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LABIATE. XXIX. SALVIA. 



late, pilosely hispid, having the upper lip entire, and the teeth 

 of the lower lip acutish ; corolla about twice as long as the 

 calyx : tube about equal in length to the calyx, ventricose ; 

 style bifariously bearded. 11 . G. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of St. Paul, in fields near Ilegistra de Curitiba, and the 

 pastures near Fazenda da Fortaleza, St. Hil. ; and in the south 

 of Brazil, Sello. Stems clothed with rufous tomentum, or vil- 

 lous. Leaves 1 inch long, pubescent above. Corolla blue, a 

 little smaller than those of S. ovalifblia. 

 Woolly-spiked Sage. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



151 S. VI'SCIDA (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 268.) suffru- 

 ticose, clammy ; branches clothed with glandular hairs ; leaves 

 nearly sessile, or the lower ones are ovate-lanceolate, acutish, 

 serrately crenated or cordate at the base, green on both sur- 

 faces, soft, hispid ; racemes elongated, almost simple ; whorls 

 generally 6-flowerecl, subsecund ; calyx tubularly campanulate, 

 villous, clammy, having the upper lip entire, and the teeth of the 

 lower lip ovate, acute ; corolla twice as long as the calyx : tube 

 a little exserted, ventricose ; style bearded above. J? . G. 

 Native of Brazil, in the woods called Carrascos, in Serra 

 Negro, at the limits of the provinces of Minas Geraes and Rio 

 Janeiro, St. Hil. Shrub decumbent at the base. Racemes nu- 

 merous, \ foot. Corollas blue. 



Viscid Sage. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



152 S. CORDA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 268.) stem herbaceous, erect, 

 tall, villous ; leaves on short petioles, ovate-oblong, acute, cre- 

 nated, cordate, wrinkled, pubescent above, clothed with soft 

 white tomentum beneath ; floral leaves ovate, acute ? deciduous ; 

 racemes simple ; whorls distant, many-flowered ; calyx tubularly 

 campanulate, striated, pubescent, having the upper lip entire, 

 and the teeth of the lower lip acute ; corolla thrice as long as 

 the calyx : tube a little exserted, ventricose : upper lip pubes- 

 cent : middle lobe of lower lip very broad, emarginate ; style 

 glabrous, y. . G. Native of the south of Brazil, Sello. Stems 

 almost simple. Leaves 3-4 inches long. Whorls often 20-flow- 

 ered. Corolla blue, above an inch long. Upper lobe of style 

 very long, subulate. 



Cordate-leaved Sage. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



153 S. NERVOSA (Benth. lab. p. 268.) stem herbaceous? 

 erect, almost simple, clothed with rufous tomentum, and long 

 spreading hairs ; leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acute, crenately 

 serrated, rounded or subcordate at the base, coriaceous, wrin- 

 kled above, and glabrous, nerved, and clothed with fine rufous 

 tomentum beneath ; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, deciduous ; 

 racemes elongated; whorls numerous, 6-10-flowered ; calyx 

 ovate-tubular, striated, pubescent, having the upper lip entire, 

 and the teeth of the lower lip broad-ovate, obtuse, or shortly 

 acuminated ; corolla twice as long as the calyx, tomentose out- 

 side : tube exserted, widened at top; style bearded. Tf.,1 G. 

 Native of the south of Brazil, Sello. Stems naked at the base. 

 Leaves 1-2 inches long. Whorls distant. Corolla bluish. Sta- 

 mens inclosed. Upper lobe of style longest. 



Nerved-\eaved Sage. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



154 S. RI'GIDA (Benth. lab. p. 269.) stems herbaceous, erect, 

 villous or nearly glabrous ; leaves sessile, lanceolate or linear, 

 cordate at the base, with crenulated margins, glabrous, rather 

 coriaceous, stiff; floral leaves minute, linear, deciduous ; ra- 

 cemes simple ; whorls 6-10-flowered, remote; calyx tubular, 

 striated, villous, having the upper lip entire, and the teeth of the 

 lower lip ovate, acute ; corolla about twice as long as the calyx : 

 tube ventricose, equalling the calyx ; style shortly bearded be- 

 neath. 2/ . ? G. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Minas 

 Geraes, Rio Grande do Sul, and the south of Brazil, St. Hil. 

 and Sello. Stems branched at the base. Branches almost sim- 

 ple. Leaves 1-2 inches long. Flowers almost sessile. Corolla 

 blue, hardly half an inch long with the calyx. 



