LABIATE. XXIX. SALVIA. 



749 



shrubby; branches elongated, glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, 

 acuminated, crenately serrated in the middle, roundly serrated at 

 the base, glabrous ; floral leaves bractea-formed, sessile, broad- 

 ovate, acuminated, coloured, imbricated before florescence, de- 

 ciduous ; whorls about 6-flowered, approximate ; calyx tubu- 

 larly campanulate, striated, having the upper lip entire, and the 

 teeth of the lower lip short, ovate, setaceously acuminated ; 

 corolla 2-5 times as long as the calyx : tube ventricose, glabrous : 

 lips short, nearly equal ; style bearded. I? . G Native near to 

 the city of Mexico and Tlalpuxahua. Bot. reg. 1205. Hook, 

 bot. mag. t. 2872. S. laevigata, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 2. p. 295. t. 147. Corolla rose-coloured. 



7ncofucra//-rlowered Sage. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1825. Shrub 

 2-4 feet. 



214 S. SESSE'I (Benth. lab. p. 288.) stem shrubby ; branches 

 nearly glabrous : leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, acuminated, 

 rounded, cuneated, or narrowed at the base, glabrous on both 

 surfaces, or pubescent beneath ; floral leaves smaller : uppermost 

 ones minute, deciduous ; whorls few-flowered, panicled ; calyx 

 inflately-campanulate, membranous, coloured, glabrous, having 

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

 corolla about three times as long as the calyx, pubescent out- 

 side ; tube much exserted, nearly equal ; style glabrous. ^ G. 

 Native of New Spain, on the western declivity of Cordillera de 

 Guchillaque. Leaves 2-3 inches long, rather coriaceous. Panicles 

 short, loose. Fructiferous calyx large, scarlet. Corolla nearly 

 -2 inches long, scarlet. Upper lobe of style very long. 



Sesse Sage. Shrub. 



215 S. AGGLUTINA'TA (Lag. gen. et spec. nov. p. 2. no. 120.) 

 leaves cordate-ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrated, white beneath ; 

 corolla pubescent, four times longer than the calyx, which is 

 inflated ; stem hairy, clammy. fj . S. Native of New Spain. 

 S. fruticosa, Cervantes. Leaves clothed with clammy villi, par- 

 ticularly while young. Whorls about 6-flowered, bracteate. 

 Bracteas ovate, acuminated, concave, deciduous, shorter than the 

 calyxes. Corolla scarlet. Style bearded. This species agrees 

 with S. Sessei in the calyx ; but the leaves are very distinct. 



Clammy Sage. Shrub. 



216 S. PUBE'SCENS (Benth. lab. p. 723.) stem shrubby ; 

 branches tomentosely pubescent ; leaves petiolate, ovate, blunt- 

 ish, rounded at the base, wrinkled, pubescent above, and clothed 

 with hoary villi beneath ; floral leaves smaller : upper ones mi- 

 nute, deciduous ; whorls few-flowered, rather panicled; flowers 

 nearly sessile ; calyx inflately tubular, rather incurved, coloured 

 at top, having the upper lip entire, and the teeth of the lower lip 

 broad-ovate, obtuse ; corolla twice as long as the calyx, pubes- 

 cent outside : tube much exserted, nearly equal : lips nearly 

 equal ; style shortly bearded. Jj . S. Native of Mexico at 

 San Dionicio, in Oaxaca. Allied to S. Sessei and S. Regla. 



Pubescent Sage. Shrub. 



217 S. KE'GLA (Cav. icon. 5. p. 33. t. 455.) stem shrubby ; 

 branches glabrous or pubescent under the axils ; leaves petio- 

 late, rounded, obtuse, sinuately crenated, broadly subcordate at 

 the base, coriaceous, wrinkled, rather hispid above, nerved 

 and pubescent beneath ; floral leaves conforming to the others ; 

 whorls terminal, few-flowered; flowers nearly sessile; calyx 

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

 the lower lip broad-ovate, acutish ; corolla twice as long as the 

 calyx, pubescent outside : tube ventricose ; style glabrous, ex- 

 serted. t? . S. Native of Mexico at Vilalpando and Regla. 

 Branches purplish. Leaves 1| inch long, fuscescent beneath. 

 Flowers, crowded in the number of 3 to 6, at the tops of the 

 branches. Calyx pubescent. Corolla scarlet. 



