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OR, BOTANICAL DICTIONARY. 



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33. Salvia Pyrenaica ; Pyrenean Sage. Leaves obtuse, 

 erose ; stamina double the length of the corolla. Native of 

 the Pyrenees. 



34. Salvia Disermas; Long-spiked Sage, Leaves cordate- 

 oblong, erose ; stamina equal to the corolla. It flowers in 

 July. Native of Syria. 



35. Salvia Rugosa; WrinK^d-leaved Sage. Leaves cor- 

 date, oblong-lanceolate, erose, crenate, wrinkled, somewhat 

 hairy; stamina shorter than the corolla. It flowers in July 

 and August. Native of the Cape. See the second species. 



36. Salvia Nubia ; Nubian Sage. Leaves oblong, subcor- 

 date, unequilateral, wrinkled, crenate, sometimes eared at 

 the base. It flowers in June and July. Native of Africa. 



37. Salvia Nilotica; Nile Sage. Leaves sinuate, angular, 

 crenate-toothed ; teeth of the calices spiny; angles and mar- 

 gin of the aperture ciliate. Native of Egypt. 



38. Salvia Mexicana ; Mexican Sage. Leaves ovate, 

 acuminate at both ends, serrate. Native of Mexico. This 

 makes a pretty variety in the green-house, by flowering in 

 the winter season. It must have a dry situation in winter, 

 for the young shoots are very apt to grow mouldy in a damp 

 air. Neither this nor the fifty-second species produces seeds 

 in England; they are propagated by cuttings, in the same 

 way as directed under the second species. 



39. Salvia Atnethystina; Amethystine Sage. Leaves cor- 

 date, acute, serrate, woolly beneath : whorls naked ; calices 

 trifid ; corollas pubescent. A slightly shrubby species, con- 

 spicuous for its handsome large flowers, of a rich violet hue, 

 with a velvety upper lip. There is no smell nor aromatic 

 taste in the dry plant, but the leaves are almost as bitter as 

 the roots of Gentian. Native of New Granada. 



40. Salvia Fulgens; FulgidSage. Leaves cordate, acute, 

 crenate, wrinkled, tomentose beneath; whorls naked; calices 

 trifid; helmet of the corollas villose. It flowers from Octo- 

 ber to February. Native of Mexico. 



41. Salvia Formosa; Shining -leaved Sage. Leaves sub- 

 cordate; helmet of the corollas bearded; calices three-lobed; 

 stem fnitescent. The flowers in this species are not in a 

 terminating raceme, spike, or panicle, as in the others, but 

 in separate wiiorls from the axils of the leaves, without any 

 proper bractes ; J.he corolla large, of a rich and brilliaait 

 scarlet. Native of Peru. This excellent species is now very 

 generally cultivated near London as a green-house plant. It 

 is easily propagated by cuttings. In the winter it requires 

 to be placed in a warm dry green-house, and to be sparingly 

 watered, as it is rather tender. 



42. Salvia Tubiflora; Long-tubed Sage. Leaves cordate, 

 crenate, somewhat hairy; calices trifid; corollas very long, 

 tubular; stamina standing out. The dried leaves are scarcely 

 aromatic, and not very bitter. It is a native of Lima in 

 South America. 



43. Salvia Longiflora ; Long-flowered Sage. Leaves ovate, 

 acute, serrate, pubescent ; calices trifid ; corollas very long, 

 tubular, pubescent; stamina the length of the corolla, which 

 are of a scarlet colour. Native of Mexico. 



44. Salvia Coccinea; Scarlets-flowered Sage. Leaves cor- 

 date, acute, tomentose, serrate; corollas narrower than the 

 calix, and twice as long. The corollas are of a very beau- 

 tiful scarlet. Native of East Florida. 



45. Salvia Pseudococcinea. Leaves ovate, acute, serrate, 

 unequal at the b'ase ; stem hairy ; corollas double the length 

 of the calix. This resembles the preceding. Native of South 

 America. 



