MINT FAMILY. 701 



CONRADINA Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 8 : 244. 1872. 

 Two species, southeastern United States. 



Conradiiia canescens (Torr. & Gray) Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 8:244. 1872. 



SEASIDE BALM. 



Calamintha canescens Torr. & Gray; Benth. in DC. Prodr. 12 : 229. 1846. 



Chap. Fl. 318 ; ed. 3, 380. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 361. 1878. 



Louisianian area. Sandy seashores, eastern Florida, Indian River, Tampa Bay, 

 western Florida. 



ALABAMA: Coast plain. Drifting sands, mostly close to the seashore. Mobile 

 County, Navy Cove. Baldwin County, Perdido Bay. On the road from Bay Min- 

 nette to Stockton, high sandy ridges. Flowers lilac; September, October. Not 

 rare. Shrub 1-J- to 3 feet high. 



Type locality : "In Florida ad Tampa Bay (h. Gray !) ad Apalachicola (Druinm. !)." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



SAL VIA L. Sp. PI. 1:23. 1753. SAGE. 

 Four hundred and fifty species, temperate and warmer regions, cosmopolitan. 



Salvia coccinea Juss. ; Murr. Comm. Goett. 1:86, t. 1. 1778. 



SCARLET-FLOWERED SALVIA. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 32. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 368. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 338. 



WEST INDIES, MEXICO TO BRAZIL. 



Louisianian area. Coast of South Carolina, Florida, and southern Texas. 



ALABAMA: Coast plain. Adventive from the adjacent tropical regions. Mobile 

 County, waste places, hedge rows, near dwellings. Flowers scarlet; June, July. 

 Infrequent. Perennial. 



Economic uses : Ornamental. 



Type locality not ascertained. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Salvia azurea Lam. Journ. Hist. Nat. 1 : 409. 1792. AZURE SALVIA. 



Ell. Sk. 1:33. Chap. Fl. 319. Grav, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1:369. Coulter, Contr. 

 Nat. Herb. 2 : 338. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas and 

 Arkansas. 



ALABAMA : Lower hills to Coast plain. Cullman County, southern border, about 

 500 or 600 feet. Lee, Bibb, Montgomery, Mobile, and Baldwin counties. Flowers 

 azure; September, October. Most frequent in the Lower Pine region. A form with 

 white flowers is not rarely met with. Two to 4 feet high. Perennial. 



Type locality (Lam. Encycl.) : "Cette plante croit dans la Caroline meridionale." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Salvia urticifolia L. Sp. PL 1 : 24. 1753. NETTLE-LEAF SALVIA. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 32. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 413. Chap. Fl. 319. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 

 1:370. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern Kentucky and Tennessee, along the 

 mountains to Georgia. 



ALABAMA: Mountain region to Central Pine belt. Lee County, Auburn (Baker $ 

 Earle). Madison County, Huutsville, 600 to 700 feet. Bibb County (E. A. Smith), 

 Tuscaloosa County. Elmore County, Robinson Springs. Flowers deep blue; May. 

 Perennial. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Virginia." 

 f Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Salvia chapman! Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 370. 1878. 

 Salvia urticaefolia var. major Chap. Fl. 319. 1860. 

 Chap. Fl. 1. c. ; ed. 3, 387. Gray, Syn. Fl. 1. c. 

 Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Georgia and Florida. 



ALABAMA: Buckley, fide Gray, 1. c. ; not collected lately in the State. Perennial. 

 Type locality: " Middle Florida, Chapman. Alabama, Buckley." 

 Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Salvia lyrata L. Sp. PL 1 : 23. 1753. MEADOW SAGE. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 31. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 413. Chap. Fl. 319. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 

 367. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 337. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New Jersey to Virginia, west to Missouri and 

 Arkansas, south to Florida and the Gulf coast to Texas. 



