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30 S. HI'ANS (Royle, ex Benth. in Hook. hot. misc. 3. p. 

 373. lab. p. 219.) stem herbaceous, erect, villous ; leaves on 

 long petioles, broad ovate, broadly and cordately sagittate at the 

 base : floral leaves ovate, acuminated, shorter than the calyxes ; 

 racemes branched a little ; whorls 6-flowered ; calyx campanu- 

 late, striated, coloured, clammy : upper lip entire, truncate : 

 lower lip longer, with ovate, acute teeth ; corolla gaping, 3 

 times as long as the calyx ; hind cells of anthers somewhat 

 connected, empty. % . H. Native of the valley of Cashmere, 

 Royle. Allied to S, gluiindsa. Corolla showy, blue. Con- 

 nective short behind. 



Gaping- flowered Sage. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



31 S. CAMPAXDLA'TA ^Wall. ex Benth. in Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 

 1. p. 67. lab. p. 220.) stem herbaceous, ascending, hairy; leaves 

 large, on long petioles, ovate, acute, deeply crenated, cordate at 

 the base, rather hispid on both surfaces : floral leaves ovate, 

 acute, shorter than the calyxes ; racemes a little branched ; 

 whorls about 6-flowered, remote ; calyxes on short pedicels, 

 amply campanulate, truncate, villous : upper lip very short, 

 tiearly entire, and toothed : lobes of the lower lip broad ovate, 

 acute ; corolla one-half longer than the calyx ; tube of corolla 

 inclosed ; connective free behind, and bearing an empty cell. 

 T(.. H. Native of Nipaul, on Gosainsthan. Leaves 4 to 6 

 inches long, and about the same in breadtli. Racemes short. 

 Corollas, accordins to Wallich, similar to those of S. nubicola. 



Campanutate-calyxed Sage. PI. 1 to feet. 



SECT. IV. HORMI'NCM (from oppau, hormao, to excite ; in 

 reference to the stimulating qualities of the plant.) Benth. in 

 Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 373. lab. p. 220. Calyx tubular : upper 

 lip truncate, somewhat 3-toothed. Tube of corolla widened 

 under the throat, or ventricose, without any ring of hairs inside : 

 upper lip straight, concave, or falcate, compressed : lateral lobes 

 of the lower lip oblong, erect, a little twisted ; middle lobe 

 spreading, roundish. Connective deflexed behind, abruptly 

 dilated, connected, and callous at the extremity. Herbs natives 

 of the region of the Mediterranean. 



32 S. VI'BIDIS (Lin. spec. p. 31.) stem herbaceous, erect, vil- 

 lous ; leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, rounded at the base, ob- 

 tuse, crenated, villous: superior ones ovate-cordate: floral leaves 

 very broad, acute, permanent, rather longer than the calyxes, 

 becoming gradually smaller as they ascend ; racemes simple ; 

 whorls distant, usually 6-flowered ; calyx villous, reflexed 

 in the fructiferous state, and plicately striated : teeth of the 

 lower lip lanceolate, acute ; corolla hardly a third part longer 

 than the calyx, with an almost inclosed tube. 0. H. Native 

 of Europe, Africa, and Asia, in the region of the Mediterranean, 

 in dry, stony, or gravelly places : Barbary, Spain, Italy, Dalma- 

 tia, Greece, Tauria, Caucasus, &c. Jacq. icon. rar. 1. p. 2. t. 

 4. Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 20. t. 1. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 1. p. 

 15. t. 19. Rchb. icon. bot. c. 6. p. 23. t. 531. S. Spielmanni, 

 Scop. del. ins. 3. p. 31. t. 15. Jacq. fil. eel. 1. p. 25. t. 15. 

 Rchb. icon. bot. c. 6. p. 23. t. 53i. but not of Willd. S. trun- 

 cata, Willd. enum. 1. p. 34. Horminum viride, Mcench. meth. 

 p. 377. Horminum coma viridi, Tourn. inst. 178. Stem 

 sparingly branched. Leaves 1-2 inches long. Corollas small, 

 blue. Bracteas green. 



/ ~ar. p, tioldcea ; flowers violaceous, or bluish. Q. H. Plant 

 more robust than the species. 



Green-topped Clary. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1 759. PI. i to 

 1 foot. 



