SAL VIA 



SAL VIA 



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Alef., has green-and-gold Ivs. Var. latifdlia, Alef., has 

 Ivs. twice as long as broad; one of the common cult, 

 forms. Var. MflJeri, Alef., has rather red and spotted 

 Ivs. Var. purpurascens, Alef., has somewhat reddish 

 foliage and is said to be preferred in England for kitchen 

 use on account of its strong and pleasant taste. Var. 

 rubriflora, Alef., has Ivs. 3-4 times as long as broad, 

 and red fls. Var. salicifdlia, Alef., has Ivs. 4-7 times as 

 long as broad. Var. sturnina, Alef., has green-and-white 

 Ivs. Var. tricolor, Vilm. (S. tricolor, Hort., not Lem.), 

 has Ivs. of three colors, gray-green, veined with yel- 

 lowish white and flesh-pink, later becoming velvety 

 rose-red or deep red. 



Var. tenuior, Alef., has Ivs. about 34 times as long 

 as broad and blue fls. This is the form commonly cult, 

 as a kitchen herb. 



3. grandifldra, Etling. Shrub, 2 ft. or more high: st- 

 woody, white-lanate; the flowering branches tomentose: 

 Ivs. entire, petiolate, ovate, acute, the base broad- 

 rotund or cordate, pubescent, the lower ones lanate 

 beneath; floral Ivs. herbaceous 



or the uppermost membranace- 

 ous, ovate, acute: racemes sub- 

 simple; floral whorls 6-10-fld., 

 distinct ; calyx campanulate, 

 colored, striate hispid; corolla 

 blue. June, July. Asia Minor. 

 Rare in cult. The name is some- 

 times used in horticulture for 

 plants which belong under S. 

 azurea var. grandiflora or S. 

 splendens var. grandiflora. 



4. ringens, Sibth. & Smith. 

 Hardy shrub, 1-2 ft. high: sts. 

 glabrous or spreading, pilose at 

 base, viscous-pubescent above : 

 Ivs. petiolate, irregularly pin- 

 natisect, the segms. unequal, 

 ovate -oblong, base rotundate, 

 both surfaces villous, scarcely 

 canescent beneath, the petioles 

 long-cilia te ; floral Ivs. membran- 

 aceous, deciduous: raceme sim- 

 ple: floral whorls about 6-fld., 

 lax, remote; calyx nodding, 

 tubular - campanulate, striate, 



villous-viscous, the teeth rather acute; corolla reddish 

 purple or light blue, the tube recurved-ascending, the 

 throat very broad. Summer. Greece. Gt. 2:226. 



Section 3. DRYMOSPHACE. 

 Herbs, usually tall and glutinous. 

 A. Corolla yellow. 



B. Plant about S ft. high: Its. ovate- 

 oblong 7. giutinosa 



BB. Plant 6-12 in. high: Its. otate-tri- 



lobed or triangular g. nipponica 



AA. Corolla blue or purplish. 



B. Raceme simple, spike-like: Its. pur- 

 ple beneath 9. yunnanensis 



BB. Raceme more or less branched. 



c. Floral whorls 6-fld 10. hians 



cc. Floral whorls about 2-fld 11. Przewalskii 



See S. flora, G. Forest, in supplementary list, which 

 probably belongs to this section. 



7. glutindsa, Linn. (S. mibicola, Wall.). Perennial, 

 about 3 ft. high: st. herbaceous, erect, glutinous- 

 pilose, divaricately branched: Ivs. petiolate, the lowest 

 7-8 in. long, the upper smaller, ovate-oblong, acumi- 

 nate, dentate, the base cordate-sagittate; floral Ivs. 



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Section 2. HYMEXOSPHACE. 



Shrubs or subshrubs, rarely herbs. Oriental and 

 African species. 



A. Lrs. orate-subrptund 5. a urea 



,**- Lts. hastate-triangular 6. canariensis 



5. aurea, Linn. Shrub, 3 ft. or more high, white- 

 tomentose: Ivs. }-j-l in. long, petiolate, ovate-sub- 

 rotund, obtuse, entire or sinuate, leathery, hoary; floral 

 Ivs. sessile, villous, persistent: racemes dense, 2-4 in. 

 long, somewhat branched; floral whorls 2-fld., approxi- 

 mate: calyx broad-campanulate, villous, the lips mem- 

 branous dilated, veined, and colored, the lobes ovate- 

 rotundate; corolla very beautiful, golden yellow, the 

 galea somewhat falcate. July. S. Afr. * B.M. 182. 

 G.C. II. 26:745. Intro, into Calif. According to one 

 grower the fls. are at first sulfur-yellow turning very 

 quickly to a rusty color. 



6. canariensis, Linn. Shrub, about 6 ft. high: st. 

 shrubby, white-lanate: Ivs. petiolate, lanceolate, has- 

 tate-triangular, subglabrous; floral Ivs. ovate-lanceo- 

 late, membranaceous and colored: racemes branched; 

 floral whorls approximate, distinct, about 6-fld.; calyx 

 incurved-campanulate, the lips dilated membranaceous, 

 colored: corolla purplish, the galea somewhat falcate. 

 Canary Isls. Probably not in common cult. 



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3535. Types of Sal via. At the left S. car duacea; unique for its fringed flowers. Next is S. 

 leucantha, example of kinds in which the flower does not gape widely. The two at the right, S. 

 hians and S. Sessei, are interesting for the size and lobing of the middle lobe of the lower 

 lip. (A11XH) 



ovate, acuminate: racemes simple; floral whorls dis- 

 tant, laxly few-fld.; calyx tubular; corolla pale yellow, 

 often 1^ in. long, the tube exserted with its throat 

 broadened. July. Eu. and Asia. 



8. nipponica, Miq. Herb, 6-12 in. high, slightly 

 branched: sts. ascending-erect: Ivs. petiolate, opposite, 

 ovate-trilobed or triangular from a truncate cordate- 

 hastate base, the basal lobes horizontal-spreading, the 

 midlobe ovate, larger or equal, all short-acuminate, 

 dentate-crenate, sparsely birtellus-pubescent above and 

 especially so on the nerves beneath; cauline Ivs. 1-33^ 

 in. long; floral Ivs. ovate, entire:- racemes rather lax, 

 2-4 in. long; floral whorls frequently 4-fld.; calyx 

 obconic- or subcampanulate-tubular, pilose, glandular- 

 punctate; corolla whitish glandular, puncticulate when 

 dry, tube hah* exserted. Japan. 



9. yunnanensis, C. H. Wright. Perennial herb, about 

 1 ft. high: rhizomes creeping, bearing fusiform tubers: 

 Ivs. 1 J^-3 x %-l in., the radical frequently very long 

 and slender-petioled, oblong, crenate, green above, 

 purple beneath: spikes simple; floral whorls 46-fld.; 

 calyx glandular; corolla cobalt-blue, 1 in. long, pubes- 

 cent outside. China. 



10. hians, Royle (S. himalayaca, Hort.). Fig. 3535. 

 Hardy perennial, about 2 ft. high: st. herbaceous, erect, 

 villous: Ivs. long-petiolate, ovate, base broadly cor- 

 date-sagittate or truncate; floral Ivs. ovate, acuminate: 

 racemes somewhat branched; floral whorls 6-fld.; 

 calyx campanulate, striate, bluish, glutinous; corolla 



