SALVIA 



date: fls. scarlet, 1 in. or more long; calyx purplish or 

 reddish towards tips; lower lip a trifle longer than the 

 upper, the middle lobe large and 2-cleft. Tex., Mex. R 

 H. 1854:301. B.M. 4939. F.S. 11:1080. - Considered 

 hardy by Thorburn. Section 10 



7. Sessei, Benth. (S. R&ziii, Schflidw.). Fig. 2243. 

 Remarkable for its large fls. (2 in. long), witli boldly 

 deflexed lower lip, which is not 3-lobed but merely 2- 

 cut at apex ; also remarkable for the large, loose calyx, 

 flushed with brick-red towards apex. Mexican siilj- 

 shrub: Ivs. ovate, serrate, not cordate. F.S. 14:1407. 



8. carduacea, Benth. Fig. 

 2243. Unique among Salvias for 

 its thistle -like foliage and 

 fringed Hs. The Ivs. and the 

 large conspicuous bracts are 

 very prickly and the lilac- 

 colored fls. much cut, the 

 fringes of the lower lip being 

 more numerous and deeper. 

 Tender perennial from Calif., 

 \-\% ft. high, very woolly: Ivs. 

 all radical, densely woolly be- 

 neath. B. M. 4874. G. C. II. 

 19: 56. -Offered by Calif, collec- 

 tors and lately by eastern seeds- 

 men. Section 8. 



9. Columbariae, Benth. A 

 common California!! annual 

 hardly worth cult, for ornament 

 the blue fls. being about % :n. 

 across and not as long as the 

 bracts. Height 9 in.-2 ft. : Ivs. 

 few, wrinkled, radical ones long- 

 stalked, oblong, pinnatifld or 

 bipinnatifld ; divisions obtuse. 

 B.M. 6595 (fls. lilac). Offered 

 by Orcutt. 



10. officinalis, Linn. SAGE. 

 Woolly white, south European 



subshrub, varying greatly in breadth and woolliness 

 of Ivs. : fls. purple, blue or white, large or small : 

 whorls few, dense, 10-20-fld. The form commonly 

 cultivated as a kitchen herb is var. tenuior, Alef., 

 with blue fls. and Ivs. 3-4 times as long as broad. 

 Other forms are: var. albiflora, Alef., with white fls. 

 and Ivs. 3-4 times as long as broad; var. salicifblia, 

 Alef., with Ivs. 4-7 times as long as broad; var. lati- 

 fdlia, Alef., with Ivs. twice as long as broad; var. 

 crispa, Alef., with crisped and variegated foliage; var. 

 sturnina, Alef., Ivs. green and white; var. icterina, 

 Alef., Ivs. green and gold; var. purpurascens, Alef., 

 with somewhat reddish foliage which is said to have 

 the strongest and pleasantest taste, and is preferred 

 in England for kitchen use; var. Milleri, Alef., with 

 Ivs. somewhat red and spotted; var. aurea, Hort., with 

 golden yellow foliage and compact habit; var. tricolor, 

 Vilmorin (S. tricolor, Hort., not Lem.), with Ivs. of 

 three colors, gray-green, yellowish white and pink, be- 

 coming rosy or deep red. Section 1. 



11. verticillata, Linn. Perennial herb from southern 

 Europe and western Asia, with Ivs. like a dandelion: 

 Ivs. lyrate, cordate at base, apical lobe largest, ovate- 

 rotund: whorls globose, 20-40-fld.: fls. blue; corollas 

 twice as long as calyx. Section 12. 



12. lyrata, Linn. Hardy perennial herb, with some- 

 what tuberous root and scape-like stems: fls. 1 in. long, 

 blue or violet. N. J. to 111., south Fla. to Tex.-Onee 

 offered by Bassett, of Hammonton, N. J. Section 10. 



13. hlans, Royle. Fig. 2243. Handsome hardy per- 

 ennial herb from the Himalayas, with large blue cr 

 purple fls., the lower lip often white, prettily speckled 

 with blue or purple: plant villous, 2-3 ft. high: Ivs. 