33 S. HORMINUM (Lin. spec. p. 34.) stem herbaceous, erect, 

 villous ; leaves petiolate, oval-oblong, rounded at the base, or 

 cuneated, obtuse, crenated, villous : superior ones ovate-cordate : 

 floral leaves very broad, acute, permanent, rather longer than 

 the calyxes: uppermost ones membranaceously dilated, coloured, 



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comose ; racemes simple ; whorls distant, about 6-flowered ; 

 calyx pubescent, reflexed in the mature state, and plicately 

 striated : teeth of the lower lip lanceolate, acute ; corolla one- 

 half longer than the calyx, with an inclosed tube. 0. H. Na- 

 tive of Europe, Africa, and Asia, in the region of the Mediter- 

 ranean, at the edges of fields, and in bushy places ; as of Bar- 

 bary, Greece, Italy, Dalmatia, Syria, Tauria. Sibth. et Smith, 

 fl. graec. 1. p. 15. t. 20. S. colorata, Thore, chl. land. p. 17. 

 Horminum sativum, Mill. diet. no. 5. Horminum coloratum. 

 Moench. meth. p. 376. Plenck. icon. 20. Lob. icon. t. 555. 

 Gesn. fasc. 17. t. 11. f. 21. Buxb. cent. t. 39. f. 2. There 

 are two varieties of this, the Purple-topped Clary, and the Red- 

 topped Clary, the bracteas in the one being purple, and in the 

 other red, for which they are cultivated in gardens. 



Clary, Purple, and Red-topped. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1596. 

 PI. 1 to li foot. 



34 S. FORSKOELEI (Lin. mant. p. 26.) stem herbaceous, clothed 

 with rather clammy villi ; lower leaves petiolate, large, ovate, 

 repandly crenated, auricled at the base, or lobed, villous ; cauline 

 leaves few, nearly sessile : floral leaves broadly ovate, acumi- 

 nated, permanent, much shorter than the calyxes ; racemes elon- 

 gated, nearly simple ; whorls 2-6-flowered, distant ; teeth of 

 lower lip of calyx lanceolate, acute ; corolla twice as long as the 

 calyx, with an exserted tube : upper lip emargtnately bifid. If. . ! 

 H. Native of the Levant, Forsk. ; in woods on Mount Olympus 

 in Bithynia ; and about Belgrad, near Constantinople, Sibthorp. 

 Sims, bot. mag. t. 988. Willd. hort. berol. t. 20. Sibth. et 

 Smith, fl. graec. 1. p. 16. t. 21. S. bifida, Forsk, fl. arab. p. 

 202. Stem leafy at base, and nearly naked at top. Lower 

 leaves 3-4 inches long, subcordate at the base. Calyx usually 

 coloured at top, clothed with clammy pubescence. Corollas 

 violaceous, similar to Sect. I. Eutphace : lower lip variegated ; 

 middle lobe deflexed, emarginately bifid. 



ForskceFt Sage. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1800. PI. \\ foot. 



35 S. MILTIORHI'ZA (Bunge. enum. pi. chin. p. 50.) stem her- 

 baceous, erect, pilose ; leaves petiolate, pinnate, with 3-7 petio- 

 late, ovate, crenated leaflets : the ultimate leaflet larger or bifid ; 

 floral leaves bractea-formed ; racemes simple ; whorls many- 

 flowered, loose ; calyx campanulate : upper lip acute, entire : 

 lower one shortly bidentate ; corolla about 3 times as long as 

 the calyx : tube a little exserted, obliquely annulate inside : 

 upper lip falcate, compressed : middle lobe of lower lip fringed ; 

 connective rather dilated behind. 0. ? 1^. ? G. Native of the 

 north of China, in shady mountains at Zui-wey-schin and Ssi- 

 jui-ssy, Bunge. Habit of S. Fortkcelei. Root vermilion- 

 coloured. Leaves large, hispid, green above and paler beneath. 

 Calyxes coloured, rather clammy. Corollas blue, clothed with 

 clammy pubescence outside. This species differs from the pre- 

 sent section in the upper lip of corolla being entire ; and in the 

 inside of the tube of the corolla being annulate from both the 

 present section and sect. jEthiopis. 



Red-rooted Sage. PL 2 to 3 feet. 



SECT. V. jEiHi'ons (so called from S. ^EtJuopit being a 

 native of Ethiopia.) Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 373. lab. 

 p. 222. Calyx campanulate or tubular ; upper lip tridentate : 

 teeth erect : middle tooth very small. Tube of corolla 

 widened under the throat or ventricose, without any ring of 

 hairs inside : upper lip falcate, compressed ; lateral lobes of 

 lower lip oblong, erectish, and a little twisted : middle lobe 

 spreading, roundish, usually concave, eraarginate, crenulated. 

 Connective deflexed behind, abruptly dilated, callous and con- 

 nected at the extremity. Herbs, natives of the region of the 

 Mediterranean, and the mountains of Middle Asia. Leaves and 

 lower parts of stem usually clothed with white wool. Floral 

 leaves permanent, erect, clasping the whorls, rarely rather 



