SALVIA 



SAL VI A 



3061 



EE. Under surface ofhs. pubescent 



but not canescent 23. nemorosa 



DD. The hs., at least the lower ones, 



broad-orate or ovate-oblong. 

 E. Plant scarcely 2 ft. high: cor- 

 olla scarcely Jim. long. . . .25. Verbenaca 

 EE. Plant 4-6 ft. high: corolla 



usually about J-i'in. long. . .21. virgata 

 cc. Racemes nodding at the top 24. nutans 



18. bicolor, Lam. Biennial, sometimes perennial (?), 

 hardy: sts. herbaceous, erect, 2-3 ft. high, scarcely 

 branched: Ivs., the lowest petiolate, broad-ovate, 

 incise-dentate. pinnatifid or palmate-lobate ; the upper 

 sessile, lanceolate, all cordate at base and glutinose- 

 pubescent; floral Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 reflexed: racemes 1 J^-2 ft. long, many-fld.; floral whorls 

 distinct, about 6-fld.; calyx campanulate, striate, 

 glutinose-hispid, the teeth subulate-acuminate; upper 

 fip of corolla hooded, bluish violet dotted with yellow, 

 the lower one white, but said to fade quickly to a rusty 

 brown. May-July. Spain and X. Afr. B.M. 1774. 

 G.M. 40:487. P.M. 9:271. 



19. dichroa, Hook. f. Half-hardy perennial: sts. 2-3 

 ft. or more high, quadrangular with obtuse thickened 

 yellowish angles, which are retrorsely ciliate: radical 

 Ivs. petioled, 6-8 in. long, oblong-ovate or ovate- 

 lanceolate, obtusely and very irregularly sinuate- 

 serrate, pubescent; upper cauline Ivs. sessile-oblong or 

 elliptic-oblong; floral Ivs. ovate, long-acuminate, 

 reflexed: raceme 1 ft. or more long, many-fld.; floral 

 whorls 2-3-fld.; calyx subcampanulate, glandular- 

 pubescent, strongly ribbed, green; corolla 1-1 K in. 

 long, upper lip bright blue, arcuate, pubescent, lower 

 lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes pale blue, the midlobe 

 orbicular, pendulous, white. Aug. Atlas Mts. of X. 

 Afr. B.M.C004. G.C. III. 40:177. Gn. 72, p. 78. 

 By some authorities this is considered the same as S. 

 bicolor. 



20. pratensis, Linn. Fig. 3536. Hardy perennial, 2 

 ft. or more high: root sometimes tuberous: sts. herba- 

 ceous, erect, subsimple, pubescent: Ivs., especially in 

 the southern varieties, more or less blood-red maculate; 

 radical Ivs. petiolate, oblong-ovate, obtuse, crenate or 

 incised, base cordate, bullate-rugose, glabrous above, 

 pubescent beneath along the petiole and nerves; cauline 

 Ivs. few, sessile; floral Ivs. cordate-ovate: racemes vis- 

 cous, subsimple; floral whorls 6-fld., distant; calyx sub- 

 sessile, campanulate, viscous- villous; corolla bright 

 blue, rarely reddish or white, large, 1 in. long. June- 

 Aug. Eu. Var. alba, Hort., has pure white fls. Var. 

 albiflora, Hort., is a white-fld. form; perhaps this and 

 the preceding are the same. Var. atroviolacea, Hort., 

 has dark violet fls. Var. Baumgartenii, Hort. (S. 

 Baumgdrtenii, Heuff.), has violet fls. Var. lupinoides, 

 Hort. (S. lupinoides, Hort.), is said to grow 2 ft. high and 

 to have bluish purple and white fls. Var. rdsea, Hort. (S. 

 salratdri, Hort.), has rosy purple fls. Var. rubicunda, 

 Hort. (5. rubicunda, Wender.), has rose-red fls. Var. 

 superba, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. Tenorii, 

 Hort. (S. Tenorii, Spreng.), is said to grow 2 ft. high and 

 to have deep blue fls. Var. variegate, Hort. (S. variegata, 

 Waldst. <fc Kit.), has light blue fls. with the midlobe of 

 the lower lip white. 



21. virgata, Ait. (S. gigantea, Desf.). Hardy peren- 

 nial, 2 ft. or more high: sts. herbaceous, erect, branched, 

 pubescent- villous: radical Ivs. petiolate, broad-ovate, 

 base cordate; lower cauline Ivs. short-petioled, broad 

 ovate-oblong, base rotund or cordate, upper ones ses- 

 sile and smaller, the uppermost cordate, clasping; all 

 the Ivs. erose-crenate, rather glabrous above, pubescent 

 or hispid on the nerves beneath; floral Ivs. ovate-acumi- 

 nate somewhat reflexed: racemes branched, elongated, 

 few-fld.: floral whorls 6-fld., distant; calyx short -pedi- 

 celled, campanulate. striate, villous- viscous; corolla 

 light blue, the tube included. S. E. Eu. and the Orient. 

