SALVIA 



S. Boliviano, confertiflora, elegans, gesnercefolia, leon- 

 uroides, rubescens, strictiflora. 



Salvia was monographed in 1848 by Bentham in DC. 

 Prod. vol. 12, and an index to the 407 species therein 

 described is found in Buck's "Genera, Species et 

 Svnonyma," etc., pars iii. In 1876, Hemsley gave an 

 account in The Garden (9:430-434) of 65 species which 

 had been in cultivation up to that time. See also "A 

 Synopsis of the Mexican and Central American Species 

 of Salvia," by M. L. Fernald (Proc. Am. Acad. Arts 

 Sci., vol. 35, 1900, and Contrib. Gray Herb. Harvard 

 Univ. N. S. No. 19). In the work just cited 209 species 

 are described and there is an elaborate key. 



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SALVIA 1605 



Section 2. Hymendsphaee. Like Section 1, but the 

 lobes of the calyx enlarged in fruit, membranaceous and 

 veiny: posterior lip of the corolla straight in the ori- 

 ental species, sickle-shaped in the South African. No 

 species cult, in America. 



Section S. Drymosphace. Herbs, usually tall and 

 glutinous: teeth of calyx scarcely enlarged in fruit: 

 posterior lip of the corolla falcate, compressed. In- 

 cludes hians. 



SuBc;i M - 11. Si iakea. Corolla with no hairy ring 

 i}'S' '. ' , I I'nrtion of the connective deflexed, 



"'/ iniected at the callous extremity. 



All <>■'! 11 / '. : I I'nceons species. 

 Section 4. 11 ■,::<< imui . rosterior lip of calyx trun- 

 cate, the teeth -niiill ^iml remote: posterior lip of 

 corolla straight, r.iijca\(. Ineludes Horminum. 



Section 5. ^KHiiup^ix. Posterior lip of calyx 3- 

 toothed: posterior lip of corolla falcate, compressed. 

 Includes argentea and Sclarea. 



Section 6. Plethidsphace. Calyx ovoid (instead of 

 bell -shaped or tubular, as inthetwo preceding sections) : 

 posterior lip of calyx concave, 2-grooved, teeth 3, very 

 short and connivent: posterior lip of corolla straight or 

 falcate, concave or compressed. Includes hicolor, pra- 

 tensis and sylvestris. 



Subgenus III. Calosphace. Corolla with no hairy 

 ring inside but sometimes with 2 teeth near the base: 

 anterior portion of the connective deflexed, linear, 

 longitudinally connate or closely approximate, often 

 somewhat dilated, rarely bearing ati abortive anther 

 cell. All American species. 



Section 7. CaUsphace. By far the largest section, 

 characterized as above, and within these limits, im- 

 mensely variable. Over 2."i0 species, inehuling azurea, 

 cacaliaeiolia, coccinea, farinacea, fulgens, involucrata, 

 lanceolata, leucantha, patens, Sessei ami splendens. 



SUBc 



VIS IV. 



rediutd t.j ( 



Section S. 



Descent: pos 



fnrnlla with a hairy ring in- 

 't' roitnective sometimes di- 

 ■1,1.1 either a fertile or sterile 

 'U flexed and acute, rarely 



Bracts imbricated, spi- 

 ealyx 3-toothed: connective 

 leli on the posterior side. 



Section 9. Pycnisphace. Bracts imbricated, not 

 spinescent. Otherwise as stated in Section 8. Includes 

 Columbarise. 



S,-i-f!n}i 10. n<trr6xphace. Bracts deciduous: pos- 

 teriiir li|i 'if ealyx truncate: connective bearing a per- 

 fect aiitli. r r. II mh p.isterior side. Includes lyrata. 



.s'-. /;,-,; //. X,iti,Jsphace. Bracts small or minute: 

 ].M-i, ri r.r li|' uf corolla entire or with 3 minute eonni- 

 x.!i iiitli. Includes no species cult, in America. 



> ' / '. ffemisphace. Bracts small: posterior 

 li|. .1 . :,i> \ :!-toothed: connective somewhat continuous 

 \Mtli ilie lilament and produced into a very short tooth. 

 Includes verticillata. 



2242. Salvia splende 



SD3I1IARY OF SUBGENERA AND SECTIONS. 



Sdbgencs I. Salvia Proper. Corolla with a hairy 

 ring inside: anterior portion of the connective di- 

 rected outwards, bearing an anther cell which is 

 rarely pollen-bearing. All Old World species. 

 Section 1. Eiispliaee. Shrubs or subshnibs, rarely 



herbs. Teeth of the calyx scarcely enlarged in fruit: 



posterior lip of the corolla erect, straightish, concave. 



Includes oiHcinalis. 



