754 



LABIATE. XXIX. SALVIA. 



polliniferous, almost conform cell. A Californian herb. Whorls 

 densely many-flowered. 



257 S. COLUMBARIA (Benth. lab. p. 302.) herbaceous, erect, 

 a little branched ; leaves deeply pinnatifid, wrinkled, almost 

 glabrous : lobes oblong-linear, obtuse, erosely toothed or cut : 

 terminal lobe hardly broader than the rest; floral leaves bractea- 

 formed ; whorls solitary or twin, hemispherical, densely many- 

 flowered ; bracteas broad, ovate, acuminated, membranous ; 

 calyx pubescent : upper lip elongated, concave ; tube of corolla 

 inclosed: middle lobe of lower lip crenulated ; connective bear- 

 ing an empty cell behind. !.? H. Native of California, 

 Douglas. Habit of Scabibsa columbaria. Stems pubescent. 

 Corollas a little longer than the calyxes, bluish, size of those of 

 S. Nilotica. 



Pigeon Sage. PI. | to 1 foot. 



f" A species doubtful whether belonging to sect. X. 



258 S. LEONIA (Benth. lab. p. 303.) herbaceous, pubescent, 

 branched ; leaves cordate, crenated, wrinkled, petiolate ; whorls 

 5-6-flowered, propped by sessile, ovate, acuminated bracteas ; 

 flowers pedicellate ; calyx with a truncate tridentate upper lip, 

 and a bidentate lower lip ; upper lip of corolla keeled, erect, 

 shorter than the lower lip : middle lobe of lower lip larger, 

 emarginate ; stigma trifid ? the lower segments the longest ; 

 stamens 2-forked at top, with an anther on each division. If. . 

 G. Native of Mexico, at Chignagua, in Santa Rosa. Leonia 

 salvifolia, Llave ex Lexarza, nov. pi. mex. fasc. 2. p. 6. 



Leon Sage. PI. 1 foot. 



SECT. XI. HETERO'SPHACE (from trepos, heteros, variable ; 

 and <T0aicoe, sphalcos, sage.) Benth. in Hook. hot. misc. vol. 3. 

 lab. p. 303. Floral leaves deciduous. Calyx tubular : upper 

 lip truncate, tridentate. Tube of corolla furnished with a pilose 

 ring inside : upper lip short, straight ; lateral lobes of the lower 

 lip small, spreading a little. Connective fixed by the middle, 

 remote, and extended behind, bearing a polliniferous, almost con- 

 form cell. Herbs, natives of the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, 

 and North America. Flowers racemose ; whorls loose, few-flow- 

 ered. Calyxes often coloured. 



259 S. NILOTICA (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 258.) stem herbaceous, 

 erect, villous ; lower leaves petiolate, ovate, crenated, erose or 

 lyrate, rather narrowed at the base : upper ones broad, heart- 

 shaped, nearly sessile^all green on both surfaces, and villous ; 

 floral leaves ovate-lanceolate, very acute, rather shorter than 

 the calyxes; racemes short, branched; whorls 6-10-flowered, 

 distinct ; calyx ovate-campanulate, pubescent : teeth of lower 

 lip lanceolate, very acute ; corolla half as long again as the 

 calyx : tube nearly equal, naked inside : middle lobe of lower 

 lip emarginate ; connective bearing an empty cell behind. If. . 

 H. Native of Egypt. Murr. comm. gcett. 1778. p. 98. t. 2. 

 Jacq. hort. vind. 3. p. 48. t. 92. S. intermedia, Schultes, obs. 

 bot. 9. S. napaefolia, of many authors, but not of Jacq. S. 

 Abyssinica, Jacq. icon. rar. 1. p. 2. t. 6, but not of Lin., but 

 probably of Lin. fil. suppl. p. 81. ? S. Nubia, Murr. comm. 

 gcett. 1770. p. 90.^t. 3. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 259, and probably 

 of Ait. S. applanata, Willd. enum. suppl. 3. Horminum Nilo- 

 ticum, Mcench. meth. Horminum napifolium, Mill. diet. no. 

 4. ? Hairs of stem rather clammy. Floral leaves and calyxes 

 bluish. Corollas pale blue. 



