SALVIA 



ilate: fls. scarlet. 1 iu. or more luui^'; eatvx purpiisli ur 

 reddish towards tips; lower lip a tride lontrer than the 

 upper, the middle lobe lari,'e and 2-cleft. Tex.. 3iix IJ 

 H. ]8o4:;:ni. B.:\I. VX-.W.'^ F.S. U;10S0. - L'-aisidurrd 

 hardy by Thorburn. ISeetioii 10. 



7. Sessei, Beuth. (.S. h^-r-Jii. Scheidw.). Fil,^ 22-i:;. 

 Remarkal)le for its htrge tis. {2 in. luny;!. with Inddlv 

 detiexed lower lip. which is not a-lobed but nirri.-lv :i- 

 ("ut at apex: also renuirkable for the larLTe. loose ealvx, 

 riushed with briek-red towards apc\. Mrxic;iu siih- 

 shrub: Ivs. i.vatt^. serrate, not rordatr. I-\S. 14:1407. 



S. carduacea, Jrlrntb. FIl;-. 

 '2'2\:i. riiH[Ui.- auioii^- Salvia-^ tor 

 its thistle -like f o ( ia i^- c and 

 frina:ed ri-;. The hs. and tht- 

 larire eo!i-^pifUL>us brart^ iin- 

 vei-y p ri *■ k 1 y and the lilac- 

 eoloreil rls. luueli out. Tho 

 fringes of the lower lip beim,^ 

 more numerous and deept-r. 

 Tender perennial from L'alif.. 

 l-l'-, ft. high, very wouliy; Ivs. 

 all radical, densely wuolls' br- 

 ueath. H. M. 4874. (4. C. II. 

 19:oi;. -Ottered by Calif, collec- 

 tors and laT(dy by eastern seeds- 

 uien. Section S. 



9. Columbaria. Benth. A 

 common (_'aliforniau a n n u a 1 

 hardly worth cult, for ornament, 

 the blue Ms. being about ^n in. 

 across and not as long as the 

 bracts. Height 9 in. -2 It. : Ivs. 

 few, wrinkled, radical ones long- 

 stalked, oblong, pinnatifid or 

 bipinnatitid : divisions obttise. 

 B.M. 659.'^ (ri-^. lilac).- (Jtfered 

 by Oreutt. 



10. officinalis, Linn. Satve. 

 TV. .oily white, south European 



su))shrub. varyintr greatly in breadth and wooHiness 

 of Ivs.: tis. purple, blue or white, large or small : 

 whorls few, dense. lO-LlO-Hd. — Tbe form commonly 

 cultivated as a kitcheu herb is var. tenuior, Alef., 

 with blue tis. and Ivs. o-i times as long as broad. 

 Other forms are: var. albiflora, Alef.. with white lis. 

 and Ivs. ;^— t times as long as broad: var. salicifolia, 

 Ah'f.,with Ivs. 4— 7 times as long as hmad; var. lati- 

 folia. Alef.. with Ivs. twice as long a-- broad: var. 

 crispa, Alef.. with crisped and varieirated folia-^e; var. 

 stamina, Alef., Ivs. green and white; var. icterina, 

 Alef., Ivs. green and gold: var. purpurascens, Alef.. 

 with somewhat reddish foliai^e whicli is said to have 

 the strongest and pleasantest tast-^. and !•- jo-eferred 

 in England for kitchen use; var. Milleri. A lof.. \Yitli 

 Ivs. somewhat red and spotted: var. aiirea, Hort., with 

 gidden yellow foliage and compact habit : var. tricolor. 

 Vilmorin (S. tricolor, Hort.. not Lem.).wifh Ivs. i-f 

 three colors, gray-2:reen, yellowish white and ]'ink. be- 

 coming rosy or dee]> red. Scdion 1. 



11. verticillata, Linn. Per<^nnial herl» from southern 

 Europe and western Asia, with Ivs. like a damlelioti: 

 Ivs. lyrate, cordate at base, apical lobe largest, ovate- 

 rotund; whorls globose, 20— 10-fld.: tis. blue; corollas 

 twice as long as calyx. — Section 12. 



12. lyrita, Linn. Hardy perennial herl). with some- 

 what tuberous root and scape-like stems; li^. i jn. Inmr. 

 blue or violet. N. J. to IU., sotith Fia. to Tox.-r)ni;e 

 offered by Bassett. of Hammonton. N. J. Section lu. 



bi. kians, Royle. Fig, 224.3. Handsome hardy per- 

 ennial herb from the Himalayas, witli largp Mue or 

 purple tis., the lower lip often white, prettily ^j.eckled 

 with blue or purple: plant villous. --'■'• ft. hiiih; Ivs. 

