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^agno, H. A. Shrubby African 

 Sage, with round ifh Sea-green 

 leaves, and a large Golden-Flov/er. 



14.^ Salvia j Orient alts ^ abfin- 

 thtum redolensy foliis pinnatis, Jlore 

 cameo elatior. Sher, Eaftern Up- 

 right Wormwood-Sage, with wing- 

 ed Leaves and a Flelh colour'd 

 Mower. 



ij*. Salvia; Hifpanica, folio l/i- 

 •venduU. Tonrn. Spanifli Sage, with 

 a Lavender-leaf. 



There are feveral other Species 

 of this Plant which are prelerv'd in 

 fbme curious Bbtanick Gardens 

 abroad j but thofe here mention'd 

 are what I have obferv'd in the 

 ^nglifn Gardens. 



The firft Sort, tho' the moft 

 con^mon in many Parts of Eurcfe, 

 yet is but rarely to be feen in the 

 JEngli/I) Gardens i but the red Sort 

 is mod commonly cultivated in this 

 Country, which many Perfons fup- 

 j)ofe to be only a Variety of the 

 common Sort j but it conftantly 

 prefer ves its Difference when rais'd 

 from Seeds, as I have two or three 

 times experimented i To that I don't 

 fcruple to make it a difl:in6l Species, 

 fince its Difference from the com- 

 iiion is much greater than in fbme 

 of the other Sorts of Sage, particu- 

 larly the Sage of Virtue, and the 

 Larender-leav'd Sage ; both v/hich, 

 when cultivated in a good Soil, are 

 ib nearly alike, as not to be diflin- 

 guilVd by the befl Botanifis. This 

 Red Sage, the Wormroood Sage, and 

 Sage of Virtue, are the principal 

 Sorts which are cultivated for Ufc 

 in England ; tho* the broad-leaz'd 

 Sage is much preferable to the Sage 

 of Virtue for Tea, it giving the 

 Water a much more grateful Fla- 

 vour, and is eflecm'd to be of a 

 lefs drying Quality ; fb that moft 

 Perfons who are Lovers of S.tge-Ten, 

 <io prefer this for that Purpoie, 



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All the Sorts of Sage (except ,the 

 eleventh Sort, which is but annual) 

 may be propagated by planting 

 Cuttings or Slips, during any of 

 the Summer Months, obferving to 

 water and fliade them until the/ 

 have taken Root j after which they 

 may be taken up, and planted where 

 they are delign'd to remain, which 

 fhould always be upon a dry Soilj, 

 and where they may have the Benefit 

 of the Sun ; for if they are planted 

 on a mdifl Soil, or in a fhady Situa^ 

 tion, they are very fubjedl to be 

 deflroy'd in Winter ; nor will thefq 

 Plants endure the Cold fo \v^\\ 

 when planted upon a rich Soil, as 

 thofe which have a barren, dry, 

 rocky Soil, which is the Cafe of 

 raofl of the Verticillate Plants. 

 The Side-fhoots and Tops of thefe 

 Plants may be gather'd in the Suni" 

 mer, and dry'd, if delign'd for Tea, 

 othervvife they are befl taken greeri 

 from the Plants for mofl other 

 Ufes. 



The tv/elfth, thirteenth, and four- 

 teenth Sorts are fbmewhat tender, 

 therefore thele mull be planted into 

 Pots fiird with frefh, light, fandf 

 Earth ; and in Winter mufl be re- 

 mov'd into the Confervatory, where 

 they fhould be plac'd as near the 

 Windows as poflible, that they may 

 have a great Share of frcfh Air 

 whenever the Seafon is mild ; for 

 if they are too much drawn, the/ 

 feldom flower well, and make but 

 an indifTerent Appearance : In Sum- 

 mer they mufl be expos'd amongfl 

 other Exotick Plants m fbme v/dl-- 

 flielter'd Situation, for they arc 

 pretty hardy, and do only require 

 to be flie'.ter'd from Frofb arid 

 ftrong Winds. Thefe Plants muf? 

 be otren rcfrefh'd with Water,; 

 (cfpecialiy in warm Weather) other- 

 wife they will fhrivel and decays 

 and they Oiould b^ % ifpiamed ac 



