SAG 



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SAG 



SAGE. Sa'lvia officina'lis. 



Varieties. The Common Green ; 

 Wormwood; Green, with variegated 

 leaves; Red, with variegated leaves; 

 Painted, or Parti-coloured ; Spanish, or 

 Lavender-leaved ; and Ked. 



Soil and Situation. A dry, moderately 

 fertile soil is best suited to their growth, 

 in a sheltered situation. 



Propagation : ly Cuttings. These may 

 be either of the preceding or same 

 year's growth ; if of the first, plant in 

 April; if of the latter, not until the 

 close of May or middle of June. The 

 shoots of the same year are usually em- 

 ployed, as they more readily emit roots, 

 and assume a free growth. The out- 

 ward and most robust shoots should be 

 chosen, and cut from five to seven inches 

 in length. All but the top leaves being 

 removed, insert by the dibble almost 

 down to these, in rows six inches apart 

 each way, in a shady "border, and during 

 moist weather, otherwise water must be 

 given immediately, and repeated occa- 

 sionally, until they have taken root. 



By Seed. Sow in April, in a bed of 

 rich, light earth, in drills a quarter of an 

 inch deep, and six inches apart. When 

 two or three inches high, thin the plants 

 to half a foot apart, and those removed 

 prick out at a similar distance. In the 

 autumn or succeeding spring, as the 

 plants are strong or weak, remove them 

 to their final stations. 



After-Culture. -The decayed flower- 

 stalks, stunted branches, &c., remove in 

 early winter and spring, and the soil of 

 the heds slightly turn over. When the 

 plants have continued two or three years, 

 a little dry, well-putrefied dung may be 

 turned in during early spring. Attention 

 to the mode of gathering has an influence 

 in keeping the plants healthy and vigo- 

 rous. The tops ought never to be 

 cropped too close, so as to render the 

 branches naked or stumpy. 



SAGE'NIA. (From $agu, the Malay 

 name of some Palms, which this genus 

 resembles in miniature. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 24i-Oryptogumia 

 I-Filices.) 



Stove, brownish-yellow-spored Ferns, See 

 FERNS. 

 5. calca'rea (chalky). June. Isle of Luzon. 



coaduna'ta (united). 4. June. Ceylon. 1845. 



interme'dia (intermediate). June. Ceylon. 

 platyphy'Ua (broad-leaved). 3. June. Ceylon. 



1845. 



SAGI'NA. (From sagina, fatness ; pre- 



sumed nourishing qualities for sheep. 

 Nat. ord., Cloveworts [Caryophyllacese], 

 Linn., ^-Tetrandria 3-Trigynia.) 



Insignificant weeds, except procu'mberts, one 

 of the prettiest of our alpine plants, which makes 

 a close carpet on the ground, speading far and 

 wide, and has starry, white flowers. It is not 

 more than half an inch high. 



SAGITTA'KIA. Arrow-head. (From 

 sagitta, an arrow ; the leaves of some re- 

 semble an arrow-head. Nat. ord., Alis- 

 mads [Alismacese]. Linn., %\.-Moncccia 

 9-Polyandria.) 



White-flowered aquatics. Division of the plant 

 in spring ; rich, loamy soil. The greenhouse and 

 stove kinds in an aquarium, or in vessels duly 

 supplied with water. 



STOVE AQUATICS. 



S. acutifo'lia (pointed-leaved). 1. June. America. 

 1816. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 1J. July. Es- 



sequibo. 1827. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 2. July. China.1804. 



GKEENHOUSE AQUATICS. 

 S. Donia'na (Don's). 1. July. Nepaul. 1820. 



grami'nea (gr^ss-leaved). l. July. Caro- 



lina. 1812. 



hasta'ta (halbert-teawed). 1. July. N. Amer. 



1818. 



heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 1. July. N. 



Amer. 1822. 



lancifo'lia (spear-head-leaved), li. June. 



W. Ind. 1787. 



obtu'sa (biunt-leaved}. 1. July. N. Amer. 1820. 



Sine'nsis (Chinese). 2. October. China. 1812. 



HARDY AQUATICS. 

 S.falca'ta (sickle-leaved). 1. July. Carolina. 1812. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). I.July. N.Amer.1818. 

 flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 1. July. 



N. Amer. 



na'tans (floating). 1. July. -Carolina. 1812. 



ri'gida (stiff -leaved). l. June. N. Amer. 1805. 



sugittifo'lia (common arrow-leaved). 2. Juiy. 



England. 

 flo're-plefno (double-flowered). l. July. 



SAGO PALM. Sa'gus. 



SAGRE'A. (Named after M. de la Sagra, 

 a Spaniard. Nat. ord., Melastomads 

 [Melastomacese]. Linn., 8-Octandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Miconia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of stubby 

 young side-shoots in spring ; sandy peat and 

 fibry loam, with a little charcoal, and sufficient 

 silver sand to keep the soil open, Winter temp., 

 43 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 88. The two follow- 

 ing are the best : 



S. microphy'lta (small-leaved). 2. White. May. 

 Jamaica. 1820. 



sessiliflo'ra (stalkless-flowered). 1. Red. April. 



Guiana. 1793. 



SA'GUS. Sago Palm. (From sagu, the 

 Malay name. Nat. ord., Palms [Palma- 

 cese]. Linn., 21-Moncecia G-Hexandria.) 



Stove, green-flowered Palms. Suckers and 

 seeds; rich, loamy soil. Winter temp., 60; 

 summer, 60 to 90, and moist atmosphere. 

 S. peduncula'ta (/o#-flower-stalked). 50. Ma- 

 dagascar. 1820. 



