348 breck's new book of flowers. 



what rough or hairy, but very beautiful. Two or three 

 feet high. 



S. COCCinea.— This is a tender annual, with smaller 

 scarlet flowers in spikes ; one and one-half foot high ; in 

 flower most of the season ; easily raised from seeds. 



S. patens. — A green-house plant, which flowers rather 

 sparingly in the border. The flowers are large, of the 

 most exquisite blue, but very fragile. 



S. an^nstifolia* — This beautiful species is a native of 

 dry mountainous situations in the cooler districts of Mex- 

 ico ; it requires a light soil and protection during the win- 

 ter ; although called only an annual, its existence, like 

 many others, may be perpetuated by raising plants from 

 cuttings, which strike readily. The whole flower is a 

 beautiful deep azure-blue, the spikes tolerably dense, the 

 lower lip broad and spreading ; a plant of elegant growth. 

 There are a number of other fine species and varieties of 

 Salvia, which do not succeed very well in the garden, 

 but are fine for the green-house. 



S ANGTIIN ARI A. — Blood-root. 



[From sanguis, l)lood, as all tlie parts of the plant, on being wounded, dis- 

 charge a blood-colored fluid.] 



Sanguinaria Canadensis. — This is a singular and very 

 delicate-looking indigenous perennial plant, producing 

 shining white flowers in April. It has a tuberous fleshy 

 root, and is easily transferred to the garden, where it 

 shows off to advantage with the Crocus and other vernal 

 flowers. 



" Though the Sanguinaria cannot be considered as a 

 showy plant," says Mr. Martyn, " yet it has few equals in 

 point of delicacy and singularity ; there is something in 

 it to admire, from the time the leaves emerge from the 



