SALVIA HORMINOIDES 89 
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__In the first place Mr. Druce remarks that in the genus Salvia 
different botanists have used the flower (corolla ?), foliage or calyx 
f erbenaca a plant with 
dimorphic flowers. It will be observed from my paper that my 
proposed classification is based, not on any one feature, but on a 
combination intended to follow as closely as possible the natural 
affinities of the plants, and that one of the chief points to which 
attention is drawn is the curious polymorphism of the corolla, 
accurately described by M. Briquet. 
ith regard to the identification of the common British 
Salvia with S. horminoides Pourret, I may frankly say that when 
working at the National Herbarium I did not appreciate that the 
specimen quote Druce was received from Pourret. In its 
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positive nature. It has somewhat the appearance of a cultivated 
or shade-g ; i if 
nearly resembles the form described and figured in Jordan and 
Fourreau’s Icones as Gallitrichum virgatum. This M. Briquet, 
relying on the leaf-cutting, refers to true S. Verbenaca, but I think, 
taking into consideration its general features, and especially its 
corolla, which is coloured like that of the British plant, it is better 
regarded as a narrow-leaved form of what I understand to be S. 
horminoides. In all of these plants the degree of rugosity of the 
leaves is, I believe, very largely dependent on exposure, and is 
de France (iii. 102), and seems to accord with Pourret’s description, 
as shown in my paper, I think that, in spite of the foliage of the 
Banksian specimen, there is very good ground for following the Con- 
tinental authors in taking up the name of S. horminoides for our 
British plant. There is no reason to suppose that Pourret’s con- 
ception of S. Verbenaca was that which has since prevailed among’ 
British botanists, and, as suggested by M. Briquet, he possibly 
included under his S. horminoides all the tall, dark forms, whether 
with broad or narrow leaves. It may be noticed that I differ 
from M. Briquet in making the plant with slightly cut foliage my 
t i i rtance. The 