Nile Sage. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1775. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



260 S. SYLVI'COLA (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 6052.) stem her- 

 baceous, ascending, villous ; leaves on short petioles, broad- 

 ovate, acute, toothed, cordate at the base, a little lobed, villous 

 on both surfaces ; floral leaves ovate, acuminated, shorter than 



the calyxes ; racemes simple; whorls secund, loose, 6-flowered, 

 distant ; calyx tubularly campanulate, villous : teeth of lower 

 lip lanceolate, all setaceously acuminated ; corolla twice as long 

 as the calyx : tube slender, exserted : upper lip, and middle 

 lobe of lower lip emarginate. I/ . ? S. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Stems almost simple. Leaves furnished with one 

 or two lobes on each side, canescent beneath. Corollas almost 

 like those of S. aurita, but one half smaller. 

 Wood Sage. PI. 2 feet. 



261 S. TENUIFOLIA (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 298.) stems her- 

 baceous, erect, branched at the base, villous ; leaves on long 

 petioles, ovate-roundish, obtuse, toothed, or a little cut, subcor- 

 date, truncate or stibhastate, or lobed at the base, villous on 

 both surfaces ; floral leaves rather shorter than the pedicels, 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute ; racemes simple ; whorls subsecund, 

 2-6-flowered, remote ; flowers pedicellate ; calyx tubular, co- 

 loured, striated, pubescent ; corolla about twice as long as the 

 calyx : tube exserted, equal : upper lip very short : middle lobe 

 of lower lip emarginate ; connective bearing an empty cell be- 

 hind, y. . ? G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla 

 blue. Genitals exserted. Herb small, leafy and branched at 

 the base. 



Thin-leaved Sage. PI. | to 1 foot. 



262 S. AURITA (Thunb. prod. p. 96.) stem herbaceous, 

 erect, villous ; leaves petiolate, lyrately pinnatifid or pinnate, 

 with erosely toothed segments, veiny beneath, and clothed with 

 hoary pubescence ; floral leaves minute, ovate, acute ; racemes 

 simple; whorls 6-10-flowered, distant, secund; calyx sessile, 

 tubular, elongated, coloured, striated, pubescent : teeth of upper 

 lip setaceous, of the lower lip lanceolate, very acute ; corolla 

 more than twice as long as the calyx : tube slender, much ex- 

 serted, equal : upper lip very short : middle lobe of lower lip 

 emarginate ; connective bearing an empty cell behind. 1. G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem nearly simple, erect 

 or ascending. Calyxes bluish-purple at top. Corollas size and 

 form of those of S. lyrata, but more slender. 



Eared-leaved Sage. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1795. PI. 1 to 2 

 feet. 



263 S. SCA'BRA (Thunb. prod. p. 97.) stem herbaceous, erect, 

 panicled, branched ; leaves lyrately pinnatifid, wrinkled, sca- 

 brous, with erosely curled margins, veiny and canescent be- 

 neath ; floral leaves minute, ovate-lanceolate ; racemes elon- 

 gated, a little branched ; whorls 6-flowered, distant ; calyx cam- 

 panulate, pubescent : teeth of upper lip setaceous, of the lower 

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

 nearly equal : middle lobe of lower lip emarginate ; connective 

 bearing an empty cell behind. If. . ? G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Stem stiff, scabrous, pubescent. Corolla blue, 

 similar to those of S. runcinnta, but a little larger. 



Scabrous Sage. Fl. April, Aug. . Clt. 1774. PL 2 feet. 



264 S. RUKCINA'TA (Lin. mant. 80.) stem herbaceous, erect, 

 panicled, branched ; leaves runcinately pinnatifid, wrinkled, 

 rather hispid above : lobes deeply crenated : terminal lobe the 

 largest ; floral leaves minute, ovate-lanceolate, acute ; racemes 

 a little branched, few-flowered ; whorls 2-6-flowered, remote ; 

 calyx ovate, pubescent : teeth of upper lip minute, setaceous, 

 and of the lower one lanceolate-acute ; corolla twice as long as 

 the calyx : tube nearly equal : middle lobe of lower lip emargi- 

 nate ; connective bearing an empty cell behind. I/ . ? G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. hort. schcenbr. 1. p. 

 5. t. 8. S. erosa, Desf. cat. hort. par. p. 68. Poir. suppl. 5. 

 p. 49. Herb usually clothed with hoary pubescence. Corollas 

 blue. Genitals a little exserted. 



fiuncinate-leaved Sage. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1774. PI. 1 

 to 2 feet. 