 3-5 in. long, deltoid-ovate, base truncate or hastate; 

 petiole 4-8 in. long: raceme 8-12 in. long: fls. 1-1% in. 

 long; upper lip 2-lobed, lower lip with large obcordate 

 midlobe and broad revolute side lobes. B.M. 6517. 

 B.R. 27:39. R.H. 1845: 145. -Section 3. 



14. Sclarea, Linn. CLARY. Biennial (according to 

 DeCandolle): Ivs. broadly ovate, cordate at the base, 

 the largest 8-9 in. long, 4-5 in. wide : fls. pale purple or 



SALVIA 



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Mulsh. Discussed above. U.K. rj : ](\m ( N. Sii,ixi<i,,>i ). 

 B.M. 2320 (as .S'. ftTMtMte). Btttta J'ink: Us. blue, 

 with a white under lip in both plates. Sen ion "i. 



15. Horminum, Linn. Annual: Ivs. oval-oblong, 

 rounded or \vedire--i, aped at the base: Ms. reddish vio- 

 let. Discussed above. Yo-s calls the varieties with 

 colored floral Ivs.: vars. vulgaris, fight vioiet; violacea 

 (S. Bluebeard, Hort.), light violet -blue; rubra ntid 

 alba. -Section 4. 



16. larinacea, Benth. Fitr*. 2244. 224:.. charming and 

 popular plant, with violet or purple corollas set off by 



2M3. Types of Salvia. (All X '/.) 



At the left, S. carduacea; unique for its fringed flowers. Next is S. leueantha, example 

 of kinds in which the flower does not giipe widely. The two at the right, S. hiatus and 

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



the light blue mealy calyx. Botanically close to S. 

 azurea but easily distinguished by color of fls. Peren- 

 nial herb, 2-3 ft. high: lower Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, 

 coarsely and irregularly serrate; upper Ivs. lanceolate 

 or narrower. R.H. 1873:90. Gn. 9:19; 28, p. 59. -Al- 

 though a native of Texas, it is offered by several dealers 

 in hardy herbaceous perennials. It is also treated as a 

 hardy annual. Section 7. 



17'. leueantha, Cav. Fig. 2243. Delightful Mexican 

 shrub, with white club-shaped fls. (not widely gaping) 

 set off by purple calices. Branches covered with white 

 wool, which is at length deciduous: Ivs. lanceolate, ser- 

 rate: fls. 1 in. long; calyx densely lanate. According to 

 DeCandolle the whorls are many-fld., but in B.M. 4318, 

 F.S. 22:2318, and Gn. 21:336 they are mostly 6-fld. 

 Section 7. 



18. argentea, Linn. Biennial, 2-4 ft. high, viscid: 

 lower Ivs. 6-8 in. long, oblong, crenate, rugose: inflor- 

 escence a panicle 2-2% ft. long, usually composed of 3 

 branches: whorls distant, about 6-fld.: fls. whitish, 

 purplish pubescent above; upper lip or galea much 

 longer than the lower. Mediterranean region. F.C. 

 3:112. Seems to be considered a hardy perennial by 

 American seedsmen. It is worth cultivating for the 

 woolly white foliage alone. Section 5. 



19. blcolor, Lam. Hardy biennial, spring-blooming 

 plant, with large blue fls., the lower lip white at first, 

 but said'.to fade quickly to a rusty brown : Ivs. all cor- 

 date at base and sticky-pubescent; lower ones ovate, 

 incised and dentate; upper ones lanceolate: upper lip 

 of corolla hooded, lower lip 3-lobed. N. Africa, Spain. 

 B.M. 1774. G.M. 40:487. -Section 6. 



20. involucrata, Cav. This has just enough purple in 

 its fls. to exclude it from the scarlet-fld. section, but it 

 has a very brilliant color and distinct form of flower. 

 The corolla is swollen in the middle, constricted at the 

 throat and not wide-gaping. The species is also re- 

 markable for the large, showy, rosy purple, deciduous 

 bracts. Lvs. long-stalked, ovate, acuminate, serrate, 

 rounded-wedge-shaped at the base: inflorescence dense. 

 BM. 2872. B.R. 14:1205. R.H. 1858, p. 239.- Var. 