 3~o in. long, deltoid-ovate, base trum-ate or hastate: 

 petiole 4—8 in. long: raceme 8-12 in. long: fls. 1-1 "^o in. 

 long; upper lip 2-lobed. lower lip with large obcordate 

 midlobe and broad r.-volute side lol.es. ^ B,3I. Gol7. 

 B.R. 27:39. R.H. islo ;U5. -Section 'A. 



14. Sclarea, Linn. Clarv. Biennial (according to 

 OeOandolle I : Ivs. broadl}" ovate, cordate at the base, 

 the largest S-9 in. long, 4— n in. wide: Us. pale purple or 



SALVIA 



bluish. Discussed above. B.R. 12:1003 (S. Si. 

 B.M. 2:i20 (as N. ^>v/c^--(^.0. -Bracts pink: 

 with a white under lip in both ]ilates. Section , 



1607 



i„u„). 



. I. hie. 



2243. Types of Salvia. (AllX:!^.) 

 At the left. .'^. carduacea: unique for its fringed flowers. Next is .?. Icucantha, example 

 t kiui.ls in which the flower does not tj/ipe wiilely. The two at the right, .V. hians aud 

 'cs^i'i, are i:iteresting fur the size and lul>iuL,' ot the niiiUUe lolie of the lu^ver lip. 



the light blue mealy e;dyx. Botanically close to .S'. 

 a:>ii-ea l.itit easily distini:uislK'd by color of tis. Peren- 

 nial herb, '2-'A ft. hiub : lower "ivs. ovate-lanceolate. 

 c<;iarselv and irregularlv serrate; upper Ivs. lancei:date 

 or narrower. R.H. 1873:90. Gn. 9:19; 28. p. 5'.). - AI- 

 tbotiLrh a native of Texas, it is offered by several dealers 

 in hanly berh;iC':-'(")Us ^perennials. It is also treated as a 

 hardy annual. Section 7. 



17. leucantlia, Ca^*. Fig. 2243. Delightful Mexican 

 shruli. with white cltib-shaped tis. (not widely gainngl 

 set otf hy pur]de calices. Branches covered with white 

 wool, which is at length <lecidtions: Ivs. lanceolate, ser- 

 rate: tts. 1 in. loner: cal\'x denstdy lanat'-. According to 



DeCandolle 

 F.S. 22:2.318, 

 — SeetiLin i . 



18. argentea 

 low-er Ivs. 0-8 



vborN 

 and (4n. 



m; 



1\ : 



iy-t!d.. hut in B.IM. 4318. 

 thev are mostlv li-tld. 



Linn. Biennial. 2—4 ft. high, viscid: 

 1. Ioiil;-. ohlon^. crenatp. rugose: inflor- 

 escence a panicle 2-2'- ft. lonu;, n>ually composed of 3 

 branches: whorls distant, about (1-tid. : fls. whitish, 

 purplish pttbescent above ; uppi-r lip or galea mucdi 

 loncfer than the lower. Mediterranean region. F.C. 

 3:112. —Seems to be considered a hardy perennial by 

 American seedsmen. It is wnrtli cultivating f<ir the 

 woi.dl\' "wiiite foliage alom.-. Se^.-tion .3. 



10. bicolor. Lam. FTardy biennial. siprinLT-blooming 

 ]dant. with lar-o hluc iN..the biwer li]i wbite at tirst. 

 but said to fade ([uickly to a ru>ty brown: Ivs. all cor- 

 date at base and sticky-pubescent; lower ones ovate, 

 incised and dentate; upper ones lanceolate; upper lip 

 of corolla hooded, lower lip :i-|ol.ed. X. Africa, Spain. 

 B.M. 1774. (.t.M. 40:487. -Section 0. 



20. involncrata. Cav, This has -just enough purple in 

 its fls. to exclude it from the scarlet-Hd. section, but it 

 lias a \"ory biilliant color and distinct form of tli.>wer. 

 The corolla is swollen iit tlie middle, constricted at the 

 throat and not wide-gaping. The species is also re- 

 markable for the large, showy, rosy purple, deciduous 

 bracts. Lvs. long-stalked, ovate, acuminate, serrate, 

 rounded-wedge-shaped at the base; inflorescence dense. 

 B.M. 2872. B.R. 14:120.'. R.H. 1858. p. 239. -Var. 



