SALVIA 



date: fls. scarlet, 1 in. or more long; calyx purplish or 

 reddish towards tips; lower lip a trifle longer than the 

 upper, the middle lobe large and 2-cleft. Tex., Mex. R. 

 H. 1854:301. B.M. 4939. F.S. 11:1080. - Considered 

 hardy by Thorburn. Section 10 



7. SSssei, Benth. (S. Rceztii, Schoidw.). Fig. 2243. 

 Remarkable for its large fls. (2 in. long I, with boldly 

 deflexed lower lip, which is not 3-lobed but merely 2- 

 cut at apex: also remarkable for the large, loose calyx, 

 flushed with brick-red towards apex. Mexican sub- 

 shrub: Ivs. ovate, serrate, not cordate. F.S. 14:1407. 



8. cardu4cea, Benth Fig 

 2243. Unique among Salvias for 

 its thistle -like foliage and , r-^,- ^ 

 fringed fls. The Ivs and the " ' 

 large conspicuous bracts are 

 very p1:ickly and the lilac 

 colored fls. much cut, the 

 fringes of the lower lip being 

 more numerous and deeper 

 Teuder perennial from Calif , 

 1-1.^2 ft. high, very woolly Ivs i 

 all radical, densely woolly be 

 neath. B. M. 4874. fx C II 

 19:56.-Oftered by Calif collec 

 tors and lately by eastern seeds 

 men. Section 8. ^ 



9. C dumb iriae, Benth A i r- ^' 

 coiiiinon Californian annual \ «-' J l/ 

 hardly worth cult, for ornament '>>-aVM lY 



the blue fls. beiug about H J:^ e^l f I ^ 



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SALVIA 



1607 



bluish. Discussed above. B.R. 12:1003 {S. Sin 



B.M. 2320 (as S. bracteatu). -tracts pink: fls. blue, 



with a white under lip in both plates. Section 5. 



15. Hormlnum, Linn. Annual: Ivs. oval-oblong, 

 rounded or wedge-shaped at the base: fls. reddish vio- 

 let. Discussed above. Voss calls the varieties with 

 colored floral Ivs.: vars. vulgaris, light violet; vioUcea 

 (S. Bluebeard, Hort.), light violet -blue; rtibra and 

 41ba.- Section 4. 



16. iarinicea, Benth. Figs. 2244, 2245. Charming and 

 popular plant, with violet or purple corollas set off by 



long 

 bracts. Height 9 in.-2 ft Ivs 

 few, wrinkled, radical ones long 

 stalked, oblong, pinnatifid or 

 bipinnatifid ; divisions obtuse 

 B.M. C595 (fls. lilac).- Offered 

 by Orcutt. 



10. ofHcinilia, Linn Sa(>e 

 Woolly white, south European 



subshrub, varying greatly in breadth and woolliness 

 of Its. ; fls. purple, blue or white, large or small : 

 whorls few, dense, 10-20-fld. - The form commonly 

 cultivated as a kitchen herb is var. tentiior, Alef., 

 with blue fls. and Ivs. 3^ times as long as broad. 

 Other forms are: var. albifldra, Alef., with white fls. 

 and Ivs. 3-4 times as long as broad; var. salicifdlia, 

 Alef., with Ivs. 4-7 times as long as broad; var. lati- 

 fdlla, Alef., with Ivs. twice as long as broad; var. 

 crispa, Alef., with crisped and variegated foliage; var. 

 sturnina, Alef., Ivs. green and white; var. icterlna, 

 Alef., Ivs. green and gold; var. purpurAscens, Alef., 

 with somewhat reddish foliage which is said to have 

 the strongest and pleasantest taste, and is preferred 

 in England for kitchen use; var. Millerl, Alef., with 

 Ivs. somewhat red and spotted; v,ar. aiirea, Hort., with 

 golden yellow foliage and compact habit; var. tricolor, 

 Vilmorin ( .S'. trim/or, Hort., not Leni.), with Ivs. of 

 three colors, gray-green, yellowish white and pink, be- 

 coming rosy or deep red. Section 1. 



