SALVIA 



SALVIA 



3065 



deltoid, crenate, base hastate or in the upper Ivs. 

 rotund, both surfaces hispid; floral Ivs. lanceolate- 

 linear: floral whorls few. remote, with large fls.: calyx 

 campanulate, villous, the teeth setaceous-acuminate; 

 corolla blue, 2 in. or more long, the tube broad. Sept. 

 Mountains of Mex. B.M. 3808. B.R. 25:23. B. 

 3:109. F. 1840:222. F.S. 5:503. P.M. 6:1. R.B. 

 26:85. R.H. 1909:156. H.U.I, p. 39. The most 

 commonly cult, blue salvia. Var. alba, Hort., differs 

 only in having white fls. F.S. 5:503. Var. compacta 

 nina, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. lilacina, Hort., 

 has lilac-blue fls. 



46. cacaliaefdlia, Benth. Tender perennial: sts. herba- 

 ceous, erect, about 3 ft. high, pubescent: Ivs. petiolate, 

 broad-deltoid, the base angulate, broad subhastate- 

 cordate. rather thick, pubescent above, reddish or 

 whitish and soft-villous beneath; floral Ivs. small: 

 racemes branched; floral whorls 2-fld.; calyx campanu- 

 late, pilose, the teeth aristate-acuminate; corolla deep 

 blue, pubescent, the tube very broad. June. Mex. 

 B.M. 5274. F.S. 22:2318. Gn. 21:328. 



Subgenus IV. LEOXIA. 

 Section 8. ECHTXOSPHACE. 



47. carduacea, Benth. Fig. 3535. Perennial, 1 ft. or 

 more high: sts. herbaceous, erect, subsimple, white- 

 lanate: Ivs. petiolate, pinnatifid, laxly lanate beneath, 

 the lobes ovate, sinuate-dentate, with spiny, acuminate 

 teeth; floral Ivs. and bracts imbricate, very spiny: 

 floral whorls remote, densely many-fld. ; calyx inflated, 

 lanate; corolla lilac, the midlobe of the lower lip fimbri- 

 ate. July. Calif. B.M. 4S74. G.C. II. 19:56. Gn. 65, 

 p. 365; fO, p. 238. A.G. 25:589. A unique species on 

 account of its thistle-like foliage. 



Section 9. PYCXOSPHACE. 



48. columbariae, Benth. Half-hardy annual :st. erect, 

 slightly branched, 6-12 in. high: Ivs. deeply pinnatifid, 

 wrinkled, rather glabrous, the lobes oblong-linear, 

 obtuse, erose-dentate or incised; floral Ivs. bract-like: 

 floral whorls solitary or 2, capitate, far remote from 

 the cauline Ivs., densely many-fld., hemispherical; 

 bracts broad-ovate, membranaceous, acuminate; calyx 

 ovate, pubescent; corolla blue, the midlobe of the 

 lower lip crenulate. Summer. Calif, and adjacent 

 Mex. B.M. 6595 (fls. lilac). Not showy and appar- 

 ently not in common cult. 



Section 10. HETEROSPHACE. 



A. Lrs. lyrate 49. lyrata 



AA. Lrs. pinnatifid, they or the terminal Iff. 



roundish or reniform-cordate 50. Roemeriana 



49. lyrata, Linn. Hardy perennial with a thickened 

 root: sts. herbaceous, erect. 8-24 in. high, subsimple, 

 pilose: radical Ivs. 2-3 in. long, lyrate, erose-dentate, 

 both surfaces hispidulous; cauline Ivs. few, oblong- 

 lanceolate, the base long-narrowed; floral Ivs. oblong- 

 linear: racemes subsimple, interrupted; floral whorls 

 6-fld., lax, distant; calyx tubular-campanulate, nod- 

 ding, pilose; corolla blue-purple, about 1 in. long. May 

 and June. Conn, to 111., south to Fla. and Texas. 

 Not frequent in cult. 



