2242. Salvia splendens (X K). No. 2. 



SUMMARY OP SUBGENERA AND SECTIONS. 

 Subgenus I. Salvia Proper, Corolla irifli a hni 



ring ivshlr: nnfflrinr pnrtinti nf fhr rnii iirrfirr t 

 reeled ..nt,,;, nix. hr„ri,u, ,n, ,n,fh,r r.ll ,rln.'h 



Sectio)! 1. L'lis/iharr. Shnil.s (ir sul>shrul.-i, ran 

 herbs. Teeth of the calyx scarcely enlarfceii in fru 

 posterior lip of the corolla erect, straight 

 Includes officinalis. 



ion f. ffymendsphace. Like Section 1, but the 

 of the calyx enlarged in fruit, membranaceous and 

 ■ posterior lip of the corolla straight In the ori- 

 !" c i, s, sii-kle-shaped in the South African. No 



Ih liini'isphace. Herbs, usually tall and 



liu^:; tuctli of calyx scarcely enlarged in fruit: 

 ■ior lip of the corolla falcate, compressed. In- 



ith no hairy ring 

 I'nective deflexed, 

 ■ villous extremity. 



/[,. 



r- -!■ Mill- lip of calyx trun- 

 cate'. ■':' ■ li MKill anil n-iiiiitc: posterior lip of 

 cor-r ii-ave. Includes Horminum. 



N ' ."/i.vjs. Posterior lip of calyx 3- 



toc.tlhl: po-irii, r lip of corolla falcate, compressed, 

 lucludts argentea and Sclarea. 



Section 6. Plethioxphaee. Calyx ovoid (instead of 

 bell-shapetl or tubular, as in the two preceding sections) : 

 posterior lip of calyx concave, 2-grooved, teeth 3, very 

 short and connivent: posterior lip of corolla straight or 

 falcate, concave or compressed. Includes bicolor, pra- 

 tensis and sylvestris. 



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Section 7. Caldsphace. By far the largest section, 

 characterized as above, and within these limits, im- 

 mensely variable. Over 250 species, including azurea, 

 cacalisBtolia, coccinea, farinacea, fulgens, involucrata, 

 lanceolata, leucantha, patens, Sessei ami splendens. 



Subgenus IV. Leonia. Corolln with ii hairy ring in- 

 side: anterior portion of connective sometimes di- 

 rected ontward and bearing either a fertile or sterile 

 anther cell, sometimes deflexed and acute, rarely 

 reduced to a short tooth. 

 Section S, HchindspTiace. Bracts imbricated, spi- 



nescent: posterior lip of calyx 3-toothed: connective 



bearing a perfect anther cell on the posterior side. 



Includes carduacea. 



Sertinv 9. Ptim'Uphace. Bracts imbricated, not 



s(iini-s<aiit. Otlirfwisr as stated in Sectiou 8. Includes 



Columbariae. 



.s\.7/..» 10. rT,i,-,:',.-.ifInn'f'. Bracts deciduous: pos- 



tr,M aiiiliri- cll Ml, p.i-t.iior sill.'. Ini'lnih's lyrata. 

 .s', ,/,.,„ //. A'.r/, ,;,,/,,,,,. Uracts small or minute: 



Section 12. Hemispliace. Bracts small: posterior 

 lip of calyx 3-toothed: connective somewhat continuous 

 with the filament and produced into a very short tooth. 

 Includes verticillata. 



INDEX. 



