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LABIATE. XXIX. SALVIA. 



ovate : whorls many-flowered, closely crowded ; calyx tubular, 

 having the upper lip ovate, acute, and the segments of the lower 

 lip acute ; tube of corolla equalling the calyx. (? . S. Native 

 of Peru, in the province of Quito, near Alausi. Floral leaves 

 ovate, acute. Corolla violaceous. Stamens hardly exserted. 

 This is a very showy species. 



White-headed Sage. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



169 S. BREVIFLORA (Moc. et Sesse, mss. ex Bentli. lab. p. 

 274.) stem shrubby ; branches clothed with hoary tomentum ; 

 leaves on short petioles, ovate, acute, crenulated, rounded at the 

 base or subcordate, clothed with soft hoary pubescence above, 

 and white tomentum beneath ; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, 

 equalling the calyxes ; racemes spike-formed, dense, a little 

 branched ; whorls about 6-flowered, approximate, secund ; 

 flowers almost sessile ; calyx tubularly campanulate, having the 

 upper lip entire, and the teeth of the lower lip short, obtuse ; 

 corolla about twice as long as the calyx, tomentose outside, with 

 equal lips ; genitals exserted a little ; style glabrous. ^ . S. 

 Native of New Spain. Leaves almost like those of a species 

 of Lantana, scarcely an inch long. Upper lip of corolla shortly 

 emarginate, and the middle segment of the lower lip large, 

 bifid. 



Short-flowered Sage. Shrub. 



170 S. COLLI'NA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 288.) shrubby; 

 branches and under sides of leaves clothed with white tomen- 

 tum, but pubescent above ; leaves oblong -lanceolate, bluntish, 

 acute at the base, crenated ; floral leaves lanceolate, tomentose, 

 deciduous ; spikes on long peduncles ; whorls many-flowered, 

 approximate ; calyx clothed with white tomentum, campanu- 

 late, striated, having the upper lip entire, acute, and the lower 

 one bipartite, with acuminated segments. Tj . S. Native of 

 Quito, on dry hills about Riobamba Nuevo. Shrub sweet- 

 scented. Leaves an inch long, green above. Lower whorls 

 distant. Corollas blue : lower lip spotted with white, ex 

 Bonpl. This species differs from S. breviflbra, in the leaves 

 being green above, and in their form. 



Hill Sage. Shrub. 



171 S. SPICA'TA (Rcem. et Sehrltes, syst. mant. I. p. 202.) 

 shrubby ; branches glabrous, clothed with hoary pubescence 

 while young ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, obsoletely crenated to- 

 wards the apex, pubescent above, but clothed with white tomen- 

 tum beneath ; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, clothed with white 

 tomentum, tip] ed with blue, deciduous; spikes terminal, solitary, 

 pedunculate ; whorls many-flowered, approximate ; calyx cloth- 

 ed with white tomentum, campanulate, striated, having the up- 

 per lip obtuse and tridentate, and the lower one bidentate: teeth 

 all acute. fj . S. Native of New Spain. S. saligna, Willd. 

 herb., ex Link, Schwseg. et Dietr. spec. pi. 1. p. 308. S. 

 Humboldtii, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 64. S. Humboldtiana, Dietr. 

 gart. lex. 7. p. 418. S. pulchella, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. 

 p. 288. t. 140. Leaves about an inch long. Corolla blue : 

 tube equalling the calyx : upper lip galeate, concave, emargi- 

 nate, pubescent. Calyx reddish, more villous than that of S. 

 breviflbra. 



Spicate-fiov/ered Sage. Shrub 3 feet. 



172 S. FARINA'CEA (Benth. lab. p. 274.) stem herbaceous, 

 erect, nearly glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, or lanceo- 

 late, bluntish, irregularly serrate-crenated, narrowed a long way 

 at the base, nearly glabrous, green on both surfaces or canes- 

 cent beneath ; floral leaves small, deciduous ; raceme elongated, 

 simple ; whorls many-flowered, almost secund, remote, or the 

 upper ones are approximate ; flowers almost sessile ; calyx 

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

 lip short and obtuse ; corolla twice as long as the calyx : tube 

 hardly exserted, ventricose ; style bearded. 7.?S. Native of 



Texas, between RioGuadaloupe and Rio Colorado. Leaves like 

 those of S. uliginbsa or S. serrala. 