11. verticillata, Linn. Perennial herb from southern 

 Europe and western Asia, with Ivs. like a dandelion: 

 Ivs. lyratc, cordate at base, apical lobe largest, ovate- 

 rotunil: whorls globose, 20-tO-fld.: fls. blue; corollas 



12. Iyr4ta, Linn. Hardy perennial herb, with some- 

 what tuberous root and scape-like .stems : fls. 1 in. long, 

 blue or violet. N. J. to 111., south Kla. to Tex.— Onoe 

 offered by Bassett, of Hammonton, N. J. Section 10. 



13. Wans, Royle. Fig. 2243. Handsome hardy per- 

 ennial herb from the Himalayas, with large blue or 

 purple Hs.Tthe lower lip often white, prettily speckled 

 with blue or purple: plant villous, 2-3 ft. high: Ivs. 

 3-5 in. Inner. (!>l»(iiH nvntp, base truncate or hastate; 



petioIe4-si! i. 8-12 in. long: fls. 1-lM in. 



long; u}>|>' r .\-i-r lip with large obcordate 



midlobe niMi hite side lobes. B.M. 6517. 



B.R. 27::!:i. I;. II l-i:i:ii:,.-Section3. 



14. Sclarea, Linn. Claet. Biennial (according to 

 DeCandolle) : Ivs. broadly ovate, cordate at the base, 

 the largest 8-9 in. long, 4-5 in. wide: fls. pale purple or 



29,43. Types of Salvia. (All X i^.) 

 At the left S carduacea; unique for its fringed flowers. Next is S. leucantha, example 

 of kinds in which the flower does not gape widely. The two at the right, S. hians and 

 bessei are mteresting for the size and lobing of the middle lobe of the lower lip. 



the light blue mealy calyx. Botanically close to S. 

 azurea but easily distinguished by color of fls. Peren- 

 nial herb, 2-3 ft. high: lower Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, 

 coarsely and irregularly serrate; upper Ivs. lanceolate 

 or narrower. R.H. 1873:90. Gn. 9:19; 28, p. 59. -Al- 

 though a native of Texas, it is offered by several dealers 

 in hardy herbaceous perennials. It is also treated as a 

 hardy annual. Section 7. 



17. lencAntha, Cav. Fig. 2243. Delightful Mexican 

 shrub, with white club-shaped fls. (not widely gaping) 

 set off by purple calices. Branches covered with white 

 wool, which is at length deciduous : Ivs. lanceolate, ser- 

 rate: fls. 1 in. long; calyx densely lanate. According to 

 DeCandolle the whorls are many-fld., but in B.M. 4318, 

 F.S. 22:2318, and Gn. 21:336 they are mostly 6-fld. 

 — Section 7. 



18. arg^ntea, Linn. Biennial, 2-4 ft. high, vi.scid: 

 lower Ivs. 6-8 in. long, oblong, crenate, rugose: inflor- 

 escence a panicle 2-2^-2 ft. long, usually composed of 3 

 branches: whorls distant, about 6-fld.: fls. whitish, 

 purplish pubescent above; upper lip or galea much 

 longer than the lower. Mediterranean region. F.C. 

 3:112. — Seems to be considered a hardy perennial by 

 American seedsmen. It is worth cultivating for the 

 woolly white foliage alone. Section 5. 



19. bicolor, Lam. Hardy biennial, spring-blooming 

 plant, with large blue fls., the lower lip white at first, 

 but said to fade quickly to a rusty brown : Ivs. all cor- 

 date at base and sticky-pubescent; lower ones ovate, 

 incised and dentate; upper ones lanceolate: upper lip 

 of corolla hooded, lower lip 3-lobed. N. Africa, Spain. 

 B.M. 1774. G.M. 40:487.-Section 6. 



20. involucrita, Cav. This has just enough purple in 

 its fls. to exclude it from the scarlet-fld. section, but it 

 has a very brilliant color and distinct form of flower. 

 The corolla is swollen in the middle, constricted at the 

 throat and not wide-gaping. The species is also re- 

 markable for the large, showy, rosy purple, deciduous 

 bracts. Lvs. long-stalked, ovate, acuminate, serrate, 

 rounded-wedge-shaped at the base: inflorescence dense. 

 B.M. 2872. B.R. 14:1205. R.H. 1858, p. 239.-Var. 



