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SAGE. 



SALVIA. 



LABIATE. DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Salvia, from salvere to heal ; on account of the healing qualities of 

 these plants. Sage, from the French name, la sauge. Many of the 

 species are also called Clary, or Clear-eye ; because the seeds, pow- 

 dered and mixed with honey, were supposed to clear the sight. 

 French, la sauge: at Montpellier, saoubie. Italian, sal via. 



MANY of the Sages are cultivated for ornament. The 

 following are some of the handsomest : 



1. The Apple-bearing. 6. The Fulgid. 



2. The Two-coloured. T. The Shining-leaved. 



3. The Indian. 8. The Scarlet-flowered. 



4. The Nubian. 9. The Gold-flowered. 



5. The Mexican. 10. Salvia Involucrata. 



The first of these has blue flowers : on the branches 

 protuberances as large as apples are produced frequently 

 by the puncture of an insect : these are also formed on 

 the Common Sage in the island of Crete, where they are 

 carried to market under the names of Sage-apples. 



The second is a native of Barbary ; a handsome plant, 

 with blue and white flowers. The third, which Mr. Curtis 

 terms a magnificent plant, has also blue and white flowers ; 

 blowing from May to July. The Nubian and the Mexican 

 have blue flowers, blowing also from May to July. The 

 sixth, a native of Mexico ; the seventh, a Peruvian ; and 

 the eighth, from East Florida, have beautiful scarlet 

 flowers, blowing most part of the summer. The ninth, a 

 native of the Cape, has silver leaves and golden flowers ; 

 which are very large, and blow from May to November. 



