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LABIATE. XXIX. SALVIA. 



far. ft, minor (Benth. lab. p. 210.) plant more humble ; leaves 

 smaller, and more hoary, and always broadly rounded, or cordate 

 at the base. 



Great-flowered Sage. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1816. Shrub 2 

 to 3 feet. 



6 S. CONFU'SA (Benth. lab. p. 210.) stem shrubby, rather 

 woolly at the base ; floriferous branches clothed with tomentose 

 pubescence ; leaves petiolate, usually interruptedly pinnate, 

 wrinkled, clothed with white wool beneath : terminal segment 

 large, oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at the base, with 1-2 lateral 

 segments on each side, which are oblong-lanceolate, and rounded 

 at the base ; floral leaves bractea-formed, deciduous ; racemes 

 elongated ; whorls many-flowered, remote ; calyx rather mem- 

 branous, coloured, striated, pubescent : teeth all subulately 

 acuminated ; tube of corolla exserted ; connective stretched out 

 behind, antheriferous at both ends : hind cells empty, connate. 



\i . H. Native of the South of Europe ; ? and occurs in 

 French gardens under the names of S. triloba, S. interrupta, and 

 S. qfficinalis Joins pinnatis. S. aurita, Schultes, obs. bot. p. 

 10. ? but not of Thunb. Corollas blue, or purple. 



Confused Sage. Fl. June, July. Clt. ? Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



7 S. TRILOBA (Lin. fil. suppl. 88.) stem shrubby, and is, as 

 well as the branches, clothed with white wool ; leaves petiolate, 

 ovate, obtuse, wrinkled, thick, clothed with white wool beneath, 

 cordate at the base, auriculated, or with 1 or 2 additional, round- 

 ish-ovate, small, distinct segments ; floral leaves membranous, de- 

 ciduous ; racemes short, somewhat panicled, clammy ; whorls 6- 

 10-flowered, distinct ; calyx tubularly campanulate, striated, vil- 

 lous, clammy : teeth all ovate, acutish ; tube of corolla exserted ; 

 connective stretched out behind, antheriferous at both ends, the 

 hind cells empty, approximate, free. Jj . H. Native of the region 

 of the Mediterranean, on dry, exposed hills ; as of Sicily, Ca- 

 labria, Grecian Archipelago, Syria, &c. Sibth. et Smith, fl. 

 graec. 1. p. 13. t. 17. S. subtriloba, Schranck, in syll.pl. soc. 

 ratisb. 2. p. 58.? S. Clusii, Jacq. hort. schoanbr. 2. p. 37. t. 

 195.? S. marrubioides, Vahl, enum. 1. p. 223. a garden mon- 

 strosity, having the whorls axillary. S. baccifera, Ettling. salv. 

 p. 4. S. Sipylea, Lam. ill. gen. 1. p. 68. S. frutic6sa, Mill, 

 diet. no. 5. S. auriculata, Mill. diet. no. 3. S. quinqueloba, 

 Riv. mon. irr. t. 131. Leaves 1 to lj inches long, seldom 

 entire, but usually furnished with 1-2 segments at the base. 

 Calyx purplish. Corolla reddish violet, glabrous outside. 



Three-lobed-leaved Sage. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1596. Shrub 



2 to 3 feet. 



8 S. INTERRU'PTA (Schousb. beob. mar. 7. 1. 1.) stem shrubby ; 

 branches clothed with clammy villi ; leaves petiolate, irregularly 

 pinnate, wrinkled, clothed with white tomentum beneath : 

 terminal segment large : the lateral ones 1-2 pairs, ovate-oblong, 

 rounded at the base, with other small, rounded segments be- 

 tween these ; floral leaves membranous, deciduous ; racemes 

 simple ; whorls about 6-flowered, remote ; calyx tubularly cam- 

 panulate, striated, clothed with clammy villi : te % eth all acute ; 

 tube of corolla exserted ; connectives stretched out behind, 

 antheriferous at both ends, the hind cells empty, and rather con- 

 nate, fj . H. Native of the North of Africa, in the southern 

 provinces of Morocco. Jacq. fragm. 61. t. 90.? Sweet, fl. 

 gard. 2. t. 169. Hairs on the plant glanduliferous. Leaves 

 4-6 inches long, with the petioles ; segments crenulated. Ra- 

 ceme 1-2 feet long. Corolla showy, white, with a tinge of 

 blue : upper lip downy outside. This species occurs in gardens 

 under the names of S. roseefblia and S, pinnata. 



Interrupted-leaved Sage. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1798. Shrub 



3 to 4 feet. 