 Var. alba, Hort., a white form, is offered in the trade. 



22. sylvestris, Linn. Hardy perennial, 6 in. to 3 ft. 

 high: sts. herbaceous, paniculate above: Ivs. often small, 

 scarcely 2 in., sometimes 3-4 in. or more long, the lower 

 petiolate, the upper sessile, all oblong-lanceolate, cre- 

 nate, base rounded or frequently cordate, glabrous 

 above, paler, pubescent or canescent beneath; floral Ivs. 

 orbiculate, acuminate, colored: racemes elongated, some- 

 what branched; floral whorls 6-40-fld., distinct; calyx 

 ovate-tubular; corolla purple-violet. Aug. Eu. and 

 Asia. Var. alba, Hort. (S. sylvestris var. flore-dlbo, 

 Hort.), is a white-fld. form. 



23. nemordsa, Crantz (S. virgata, Hort., not Ait. 

 S. virgata nemordsa, Hort.). Fig. 3537. Perennial, 2-3 

 ft. high, much branched: radical Ivs. short-petioled, 

 cauline sessile, lanceolate, 2J^-3 in. long, the upper Ivs. 

 gradually reduced in size, glabrous and dull green above, 

 pale and finely pubescent beneath: fls. small, in very 

 long slender spikes terminating all the branches, up to 

 16 in. long; floral whorls approximate, 6-fld.; corolla 

 bright violet or purple. June-Oct. Eu. and W. Asia. 

 G.M. 56:714. R.H. 1913, p. 471. The fls. are some- 

 times described as being bronzy purple. Var. alba, 

 Hort., is said to grow 18 in. high and to have short spikes 

 of white fls. This may be the same as S. sylvestris var. 

 alba, as 'S. nemorosa, Linn., is a synonym of S. sylvestris. 



24. nutans, Linn. Hardy perennial, 2-3 ft. high: 

 sts. herbaceous, subsimple, pubescent to nearly naked: 

 Ivs. few, the lower long-petioled, ovate-oblong, 4-5 in. 

 long, double-crenate, the base subcordate; floral Ivs. 

 minute, orbicular: racemes short, 1-1 % in. long, pan- 

 iculate, long-peduneled, nodding after anthesis; floral 

 whorls about 6-fld., approximate; calyx reflexed, 

 pubescent; corolla violet, the galea straight and spread- 

 ing. July. S. E. Eu. B.M. 2436. 



25. Verbenaca, Linn., also spelled verbenacea. (S. 

 Spielmanni, Willd.). Hardy perennial, 1-2 ft. high: 

 sts. herbaceous, erect, pubescent or villous: Ivs. often 



3-4 in. long, broad-ovate 

 or oblong, crenate, gla- 

 brous; the lower long- 

 petioled, base narrowed; 

 the upper broader, ses- 

 sile, base cordate, floral 

 Ivs. ovate-rotund, acu- 

 minate, villous, persist- 

 ent: racemes elongated, 

 simple or somewhat 

 branched; floral whorls 

 remote, about 6-fld.; 

 calyx ovate, hirsute; co- 

 rolla blue, rarely white, 

 galea straight or some- 

 what falcate. June- 

 Sept. Eu. and Orient. 

 Var. clandestina, Bri- 

 quet (S. clandestina, 

 Linn.), is a smaller and 

 more slender form than 

 the type, with narrower 

 Ivs. and more purple fls. 

 and the upper lip of the 

 corolla is longer arched. 

 Eu. S. spelmina, Hort., 

 is a name appearing in 

 American trade-lists for 

 a plant which grows 2 

 ft. high and with deep 

 blue fls. in July. Presumably an error for Spielmanni. 



26. controversa, Ten. St. herbaceous, pubescent or 

 yillous: Ivs. oblong, incisely pinnatifid, the lobes oblong- 

 linear, very obtuse, incise-crenate, bullate-rugose, the 

 margin revolute, both surfaces somewhat pilose; floral 

 Ivs. ovate-rotundate acuminate: racemes branched, 

 long, white- villous; floral whorls 6-10-fld., the lower 

 remote, the upper approximate; calyx ovate, very long 



3537. Salvia nemorosa. ( X Ji) 



