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which gives the flower the appearance of ha\'ing 4 stamens united into 

 pairs; the longer branch of the connective with a fertile anther lobe, 

 the shorter Avith one Avhich is usually sterile and frequently minute 

 and inconspicuous. 



Herbs or undershrubs of various habit, wth the flowers generally 

 showy; bracts sometimes brightly coloured. 



The derivation of the name of this genus is from the word " Salvns," well or in 

 good health, because it was esteemed capable of healing various diseases. 



SPECIES I.— SALVIA VERBENACA. Linn. 



Plate MLVI. 



Bewh. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Vol. XVm. Tab. MCCLV. Fig. 2. 



Billot, Fl. Gall, et Germ. Exsicc. No. 1944. 



S. Verbenaca, o. sinuata, Vis. Belch, fil. 1. c. p. 30. 



Herbaceous. Radical leaves longly stalked, ovate-oblong or oval- 

 oblong, subobtuse, crenately-lobed or pinnatifid, with the lobes 

 crenate-dentate ; lowest pair of stem leaves shortly stalked ; the other 

 ones sessile, ovate or ti'iangular- ovate, acute, doubly crenate-dentate or 

 serrate-dentate; all rugose, subglabrous, genei'ally hairy on the veins 

 beneath. Bracts semicii'cular-ovate, cuspidate, cordate, at length 

 reflexed, coloured towards the apex ; all, except the lower ones, shorter 

 than the calyx. Verticillasters subspicate; the lower whorls rather 

 remote, commonly 6-flowered. Calyx campanulate ; upper lip broad, 

 flattish, recurved-concave towards the apex at the margins, with 3 very 

 minute conniveut spinous-apiculate teeth, the lower lip vrith. 2 longer 

 broadly-lanceolate spinous-acuminate teeth. Corolla not twice as long 

 as the calyx, the tube without a ring of hairs inside ; upper lip shorter 

 than the tube, semielliptical in profile, with the curvature greater 

 towards the apex, which is not glandular. Connective of the anthers, 

 dilated posteriorly into a wing on each side. Style included Avitliin 

 the upper lip of corolla. 



In dry pastures, by roadsides, on banks and waste ground. Not 

 uncommon in England. Rare in Scotland, where it occurs in the Queen's 

 Park, Edinburgh, and on the coast of Fife, near Pettycur. Rare in 

 Ireland, and confined to the south and middle of the island. 



England, Scotland, Ireland. Perennial. Spring to Autumn. 



Rootstock woody, one or many-headed. Radical leaves in a rosette, 

 on stalks \\ to 4 inches long ; lamina 1 ^ to 4 inches, usually with 5 or 6 

 shallow blunt lobes on each side; rarely pinnatifid with obtuse or 

 acute lobes, commonly cordate or subcordate at the base. Flowering 



