LABIATE. XXIX. SALVIA. 



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finely pubescent ; floral leaves ovate, tnembranaceous, decidu- 

 ous ; racemes elongated, nearly simple, many-flowered ; whorls 

 somewhat approximate, 6-10-flowered, secund ; flowers pedi- 

 cellate ; calyx tubular, pubescent, having the upper lip entire, 

 and the teeth of the lower lip subulately acuminated ; corolla 

 about 3 times as long as the calyx : tube exserted, equal, slen- 

 der : lips nearly equal ; genitals exserted ; style glabrous. fj . 

 S. Native of Mexico, near Jalapa, Schiede et Deppe ; and of 

 the Cordillera de Guchilapa, Berlandier. Corollas pale violet. 

 Allied Sage. Shrub. 



249 S. PU-RPC'REA (Cav. icon. 2. p. 52. t. 166.) stem herba- 

 ceous, erect, nearly glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, acumi- 

 nated, serrated, rounded or cordate at the base, glabrous or 

 clothed with fine hoary pubescence ; floral leaves small, ovate, 

 acuminated, deciduous ; racemes dense, branched ; whorls 

 many-flowered, approximate, secund ; calyx tubular, clothed 

 with white or purple wool, having the upper lip entire, and the 

 teeth of the lower lip subulately mucronate ; corolla about 3 

 times as long as the calyx : tube exsertcd, incurved : upper lip 

 pubescent ; style bearded on all sides. If. S. Native of 

 Mexico. Jacq. schrenbr. 3. p. 2. t. 253. Habit of S. polysta- 

 chya ; but differs in the stem being more glabrous ; in the 

 flowers being secund, densely woolly : and in the corolla being 

 twice as long, tubular, and of a reddish purple colour. 



Purpfe-flowered Sage. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1825. PI. 2 

 to 3 feet. 



\ Speciet doubtful whether belonging to the present section. 



250 S. CCPHE.EFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 

 288.) stem herbaceous, bifariously pilose ; leaves petiolate, 

 ovate-elliptic, bluntish, acute at the base, crenated, glabrous, 

 with hairy margins ; whorls 2-flowered, very remote ; calyxes 

 glabrous, ciliated, tubular, striated, having the upper lip ovate, 

 entire, acute, and the teeth of the lower lip acute. %. S. 

 Native of Peru, in woods. Stem branched. Leaves 6-9 lines 

 long. Pedicels hairy. Bracteas ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 

 glabrous, with ciliated margins, deciduous. This species ought 

 probably to be placed in section Longiflorce durantlacae. 



Cuphea-leated Sage. PI. 1 J foot. 



251 S. RU'FULA (H. B. et Kuntb, 1. c. p. 291.) stem suffru- 

 ticose, erect, clothed with rufous tomentum ; leaves ovate, acu- 

 minated, narrowed at the base, petiolate, serrated, clothed with 

 rufous pubescence beneath ; whorls about 6-flowered, distant ; 

 calyx rather pilose, having the upper lip entire and acute, and 

 the lower one bifid ; genitals inclosed. ^ . S. Native of New- 

 Granada, on the Andes of Quindiu, near Los Gallegos. Leaves 

 rather hairy above, 2-3 inches long. Bracteas ovate, acumi- 

 nately subulate, pubescent, ciliated. Corolla purple : upper lip 

 pubescent. 



Rufous Sage. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



252 S. TOLIME'KSIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 292.) stem 

 shrubby, erect, clothed with rufous pubescence ; leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute at both ends, petiolate, densely pubescent be- 

 neath ; whorls about 6-flowered, distant ; calyx hairy, having 

 the upper lip ovate, entire, acute, and the lower lip bifid ; sta- 

 mens inclosed. T; . S. Native on Mount Quindiu, between 

 Ibague and Tolima. Leaves nearly glabrous above, but beset 

 with short scattered hairs beneath, 2-3 inches long. Bracteas 

 ovate, acute, serrufeted, pubescent beneath. Upper lip of co- 

 rolla pubescent outside. 



