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On Flowers and Insects. 



in which the Sage differs greatly from the species 

 last described. 



The general form of the flower, indeed, is very 



Fig. 38. SAGE (Salvia officinalis] visited by a bee. 



Fig. 39- SAGE (Salvia qfficinalis). An older flower, 



similar. We find again that, as generally in the 

 Labiates, the corolla has the lower lip adapted as 

 an alighting board for insects, while the arched 



