fl., calyx tubular, 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 ; whorls about ten-flowered ; racemes simple. Decem- 

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

 crenate, broadly cordate at base, slightly wrinkled, nearly 

 glabrous; floral ones ovate, acuminate. Branches pu 

 h. 



, . pubescent. 



2ft Mexico and Guatemala, 1821. Greenhouse shrub. 



S Regla (Begla). fl. 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. 1. petiolate, rounded- 

 deltoid, obtuse, liin. long, sinuate-crenate, broadly sub-cordate 

 at base, rufescent, wrinkled, slightly hispid above, pubescent 

 on the nerves beneath. Branches purplish, h. lift. Mexico, 

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



S. rhombifolia (rhomb-leaved), fl., calyx often coloured, ovate, 

 pubescent; corolla blue, half as long again as the calyx, the 

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

 simple, few-flowered. All the year. I. numerous, petiolate, 

 broadly ovate or rhomboid, liin. 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. foliosa.) 



S. ringens (gaping).* /. 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. 1. petiolate, irregularly pinnatisect; segments un- 

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

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

 S. F. G. 18.) 



S. Rcemeriana (Bcemer's).* fl., calyx somewhat pubescent, 

 naked within; corolla deep scarlet, puberulent, lin. or more 

 long, narrowly tubular - inf undibulif orm, somewhat arcuate ; 

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

 roundish or cordate-remform, coarsely repand-toothed or ere- 

 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. porphyrantha (F. d. S. 1080 ; B. H. 1854, 16), S. porphyrata 

 (B.M.4939). 



S. Rcezlii (Boezl's). fl., calyx pale green, stained with red 

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

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

 ovate-oblong, crenately toothed, h. lift. Mexico, 186L A 

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



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

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

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

 flowered ; panicle 1ft. or more long, ebracteate. Summer. 

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

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

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

 (B.M.5947.) 



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

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

 scarlet colour, having a slender tube and a deflexed lower lip. 

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

 Origin uncertain, 1873. Greenhouse sub-shrub. (G. C. n. s., 

 xv. p. 117; B. H. 1873, 251.) 



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

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

 the upper lip bifid ; whorls six to ten-flowered, distinct ; racemes 

 4in. to 6in. or more long, simple. August. I. 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, woolly-pilose. Tauria, 1818. 

 (B. M. 5209 ; B. M. 1429, under name of S. HaUitziana.) 



S. Schimperi (Schimper's). fl., calyx tubular-campanulate, the 

 upper lip three-toothed, the lower one bifid ; corolla white, 

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

 1. ample, ovate-lanceolate, acute, crenulate, rounded-cuneate at 

 base, wrinkled, white- woolly on both sides, snowy beneath ; floral 

 ones very broad, equalling the calyx, scabrous-ciliated, whitish 

 beneath. Stem thick, pubescent or slightly woolly at base. 

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



S. Sclarea (Sclarea).* Clary, fl., calyx whitish at base, campanu- 

 late, pubescent-hispid ; 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. 

 I. petiolate, ample, often 8in. to 9in. long, ovate, erose-crenate, 

 cordate at base, wrinkled, hoary (more glabrous under cultiva- 

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