50. Roemeriana, Scheele (S. porphyrdntha, Decne. 

 S. porphyrata, Hook.). Perennial, 1-2 ft. high: sts. 

 sparsely long, spreading, hirsute: Ivs. or terminal n't. 

 roundish or reniform-cordate, coarsely repand-toothed 

 or crenately incised: lower Ivs. usually with 2 or 3 sim- 

 ilar but smaller (subsessile or slender-pet iolulate) Ifts.; 

 floral Ivs. mostly shorter than the pedicels: raceme 

 loose and elongated; floral whorls few-fld.; calyx some- 

 what pubescent; corolla deep scarlet, puberulent, about 

 1 in. or more long, tubular-funnelform. Julv. Texas 

 and Mex. B.M. 4939. F.S. 11:1080. R.H. 1854:301. 



Section 11. NOTIOSPHACE. 



51. japonica, Thunb. Perennial subshrub, about 

 1J^ ft. high: sts. herbaceous, erect, branched, glabrous: 

 Ivs. 3-4 in. or more long, petiolate, pinnatisect, the 

 segms. ovate, acuminate, the base narrowed, incise- 

 dentate or pinnatifid, glabrous; floral Ivs. lanceolate: 

 racemes 4-^5 in. long, many-fld., subsimple; floral 

 whorls distinct, about 6-fld.; calyx tubular-campanu- 

 late, glabrous, striate; corolla dark lilac or blue(?), the 

 tube scarcely exserted. Japan. Var. alba, Hort., is a 

 wbite-fld. form. 



Section 12. HEMfsFHACE. 



52. verticillata, Linn. Perennial, 2-3 ft. high: sts. 

 herbaceous, erect, pilose-hispid: Ivs., the base cordate, 

 lyrate, the uppermost lobe the largest, ovate-rotund or 

 entire, sinuate-crenate, both surfaces hispid or lanate; 

 floral Ivs. deflexed and bract-like: racemes branched, 

 often a foot or more long; floral whorls 20-40-fld., 

 remote; calyx villous, corolla lilac-blue, the tube 

 included. July and Aug. Eu., Asia Minor and Cau- 

 casus region. 



The following species have been in cult, or are not sufficiently 

 known to be classified: S. amaena, Sims=S. lamiifolia. S. angugti- 

 fdlia, Cay. (Sec. 7). Perennial herb, about 2 ft. high, with subsessile 

 oblong-linear Ivs.: calyx often bluish; corolla blue. Mex. B.R. 

 1551. S. arbdrea, Hort., is offered in the American trade, as like 

 the scarlet sage, but growing in a tree-like form. Possibly only a 

 variant of S. splendens. S. asperata, Falc. (Sec. 5). Stout herb, 

 about 2 ft. high, with broad subcordate-ovate Ivs. : corolla yellowish 

 white. Himalaya. B.M. 4884. S. austriaca. Linn. (Sec. 6). Per- 

 ennial herb, about 2-3 ft. high, with broad-ovate Ivs. : corolla yellow- 

 ish, the upper Up spotted red. S. Eu. B. R. 1019. S. boliviano, 

 Planch. (Sec. 7). Subshrub about 4 ft. high, with ovate-cordate Ivs.: 

 calvx dull purple or green and purple; corolla bright scarlet, 3 in. 

 long. Bolivia. B.M. 6714. F.S. 11:1148. S. Cdmertonii, Regel 

 (Sec. 7). Subshrub, 3-5 ft. high, with ovate or cordate-ovate Ivs.: 

 corolla brownish purple, 1 in. long. Probably Mex. Gt.4:180. Con- 

 sidered by some as probably the same as S. elegans. S. eam- 

 phorata, Hort., is offered in the trade. S. candidissima, Vahl (S. 

 odorata, Willd.) (Sec. 5). Subshrub or herb, about 3 ft. high, with 

 ovate, lanceolate or orbicular Ivs.: corolla white. Orient. S. 

 conescens, Mey. (Sec. 5). Sts. herbaceous, 2 ft. high, white-lanate 

 at base: Ivs. lanceolate-oblong, entire or sinuate-lobate: corolla 

 purple. Caucasus. B.R, 24:36. S. Celotiana, Hort. Shrubby, 

 with dark bronze-green foliage: corolla reddish violet. Hardy in 

 S.W. England and Ireland. Botanically unknown. S. ceratophyUa, 

 Linn. (Sec. 5). Sts. herbaceous, white-lanate at base: Ivs. deeply 

 pinnatifid, 7-8 in. long, with linear lobes, both surfaces lanate: cor- 

 olla about 1 in. long, yellowish white. Orient and Asia Minor. F.C. 

