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flowers or herbs. He mentions it as affording food to his 

 butterfly, little Clarion 



" Cold lettuce, and refreshing rosmarine ;" 

 and as decking the tomb of the gnat 



" And round about he taught sweet flowers to grow : 



The rose engrained in pure scarlet dye, 

 The lilly fresh, and violet below, 

 The marigold, and cheerful rosemary." 



SAG E. 



SALVIA. 



LABIATE. DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Salvia, from salvere to heal ; on account of the healing qualities of 

 these plants. Sage, from the French name, la sauge. Many of the 

 species are also called Clary, or Clear-eye ; because the seeds, powdered 

 and mixed with honey, were supposed to clear the sight. French } la 

 sauge : at Montpelier, saoubie. Italian, salvia. 



MANY of the Sages ate cultivated for ornament. The 

 following are some of the handsomest : 



1. The Apple-bearing. 6. The Fulgid. 



2. The Two-coloured. 7. The Shining-leaved. 



3. The Indian. 8. The Scarlet-flowered. 



4. The Nubian. 9. The Gold-flowered. 



5. The Mexican. 10. Salvia Involucrata. 



The first of these has blue flowers : on the branches 

 protuberances as large as apples are produced frequently, 

 by the puncture of an insect: these are also formed on 

 the Common Sage in the island of Crete, where they are 

 carried tp market under the name of Sage-apples. 



The second is 'a native of Barbary ; a handsome plant, 

 with blue and white flowers. The third, which Mr. Curtis 

 terms a magnificent plant, has also blue and white flowers ; 

 blowing from May to July. The Nubian and the Mexican 



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