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A LITTLE BOOK OF PERENNIALS 



Salvia — Sage 



Many persons are familiar with the Scarlet Sage and it is of this 

 plant that many persons will think, but we shall speak here of the 

 hardy Sages. 



Light Blue Salvias. Salvia azurea grandiflora. This species is 



one of great beauty, 

 bearing hght azure 

 colored flowers in 

 great profusion upon 

 tall, slender spikes. 

 The plants grow from 

 3 feet to 4 feet tall 

 and bloom from Au- 

 gust until frost. 



S. farinacea closely 

 resembles the former 

 species, except that 

 the calyx ;enclosing 

 the flowers is a mealy 

 white. It is,' there- 

 fore, a splendid sort, 

 the blue flowers con- 

 trasting with the 

 grayish stems land 

 calyxes. Some per- 

 sons have said that 

 this species resembles 

 the Lavender, but it 

 is, of course, without 

 the fragrance of true 

 Lavender. Some gar- 

 deners advise that 

 this sort be treated as an aimual, sowing the seeds each year. 



S. uliginosa is also a blue sort, but the throats of the flowers are 

 white. The plants grow 5 feet to 6 feet taU and bloom from July until 

 frost. In general appearance it is similar to S. azurea. 



Deep Blue or Violet Salvias. S. nemorosa {virgaia nemorosa). 

 The purpUsh-violet flowers are produced in dense clusters in July. 

 The calyxes and stems become reddish. It is wise to cutthe plants 

 back after flowering, in which case they bloom again in Autumn. 



The Azure Sage is charming in the Fall months. 