 Mealy Sage. PI. ? 



173 S. REVOLU'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 28. t. 41. 

 f. b.) stem shrubby, erect, clothed with white tomentum ; leaves 

 on short petioles, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, crenated, with revo- 

 lute edges, wrinkled, clothed with white tomentum on both sur- 

 faces ; lower floral leaves similar to the cauline ones : upper 

 ones ovate, acuminated, deciduous ; racemes simple ; whorls 

 about 6-flowered, remote, secund ; calyx tubular, having the 

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

 twice as long as the calyx : tube exserted, ventricose : lips 

 equal in length ; style hairy. Jj . S. Native of Peru, in the 

 province of Canta. Shrub much branched. Leaves on short 

 petioles, 1^- inch long. Corolla whitish-violet. 



Revolute-leaved Sage. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



174 S. LEUCA'NTHA (Cav. icon. 1. p. 16. t. 24.) stem shrub- 

 by ; branches nearly terete, clothed with white wool ; leaves on 

 short petioles, lanceolate-linear, acute, minutely crenated, round- 

 ed at the base, wrinkled above, and pubescent, but clothed with 

 white wool beneath ; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, deciduous ; 

 raceme elongated ; whorls many-flowered : lower ones remote ; 

 flowers almost sessile ; calyx ovate, having the upper lip entire, 

 and the teeth of the lower lip ovate, acute ; corolla twice as long 

 as the calyx, clothed with white tomentum outside : tube exsert- 

 ed, rather ventricose : lips short ; style bearded. I? . S. Na- 

 tive of Mexico. Leaves 2-6 inches long. Racemes usually 

 purplish. Corolla white, rather contracted under the throat. 



White-flowered Sage. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



175 S. viiLimNA (Benth. lab. p. 275.) stem shrubby?; 

 branches densely leafy, clothed with velvety wool ; leaves 

 almost sessile, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, crenated, narrowed at 

 the base, wrinkled, clothed with velvety wool beneath ; floral 

 leaves lanceolate, deciduous ; racemes rather loose ; whorls 

 about 6-flowered ; calyxes striated, tubular, having the upper 

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

 half again as long as the calyx, clothed with white wool outside : 

 tube wide : lips nearly equal ; style glabrous. tj . ? S. Native 

 of the South of Brazil, Sello. Nearly allied to S. confertiflbra. 

 Corollas white. 



Velvety Sage. Shrub. 



176 S. ERIOCA'LYX (Bertero, ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 

 addit. to mant. 1. p. 246.) stem shrubby; branches divaricate, 

 clothed with hoary pubescence ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, serrated, cuneated at the base, pubescent above, and 

 densely clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; floral leaves 

 ovate, acuminated, deciduous ; racemes short, simple ; whorls 

 6-10-flowered, approximate; calyx campanulate, laving the 

 upper lip entire, and the teeth of the lower lip ovate, obtuse ; 

 corolla exceeding the calyx a little, woolly outside : tube in- 

 closed : lips short; style bearded. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica. 

 Branches divaricate or procumbent. Leaves 3-4 inches long. 

 Flowers nearly sessile. Wool of calyx generally reddish. Co- 

 rollas like those of S. confertiflbra. 



Woolly-calyxed Sage. Shrub. 



177 S. CONFERTIFLORA (Pohl, pi. bras. 2. p. 134. t. 190.) 

 stem shrubby ? ; branches clothed with rufous tomentum ; 

 leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, acutish, crenated, cuneated at the 

 base, and running into the petioles, a little wrinkled above, and 

 clothed with adpressed tomentum, and densely clothed with 

 rufous tomentum beneath ; floral leaves ovate, long-acuminated, 

 reflexed or deciduous ; racemes elongated ; whorls numerous, 

 many-flowered ; calyx ovate-tubular, having the upper lip en- 

 tire, and the teeth of the lower lip ovate, acute ; corolla one half 

 longer than the calyx, clothed with yellow wool outside : tube 



