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SALVIA continued. 



S. cardua'cea continued. 



another spike is thrown up from the centre, 

 and the same curious prickly ball and flowers 

 repeated. It is a most interesting plant to 

 watch grow potted-up for the conservatory. 



S. coceiriea, 18 ins. high, is a pretty plant when 

 massed, having scarlet flowers in July. South 

 America, 1772. There is a larger variety called 

 S. coccin'ea major. 



S. Gra'hami. Height 2^ ft. Has brilliant carmine 

 blooms. Mexico, 1829. 



S. paltens is a well-known plant with exquisite 

 true blue flowers, 2 to 2^ ft. high, and should 

 be grouped to look well. Mexico, 1838. 



S. splen'dens is a magnificent plant and much used 

 for bedding out, and during September is a 

 blaze of scarlet. Height 3 ft. Mexico, 1822. 

 There are some good garden forms of this. 

 Lord Fauntleroy is a very brilliant flower. 

 Height 1J ft. Pride of Zurich is the earliest 

 and not quite so high as the last, and probably 

 the best for bedding. They should be allowed 

 18 ins. apart. 



S. Hom'inum Clary. A pretty annual though not 

 a showy plant, about 1 J ft. high, having deep 

 purple terminal bracts which last a long time 

 if placed in water. There is also a pink, a 

 blue, and a white variety. South Europe, 



