4 IS XCIII. LABIATES. SALVIA 



4. M. BRADBURIANA. 



St. simple, glabrous ; Ivs. ovate- or oblong-lanceolate, subsessile, roundea 

 at base, hirsute-pubescent both sides, margin subdentate, apex acute; cal. pilose, 

 densely bearded at throat, segments subulate-spinose ; hds. large, terminal, outer 

 bracts broad-lanceolate, ciliate, colored. Ohio to 111. Mead! Stem slender, 

 about 3f high. Leaves sometimes slightly petiolate, 2 3' long. Bracts purple. 

 Corolla purple. Jl. 



8. BLEPHILIA. Raf. 



Gr. j3\e<[>apts, the eyelash; probably referring to the ciliate bracts. 



Calyx 13-ribbed, bilabiate, upper lip 3-toothed, lower lip shorter, 

 2-toothed, the teeth setaceous ; corolla bilabiate, upper lip short, erect, 

 oblong, obtuse, entire ; lower lip of 3 unequal, spreading lobes, the 

 lateral ones orbicular ; stamens 2, fertile, ascending, exserted. 



1. B. HIRSUTA. (Monarda hirsuta. PL M. ciliata. Michx.} Hairy Blephilia. 

 Whole plant hirsute ; Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, petiolate ; 



fls. in axillary verticill asters and terminal heads ; bracts colored, shorter than 

 the flowers, oblong, acuminate. 7|. In damp woods, rare N. Eng., common in 

 the W. States. Stem 1 2f high, diffusely branching, roughly pubescent. Peti- 

 ole i ' long, leaves 3 or 4 times as long, somewhat rounded at base. Flowers 

 small, forming several dense whorls near the ends of each branch. Corolla 

 scarcely ' long, pale purple with spots of a deeper hue. Style longer than sta- 

 mens or corolla. Jn. Jl. 



2. B. CILIATA. (Monarda ciliata. Linn, not Michx.} 



St. hirsute, simple, acutely 4-angled; Ivs. few, ovate-lanceolate, tapering 

 to an obtuse point, subsessile, serrate, minutely pubescent ; fls. in dense, ap- 

 proximate, involucrate, terminal and subterminal verticils ; bracts ovate, veiny, 

 glabrous, ciliate, as long as the calyx. Fields, barrels, Penn. to the Miss., 

 very abundant in the Western States ! Plant 2 4f nigh, generally simple, 

 rarely with 1 or 2 branches. Leaves 1 2j' long, 1' wide. Flowers small, 

 numerous. Verticils subglobose. Outer bracts 5" by 3 4", whitish. Calyx 

 Bubbilabiate. Jn. Aug. 



9. SALVIA. 



Lat. salveo, to be in health ; probably from its salutary qualities. 



Calyx striate, bilabiate, upper lip 2 3-toothed or entire, lower lip 

 divided ; corolla ringent ; stamens 2 ; connectile transversely articu- 

 lated to the filament, supporting at each end a cell of the dimidiate 

 anther ; achenia 4. A large genus of which but few species are native. 

 The. transverse conne.ctile constitutes the essential character. 



1. S. LYRATA. Wild or Meadow Sage. Cancer-weed. 



Radical Ivs. lyrate, erosely dentate ; upper lip of the cor. very short, straight. 

 7J. in shady woods, Can. to Ga. Stem erect, quadrangular, nearly leafless, 

 1 2f high, branching above and covered with hairs pointing downwards. Radi- 

 cal leaves oblong, lyrate or sinuate-pinnatifid, petiolate. Cauline leaves but 

 1 2 pairs, just below the raceme. Flowers in whorls of about 6, distant, con- 

 stituting a long, interrupted raceme. Corolla blue, the tube much exserted. 

 Native of shady woods. May, June. 



2. S. OFFICINALIS. Common Sage.Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, crenulate, rugose ; 

 whorls few-flowered ; cal. mucronate ; upper lip of the cor. as long as the lower 

 and somewhat vaulted. A well known garden plant, with a shrubby stem, 

 rugose leaves of a dull green color and an aromatic fragrance. Flowers in 

 whorls forming a spike. Corolla ringent, blue, with a iT.gthened tube and 

 viscid calyx, somewhat brown. Native in the south of Europe. Very useful 

 in domestic economy and medicine. July. 



3. S. SCLAREA. Clarry.-r-Lvs. oblong, heart-shaped, rugose, villous, serrate : 

 bracts colored, concave, longer than the calyx. (g) A strong-scented exotic, 1 31 

 fligh, -frith viscid leaves as large as the hand. The flowers and bracts art 