9 S. RI'NGENS (Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 1. p. 14. t. 18.) 

 branches clothed with clammy villi ; leaves petiolate, irregularly 



pinnate ; segments unequal, ovate-oblong, rounded at the base, 

 villous on both surfaces, hardly canescent beneath : floral leaves 

 membranous, deciduous ; racemes simple ; whorls about 6-flow- 

 ered, loose, remote ; calyxes drooping, tubularly campanulate, 

 striated, clothed with clammy villi : teeth all acutish ; tube of 

 corolla exserted, recurvedly ascending, connective stretched out 

 behind, antheriferous at both ends, the hind cells empty, and 

 rather connate. (7 . H. Native of Greece, on the declivities 

 of mountains frequent. Petioles ciliated. Leaves almost like 

 those of S. interrupta. Corollas blue. 



Ringent-fiowered Sage. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



10 S. PINNA'TA (Lin. spec. p. 39.) stem herbaceous, erect, 

 pilose ; leaves pinnate, with 3-4 pairs of petiolate, ovate, or 

 deeply crenated, wrinkled, villous leaflets ; racemes simple ; 

 whorls about 6-flowered, remote ; floral leaves and bracteas 

 membranous, ovate, acuminated, shorter than the calyxes, de- 

 ciduous ; calyx urceolate, truncate, pilosely woolly : teeth all 

 short, acute ; tube of corolla much exserted ; connective 

 stretched out behind, antheriferous at both ends, the hind cells 

 empty, approximate, free. $ . H. Native of the South and 

 East of Europe ; as of Spain, and the Levant ; also of Arabia. 

 The whole plant is clothed with long, white hairs, and short, 

 clammy villi. Leaves smaller than those of S. interrupta, and 

 the segments more numerous. Corolla above an inch long, 

 purple, showy. 



Pinnate-leaved Sage. Fl. July. Clt. 1731. Shrub 1 to 2 

 feet. 



11 S. INCARNA'TA (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 226. but not of Cav., 

 but probably of Ettling, salv. no. 15.) stem herbaceous, erect, 

 pilose ; leaves pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of almost sessile, ovate, 

 crenated, wrinkled, villous leaflets ; racemes simple ; whorls 

 2-6-flowered, remote ; floral leaves membranaceous, ovate, acu- 

 minated, shorter than the calyx, deciduous ; calyx campanulate, 

 pilosely woolly : teeth all ovate, acute ; tube of corolla deflex- 

 ed, equalling the calyx ; connective stretched out behind, an- 

 theriferous at both ends, the hind cells empty, free. I/ . H. 

 Native of the Levant. Habit of S. pinnata, but the flowers are 

 different. It differs from S. roscefblia in the erect stem and 

 bracteas. Corollas large, flesh-coloured. 



Flesh-coloured-fiowered Sage. PI. 1 to 2 feet. ? 



12 S. ROS.F6i.iA (Smith, icon. ined. 1. p. 5. t. 5.) stem pro- 

 cumbent at the base ; branches ascending, pubescent ; leaves 

 pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of petiolate, oblong leaflets, which are 

 narrowed at both ends, villous above, and pubescent beneath ; 

 floral leaves ovate-lanceolate, coloured, about equal in length to 

 the calyxes ; racemes short ; whorls 2-3-flowered, distinct; catyx 

 coloured : teeth all acute. If. ? tj . ? H. Native of Armenia, 

 Levant, Persia. S. orientalis, Mill. diet. no. 8. ? Petioles cili- 

 ated. Leaves 3 inches long. Calyx almost like that of S. 

 qfficinalis. Corollas, calyxes, and bracteas purple. There is a 

 variety of this having lanceolate leaflets, the ultimate ones con- 

 fluent, ex Vahl. 



Rose-leaved Sage. Shrub procumbent. 



13 S. BRACTEA'TA (Russ. nat. hist. Alep. 2.) stem herbaceous, 

 erect, pubescent ; leaves pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of sessile, ob- 

 long, acute, crenately serrated leaflets, which are narrowed at 

 the base, and tomentosely villous on both surfaces : floral leaves 

 very broad, ovate, acuminated, quite entire, permanent, clasping 

 the flowers, longer than the calyxes ; racemes simple ; whorls 

 usually 10-flowered, remote ; calyx sessile, with villous lips : 

 teeth all lanceolate ; tube of corolla inclosed. If.. H. Native 

 of Syria, near Aleppo, Russel. Plukn. aim. p. 185. t. 194. f. 

 6. Leaves 2-4 inches long. Floral leaves membranaceous, 

 whitish, like those of S. Sclarea. Whorls dense. Corolla 

 purplish. 



