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SALVIA 



Deschampsiana, Verlot, has brighter colored corolla and 

 caS R H. 1869:130. Var. B6thelli (S. BetheUi, Hort.) 

 is a horticultural form of more compact habit and fls. 

 described as rosy crimson or puce. Gn. 2l:63b. bec- 

 tion 7. 



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2244. Habit of Salvia farinacea. No. 16.! 

 From a mass 2 ft. high. 



21. ianthina, Otto & Dietr. (S. H6veyi, Hort.). Ten- 

 der herb, doubtless perennial, with the habit of S.splen- 

 dens, but the fls. purple-violet, the calices colored still 

 deeper. Supposed to be native to Mex, or Peru. F.S. 

 9:884. R.H. 1854:61. . ianthina is not advertised, but 

 S. ffoveyi, said to be a sport from S. splendens originat- 

 ing with C. M. Hovey, is probably synonymous with S. 

 ianthiana. G.C. II. 15:145. Section 7. 



22. azurea, Lam. Blue-fld. perennial, 1-5 ft. high: 

 lower Ivs. lanceolate, serrate ; upper Ivs. narrower, 

 often linear, entire: fls. blue, varying to white. B.M. 

 1728. S. C. to Fla. and Tex., varying insensibly into the 

 western. 



Var. grandifldra, Benth. (S. Pitcheri, Torr.), which 

 differs in being cinereous -puberulent : inflorescence 

 denser: calyx tomentulose - sericeous rather than mi- 

 nutely puberulent. This is found from Miss, and Tex. 

 to Kans. and Colo., and in its hardy form is a delightful 

 plant. Here probably belongs S. Pitcheri, var. angusti- 

 Mia, once offered by John Saul. Gn. 19:288. G.C. II. 

 14:685. According to Woolson the plant usually sent 

 out by nurserymen on both sides of the Atlantic for 

 S. Pitcheri is S. farinacea. Section 7. 



23. sylv6stris, Linn. Hardy perennial herb, with pur- 

 ple-violet fls. : lower Ivs. petioled, upper ones sessile, 

 all oblong -lanceolate, rounded or cordate at base: 

 whorls 6-10-fld.: corollas twice as long as calyx. Eu., 

 U. Asia. Section 6. 



2.445. Flowers of Salvia farinacea. Natural size. 



24. pratensis, Linn. Fig. 2246 The most popular 

 hardy blue-fld. Salvia. Perennial herb, sometimes tu- 

 berous-rooted, the fls. normally blue, with reddish and 

 white varieties. The Ivs., especially in the southern 



SALVIA 



varieties, are said to be more or less spotted red: lower 

 Ivs. petiolate, oblong-ovate, crenate or incised, cordate 

 at base, glabrous above, pubescent beneath along the 

 petioles and nerves; stem-lvs. few, sessile: uppermost 

 lanceolate bracts shorter than the calyx, reflexed, cor- 

 date-ovate: whorls 6-fld. : fls. about 1 in. long, blue; 

 calyx sticky -villous; corolla thrice as long as calyx. 

 Var. rubicunda (S. rubictinda, Wender. ) is a name 

 which may be used for the reddish-fld. form cult, in 

 America. Var. alba, Hort., has white flowers. The fol- 

 lowing forms are given by Voss, and are probably pro- 

 curable from Germany: Vars. atroviol&cea, albiflora, 

 and variegata ; the last has pale blue fls., with the 

 midlobe of the lower lip white. 



25. Verbenaca, Linn. (S. Spielmanni, Willd.). Hardy 

 perennial herb with blue, rarely whitish fls. Here prob- 

 ably belongs S. spelmina of the American trade, which 

 is presumably an error for S. Spielmanni. Lvs. ovate 

 or oblong, lower ones petiolate, narrowed at base, upper 

 ones broader, sessile and cordate at base : corolla about 

 half as long again as the calyx. Eu., Orient. 



26. lanceolata, Brouss. 

 A plant has been cult, 

 under this name in 

 American nurseries, but 

 it is believed to be a 

 hardy perennial, and is 

 probably some common 

 species. The true S. 

 lanceolata is an annual 

 with blue or purplish 

 flowers about % in. long. 

 Prairies, Neb. to Tex., 

 Ariz, and Mex. ; also E. 

 Fla. 



27. patens, Cav. The 

 most popular tender 

 blue-fld. Salvia. Peren- 

 nial herb : stem pilose, 

 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. petio- 

 late, ovate-deltoid, cre- 

 nsitr, hastate at the base 

 r the uppermost Ivs. 

 rounded at the base, his- 

 pid on both sides : bracts 

 lanceolate-linear, spread- 

 ing, few, remote: whorls 

 2-fld. :" fls. 2 in. long or 

 more, blue; calyx villous. 

 Mts. of Mex. B.M. 3808. 

 B. 3:109. F. 1840:222. 

 Var. alba, Hort., is ad- 

 vertised in Europe. Sec- 

 tion 7. 



28. cacaliaefolia.Benth. 

 Tender blue-fld. peren- 

 nial herb with triangular, mostly basal Ivs. and glutinous- 

 villous blossoms, which are swollen at the throat; Ivs. 

 undulate, villous beneath: inflorescence generally a pan- 

 icle of 1 central and 2 lateral racemes: whorls 2-fld. 

 Mex. B.M. 5274. F.S. 22:2318. Gn. 21:336. -Section 7. 



S. acuminata, Ruiz & Pav. Peruvian blue-fld. subshrub, the 

 lower lip of corolla white toward the base. R.H. 1843:493. 

 S. amoena, Sims, is a synonym of S. lamiifolia. S. angusti- 

 folia, Cav. Mexican blue-fld. perennial herb, the lower lip 

 longer than the upper and more or less white towards the 

 base. B.R. 18:1554. Section 7. S. asperdta, Falc. Himalayan 

 plant, with yellowish white fls. and very large bracts which are 

 lined with greenish white. B.M. 4884. Section 5. S. atirea, 

 Linn. Very remarkable South African shrub, with large 

 bronzy yellow fls. Lvs. white-woolly, petioled, ovate or round- 

 ish: calyx exceptionally large and leafy, loose, bell-shaped and 

 blunt. B.M. 182. G.C. II. 26:745. S. Austrlaca. Linn. A per- 

 ennial from southeastern Eu., with yellowish fls., the upper lip 

 spotted red. B.R. 12:1019. Section 6. S. Boliviano,, Planch. 

 One of the most desirable Salvias not cult, in America. It is a 

 splendid red-fld. subshrub found in the Bolivian Andes at 

 10,000-12,000 ft., and has a remarkably dense raceme of tubular 

 fls., each 2 in. or more long. It is close to S. rutilans, but, as 

 Hooker says, " the panicles of S. Boliviana are much denser- 

 flowered, the calices larger, with longer lips, and the corolla 

 twice as long and straighter, with a smaller lower lip." B.M. 

 6714. F.S. 11:1148. Section l.S. Candelabrum, Boiss., is re- 

 markable from the fact that the fls. are dull and pale except for 

 the large purple uuderlip. Mexican subshrub, found 2,500- 



2246. Salvia pratensis (X 



