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Austrian Dragon's Head. Dracoc^halum austri- 

 acum. Austria. Herbaceous perennial j i to 2 feet ; blue ; 

 summer ; seed or division. — Similar soil and positions to 

 preceding. 



Prickly-leaved Dragon's Head. Dracoc^halum 

 peregrinutn. Siberia. Herbaceous perennial; i foot; 

 blue ; summer ; seed or division. — Banks and rocky 

 places, amongst dwarf vegetation, in light, well-drained 

 soil. 



Common Balm. Melissa officinalis. Southern 

 Europe. Herbaceous perennial ; i foot ; white ; all 

 summer; seed or division. — Margins of shrubberies, 

 copses, or in tufts by wood walks. Only desirable for 

 the odour of its leaves. 



Alpine Skullcap. Scutellaria alpina. Hungary. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; i to 2 feet ; blue and white ; 

 summer ; seed or division. — Dry sandy slopes or banks, 

 on margins of shrubberies. Best in warm sandy loam, 

 but easy to grow in ordinary soil. 



Tartarian Skullcap. Scutellaria lupulina. Tartaiy. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; i to 2 feet ; yellow ; summer ; 

 seed or division. — Similar soil and. positions to pre- 

 ceding. 



Silvery Sage. Salvia argentea. Crete. Herbaceous 

 perennial ; 3 feet ; white ; early summer ; seed. — Rocky 

 places or banks, in good soil. 



WUd Sage. Salvia sylvestris. Europe. Herbaceous 

 perennial ; 3 feet ; purpUsh ; summer ; seed or division. — 

 In copses, &c., and on rough banks, amongst the coarsest 

 herbaceous plants. 