46. Salvia Hispanica ; Spanish Sage. Leaves ovate ; peti- 

 oles mucronate each way ; spikes imbricate ; calices trifid. 



"owers in June and July. Native of Spain and Italy. 



It flow. 



47. Salvia Abyssinica; Abyssinian Sage. Lower leaves 

 lyrate ; upper cordate; flowers in whorls; calices mucronate, 

 ciliate. Native of Africa. 



48. Salvia Verticillata ; Whorl-flowered Sage. Leaves cor- 

 date, crenate, toothed ; whorls almost naked ; style of the 

 corolla incumbent on the lower lip. Native of Germany and 

 Austria. There is a variety which flowers from June to 

 November, and is a native of the south of France and Italy. 

 Sow the seeds in the spring on an open spot of ground ; 

 keep the plants clean from weeds, and let them not be nearer 

 than two feet, for they grow very large, and will last several 

 years. 



49. Salvia Napifolia ; Rape-leaved Sage. Leaves cordate, 

 crenate, toothed ; lower ones hastate and lyrate ; whorls 

 almost naked ; upper lip shorter. Native of the warmest 

 parts of the globe. 



50. Salvia Glutinosa; Yellow Sage, or Clary. Leaves 

 cordate, sagittate, serrate, acute. This has an abiding root, 

 composed of strong woody fibres. The whole plant is very 

 clammy, and has a powerful scent somewhat like common 

 Garden Clary. The flowers are used in Holland to give a 

 flavour to the Rhenish wines. Native of Germany, Austria, 

 Switzerland, Italy, and the south of France. It may be 

 propagated not only by seeds, but by parting the roots in 

 autumn, and will continue several years. 



51. Salvia Barrelieri. Leaves unequally toothed, acumi- 

 nate, cordate, angular, hastate at the base; whorls almost 

 naked. Native of Spain. 



52. Salvia Canariensis ; Canary Sage. Leaves hastate- 

 triangular, oblong, crenate, obtuse. It flowers from June to 

 September. Native of the Canary Islands. 



53. Salvia Aurita ; Eared Sage. Villose : leaves ovate, 

 toothed, eared ; flowers whorl-spiked. Native of the Cape. 



54. Salvia Africana ; Blue-flowered African Sage, heaves 

 roundish, serrate, truncate and toothed at the base. The 

 flowers come out in whorls towards the end of the branches; 

 they are of a fine blue colour, larger than those of the Com- 

 mon Sage, appearing in succession during most of the sum- 

 mer months ; and those which come early are often followed 

 by seeds ripening in autumn. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. See the second species, for its propagation and 

 culture. 



55. Salvia Aurea ; Gold-flowered African Sage. Leaves 

 roundish, quite entire, truncate and toothed at the base; 

 flowers in thick short spikes at the ends of the branches. 

 Stem shrubby, and bushy ; corolla of a brownish-yellow, with 

 a peculiar acid scent, resembling the flavour of tamarinds 

 It flowers from May to November. Native of the banks of 

 rivulets at the Cape. See the second species. 



56. Salvia Colorata; Coloured-calix African Sage. Leaves 

 elliptic, almost quite entire, tomentose ; border of the calix 

 membranaceous, coloured. Native of the Cape. See the 

 second species. 



57. Salvia Paniculata; Panicled African Sage. Leaves 

 obovate, wedge-form, toothletted, naked; stem frutescent. 

 Native of the Cape. See the second species. 



58. Salvia Acetabulosa. Leaves obovate, toothed ; calices 

 bell-shaped, spreading, hairy ; stem shrubby. Native of the 

 Levant. 



59. Salvia Spinosa; Thorny-calixed Sage. Leaves oblong, 

 repand ; calices spiny ; bractes cordate, mucronate, concave. 

 Native of Egypt. 



60. Salvia Tingitana; Tangier Sage. Leaves cordate, 

 erose, toothed ; calices spiny ; bractes quite entire, cordate, 

 mucronate, concave, ciliate. Native of Northern Africa. 



61. Salvia Sclarea; Common Clary. Leaves wrinkled, cor- 