Regla Sage. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



218 S. GRAHA'MU (Benth. in bot. reg. t. 1370.) stsm shrubby; 

 branches glabrous or bifariously pubescent ; leaves petiolate, 



oval, obtuse, rounded or cuneated at the base, irregularly cre- 

 nated in the middle, nearly glabrous ; floral leaves ovate, acumi- 

 nated, ciliated, deciduous; racemes elongated ; whorls 2-flowered; 

 calyx tubular, striated, pubescent on the nerves, having the 

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

 twice as long as the calyx, glabrous outside : tube much exserted, 

 ventricose : middle lobe of lower lip very broad, emarginate ; 

 style shortly bearded. \ . S. Native of Mexico, in several 

 places. Calyxes usually coloured. Flowers smaller than those 

 of S. microphylla ; but the leaves are larger. 

 Graham's Sage. Shrub. 



219 S. MICROPHY'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 

 294.) stem shrubby ; branches finely pubescent : leaves petio- 

 late, ovate, obtuse, minute, regularly crenated, rounded at the 

 base, wrinkled, pubescent : floral leaves ovate, acuminated, de- 

 ciduous ; racemes short ; whorls 2-flowered ; calyx tubular, 

 striated, with pubescent nerves, having the upper lip entire, and 

 the teeth of the lower lip acuminated ; corolla twice as long as 

 the calyx, glabrous outside : tube ventricose, exceeding the 

 calyx : throat contracted : middle lobe of lower lip broad ; style 

 shortly bearded. ^. G. Native of New Spain, near Santa 

 Rosa, Moran, and Pachucan. Leaves 3-4 lines long. Corolla 

 reddish, purple, or scarlet. 



Small-leated Sage. Shrub 1 foot. 



220 S. SUBROTU'NDA (St. Hil. mss. ex. Benth. lab. p. 290.) 

 herbaceous, erect ; branches glabrous ; leaves petiolate, broad- 

 ovate, roundish, bluntish, crenately serrated, rounded or truncate 

 at the base, green and glabrous on both surfaces ; racemes 

 elongated, simple ; whorls loose, 2-6-flowered ; flowers pedicel- 

 late ; calyx tubularly campanulate, pubescent, coloured at top ; 

 corolla more than twice as long as the calyx : tube exserted, 

 widened : middle segment of lower lip very broad ; genitals 

 exserted; style glabrous. I/ . ? S. Native of Brazil. Nearly 

 allied to S. coccinea. 



Roundish-leaned Sage. PI. 1 to 2 feet ? 



221 S. COCCINBA (Lin. mant. p. 88.) stem herbaceous, erect, 

 clothed with hoary pubescence ; leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, 

 crenated, cordate at the base, pubescent above, and clothed with 

 hoary tomentum beneath ; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, de- 

 ciduous ; racemes simple; whorls 6-10-flowered, remote; ca- 

 lyx tubularly campanulate, striated, pubescent, having the upper 

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

 twice as long as the calyx : tube exserted, widened at top : upper 

 lip short : middle segment of the lower lip broad, emarginate. 

 l. S. Native of Florida, Georgia, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, 

 Brazil, in the province of Goyaz ; East Indies, on the banks of 

 the Ganges, and about Madras, but probably escaped from gar- 

 dens. Murr. comm. goett. 1778. p. 86. t. 1. S. rosea, Vahl. 

 enum. 1. p. 244. S. glaucescens, Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 136. t. 

 192. Horminum coccineum, Moench. Stem branched, hoary, 

 sometimes hispid at the base from pili. Leaves 1-2 inches 

 long, very soft beneath : floral ones shorter than the calyxes. 

 Calyx often purplish. Corolla scarlet. 



Scarta-flowered Sage. Fl. April, Oct. Clt. 1772. PI. 1 to 

 3 feet. 



222 S. PSEU'DO-COCCI'NEA (Jacq. coll. 2. p. 302. icon. rar. p. 

 22. t. 209.) stem herbaceous, erect, hispid from long spreading 

 hairs ; leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, crenated, rounded or sub- 

 cuneated at the base, pubescent above, and clothed with hoary 

 tomentose pubescence beneath ; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, 

 deciduous; racemes simple ; whorls 6-10-flowered, remote ; ca- 

 lyx tubular, striated, pubescent, having the upper lip entire, and 

 the teeth of the lower lip acute ; corolla pubescent outside, 

 twice as long as the calyx : tube exserted, equal : middle lobe of 

 lower lip very broad, emarginate ; style exserted, glabrous. 

 y.. S. Native of tropical America in New Andalusia, on the 