Tolima Sage. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



253 S. DI'SCOLOR (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 146.) stem shrub- 

 by, erect, clothed with hoary tomentum ; young branches clam- 

 my ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, acutish, rounded at the 



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base, quite entire, glabrous above, and clothed with white to- 

 mentum beneath ; whorls about 8-flowered, distant ; bracteas 

 caducous ; calyx clothed with white tomentum, campanulate, 

 striated, having the upper lip ovate, acute, and the teeth of the 

 lower lip short, acute ; corolla twice as long as the calyx : mid- 

 dle segment of the lower lip 2-lobed ; stamens inclosed*. Jj . S. 

 Native of the Andes of Peru, in shady places along the valley 

 of the river Guamcabamba. Leaves 2 inches long. Corolla 

 violaceous. This is a very distinct species, and ought probably 

 to be placed in section Longiflbrce Cceruleae. 

 Two-coloured-leaved Sage. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



254 S. ACCTIFOLIA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 24. t. 38. 

 f. b.) shrubby, branched ; branches tomentose ; leaves petio- 

 late, cordate, acute, bluntly and unequally serrated, wrinkled 

 above, and tomentose, and very veiny beneath; whorls 6-12- 

 flowered, approximate ; flowers on short pedicels, secund ; brac- 

 teas ovate-lanceolate, acute, keeled, deciduous, tomentose ; calyx 

 tomentose, having the upper lip entire, and the lower one bifid ; 

 corolla twice as long as the calyx ; stamens length of corolla; 

 stigma villous, exserted. fj. S. Native of Peru, plentiful in 

 meadows and humid places in Cheuchin, where it is called Suc- 

 chonca by the natives. 



Acute-leaved Sage. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



255 S. PAUCIFLORA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. Z. p. 

 303.) stems shrubby, erect, and are, as well as the branches, 

 hairy ; leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, cordate, crenated, clothed 

 with fine white tomentum beneath ; whorls 2-flowered, distant ; 

 calyx pubescent, tubular, striated, having the upper lip acute, 

 and the segments of the lower lip acuminated ; genitals exserted. 

 Ij . S. Native of New Spain, in hot places. Branches pur- 

 plish. Leaves pubescent above, 1 inch long. Bracteas oblong, 

 shorter than the calyxes, deciduous. Corolla purple, with a 

 hairy upper lip. 



Fetr-jftoffered Sage. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



SECT. IX. ECHIXO'SPHACE (from e^ivoc, echinot, a hedge-hog ; 

 and CKJIOKOC, sphakos, sage ; so called in reference to the spiny 

 floral leaves and bracteas.) Benth. lab. p. 302. Floral leaves 

 and bracteas imbricate, spinose. Calyx ovate : upper lip tri- 

 dentate : lower lip shorter, bifid : teeth all spinose. Tube of 

 corolla furnished with a ring of hairs inside ; upper lip straight, 

 emarginately bifid : lateral lobes of lower lip small, and the 

 middle lobe large, and lacerately fringed. Connective fixed by 

 the middle, remote, stretched out behind, and bearing a pollini- 

 ferous cell, nearly similar to the other. A Californian herb. 

 Flowers heaped in many-flowered dense whorls, propped by 

 bracteas. 



256 S. CARDCA V CEA (Benth. bib. p. 302.) stem herbaceous, 

 erect, almost simple, clothed with white wool ; leaves petiolate, 

 oblong, pinnatifid, clothed with loose wool beneath : lobes ovate, 

 sinuately toothed : teeth spinosely acuminated ; whorls remote, 

 densely many-flowered ; calyx inflated, woolly ; tube of corolla 

 almost inclosed ; connective free behind, and bearing an almost 

 empty cell. 11 . ? H. Native of California, Douglas. Habit 

 of Morlna Persica, or a species of Carduus. 



ThuOe-Kke Sage. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



SECT. X. PTCHSO'SPHACE (so called from ST/XVOC, pyctutos, 

 dense ; and o-oatoc, sphakos, sage ; in reference to the dense 

 whorls of flowers.) Benth. lab. p. 302. Floral leaves and 

 bracteas imbricate, mutic. Calyx ovate ; upper lip triden- 

 tate ; lower lip bifid : teeth all subulate. Tube of corolla 

 furnished with a ring of hairs inside ; upper lip straight : 

 middle lobe of the lower lip entire or emarginate. Connective 

 fixed by the middle, remote, and extended behind, bearing a 

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