Stiff Sage. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



155 S. ROSMARINOI'DES (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 269.) 

 stem suffruticose ; branches erect, twiggy, tomentosely villous ; 

 leaves sessile, linear or linear-lanceolate, acuminated, crenated, 

 subcordate at the base, stiff, almost glabrous above, but clothed 

 with hoary tomentum beneath ; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, 

 deciduous ; racemes elongated, simple ; whorls about 6-flower- 

 ed, distant ; calyx tubular, clothed with clammy villi, having the 

 upper lip entire, and the teeth of the lower lip acute ; corolla 

 about thrice as long as the calyx : tube a little exserted ; style 

 bifariously pubescent. Ji G- Native of Brazil, in fields in 

 the Missions of the Uruguay, near El Salto Grande. Plant 

 scentless. Racemes nearly a foot long. Corollas blue, marked 

 with white lines. 



Rosmnry-lilce Sage. Shrub 2 feet. 



3. AXILLARIFLOR;E. Floral leaves conforming to the cau- 

 line ones. Flowers axillary. Tube of corolla equal in height to 

 the calyx, or hardly half as long again. Humble undershrubs, 

 with bluish flowers. 



156 S. AXILLA'RIS (Moc. et Sesse, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 

 270.) leaves oblong-linear, acute, quite entire, narrowed at the 

 base, scabrous from hairs ; whorls axillary, 2-6-flowered ; 

 calyxes almost sessile, tubular, striated, pubescent, having the 

 upper lip tridentate, and the lower lip bifid : teeth all acute, and 

 subulately acuminated. Jj . S. Native of New Spain, Mocino 

 et Sesse. Habit of Thflmus or Satureia. Leaves 3-4 lines 

 long. Corollas not seen. 



-3a;z7/an/-flowered Sage. Shrub humble. 



157 S. CUNEIFOUA (Benth. lab. p. 270.) branches decumbent, 

 villous ; leaves sessile, ovate-cuneated, a little toothed, narrow- 

 ed at the base, green on both surfaces ; whorls axillary, few- 

 flowered ; calyx tubular, villous, having the upper lip shortly 

 tricuspidate, and the lower lip bifid : lobes acuminated ; corolla 

 more than twice as long as the calyx : tube exserted, equal ; 

 style glabrous. ^ . G. Native of Mexico, near Chapultepec ? 

 Karwinski. Stems many, rising from a thick woody base. 

 Leaves 8-4 lines long, furnished with one or two teeth on both 

 sides : the upper ones quite entire. Flowers size of those of 

 Calamintha Nepeta. 



Wedge-leaved Sage. Shrub | foot. 



158 S. CALAMINTH^EFOLIA (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 233.) stem 

 shrubby ; branches canescent ; leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, 

 obtuse, crenated, cordate at the base, clothed with fine tomen- 

 tum on both surfaces ; whorls axillary, remote, generally 6- 

 flowered ; calyxes pedicellate, tubularly campanulate, nearly 

 glabrous, having the upper lip entire, and the teeth of the lower 

 lip ovate, acute ; corolla about twice as long as the calyx, pu- 

 bescent outside ; style bearded above. fy . S. Native of St. 

 Domingo. Branches slender, purplish. Leaves hardly a nail 

 in length. Corollas blue. Genitals a little exserted. 



Calamint-leaved Sage. Shrub humble. 



159 S. BALLOT^FLORA (Benth. lab. 270.) leaves petiolate, 

 ovate, roundish, obtuse, truncate or cordate at the base, nearly 

 glabrous above, and clothed with white tomentum beneath ; 

 upper floral leaves bractea-formed ; whorls few, axillary, 2-6- 

 flowered, distant, or the 2 or 3 upper ones approximating into a 

 short raceme ; calyx pedicellate, tubularly campanulate, attenu- 

 ated at the base, having the upper lip entire, and the teeth of 

 the lower lip ovate, dilated after florescence ; corolla about 

 twice as long as the calyx : tube inclosed ; style bifariously 

 bearded. \i . G. Native of Mexico, near Toliman, Kar- 

 winski. Shrub much branched. Leaves hardly ^ an inch 

 long, when young clothed with mealy tomentum beneath, as 

 well as the calyxes. 



Ballota-jlotvered Sage. Shrub humble. 



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