138 FLAVORING AND BEVERAGE PLANTS 



Fig. 132. — Sage (_Salvia officinalis, Mint Family, Labiakr). Plant in flower, 

 g. Flower, 1. (VUmorin.) — A perennial herb with graj-ish, hairy, 

 aromatic leaves; flowers blue; nutlets brown. Native home, Europe. 



Fig. 133. — Sago. A, flower, enlarged. B, corolla split down the back and 

 spread out to show the attachment and form of the four stamens; one 

 pair is rudimentary, the others have curiously developed anthers, 

 which are remarkably well adapted to secure the transfer of pollen 

 by bees from one flower to another. C, base of pistil, showing tiie 

 four young nutlets. D, the same cut vertically to show the single 

 ovule in each section of the ovary. (Luerssen.) 