 1:5. S. chamxdry aides, Cav. (Sec. 7). Subshrub about 1 ft. high, 

 with ovate-oblong Ivs. which are hoary-tomentose beneath: calyx 

 often purplish; corolla blue, the lower lip very broad. Mex. B.M. 

 808. L.B.C. 6:576. S. confertiflara, Pohl (Sec. 7). Subshrub, 

 about 3 ft. high, with ovate-oblong Ivs., base cuneate: racemes elon- 

 gated, up to 2 ft.; floral whorls numerous, many-fld.: calyx reddish; 

 corolla small, not gaping, reddish inside, vellowish or reddish out- 

 side, covered with yellow wool. Brazil. B.M. 3899. H.U. 3, p. 

 203. S. ctmfiusa, Benth. (S. interrupta, Hort., not Schousb.) (See. 

 1). Hardy shrub, about 4ft. high, with tomentose-pubescent 

 branches: Ivs. interrupted pinnatisect, white-lanate beneath: calyx 

 colored, striate and pubescent ; corolla whitish. S. Eu. S. dlicolor, 

 HBK. (S. mexicana minor, Hort.) (Sec. 7). Shrub, 2-3 ft. or more 

 high; with ovate-lanceolate Ivs.: spikes S-9 in. long; calyx striate; 

 corolla shining violet. Mountains of Peru. B.M. 6772. G.C. II. 

 19:341. S. elegans, Vahl (Sec. 7). Perennial herb, 3-4 ft. high with 

 ovate acuminate serrate Ivs. hispidulous pubescent or tomentose 

 above, glabrous beneath: corolla blood-red, more than 1 in. long. 

 Mex and Guatemala. B.M. 6448. S. eriocalyx, Bert. (Sec. 7). 

 Shrub with divaricate hoary-pubescent branches: Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate: racemes simple and short: calyx densely lanate, fre- 

 quently reddish: corolla white. Japan. R.H. 1844:1. S. flata, , G. 

 Forest. Plant, 8-20 in. high: sts. ascending, erect, more or less pilose 

 above: basal Ivs. long-petiolate, 1 J*-6 H x 1-3 ^ in., hastate-tri- 

 angular or hastate-ovate, more or less pilose on both surfaces, cre- 

 nate, double crenate, or crenate-serrate: racemes composite; floral 

 whorls 4-8, subremote, generally 4-fld.; calyx pilose; corolla canary- 

 yellow with purple markings, about 2 H in. long: galea slightly lanu- 

 ginose. W.China. S. Forskdhki, Linn. (Sec. 3). Hardy perennial, 

 1H ft. high: st. herbaceous, somewhat viscous-villous: Ivs. broad- 

 ovate: corolla violet. Orient. B.M. 988. S. Gardneridna, Hort., is 

 offered in the trade. S. globdsa, Hort. Biennial: Ivs. in a flattened 

 rosette 16-18 in. long, 10-12 in. broad, deeply cut, clothed with a sil- 

 very white tomentum: fL-st. 3 ft. or more high, much branched, the 

 branches forming a sphere: fls. large, white. Asia Minor. R.B. 3< : 

 28. S. Gretffii, Hort., is offered in the trade as a wooded snrub^ tfr 

 3 ft. high: fls. a soft shade of cerise, produced all summer. G.M. 

 57:713. S. Heerii, Regel (Sec. 7, probably}. Subshrub, 2-5 ft. 

 high, with cordate-ovate or lanceolate Ivs.: corolla scarlet. Peru. 

 Gt. 4:115. S. indica. Linn. (Sec. 5). Perennial herb, about 3 ft. 

 high, with broad or oblong-ovate Ivs., the floral ones ovate-cordate, 

 reflexed: corolla yellow spotted with purple. Syria. B.M. 395. S. 

 interrupta, Schousb. (Sec. 1). Hardy subshrub, 3-4 ft. high, with 



