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rectioa and also surround and protect the inflorescence. The staminate and pistil- 

 late flowers are borne on separate plants. At Glenn Dale, plants survived the severe 

 winter of 1939-40 with the protection of leaf litter. For trial on the Pacific coast 

 and in the Middle and South Atlantic and northern Gulf region. (Glenn Dale, Md., and. 

 Savannah, Ga.) 



103395. SALVIA BERTOLONII.* (Menthaceae . ) From the Soviet Union. A perennial herb, 

 hairy throughout, with large basal cordate-ovate crenate leaves, and tall branched 

 racemes of reddish-violet flowers which come in early summer, and again in late August. 

 It well deserves a place in the perennial garden. It is native to Dalmatia For 

 trial throughout the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



123D95. SALVIA FCREKAHLEI. FrD2 Turkey. Collected south of Tsabzon by H. L. West- 

 ov3r ar.d F. L. V/ellean, Bureau of Plant Industry. A hardy perennial sage up to 18 

 inches high, with broad ovate leaves and violet flowers in long racemes. Native to 

 Asia Miner. For trial in all but the hottest and coldest parts of the United States. 

 (Glenn Dale. Md.) 



134550. SALVIA GRAHAf.^I. From Mexico. Collected on the upper west slope of the Si- 

 erra de la Cebolla, Kuevo Leon, by C. H. Muller, Bureau of Plant Industry. A shrub 

 2 to 3 feet high, native to Mexico, similar to Salvia greggii except that the lower 

 leaves are rounded or cuneate at the base, and irregularly crenate in the center; 

 the floral leaves are ovate, acuminate, deciduous. The racemes of cerise flowers ex- 

 ceed a foot in length but only a few flowers are open at one time. Flov/ering is in 

 summer. For trial in all the milder parts of the country. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



118031. SALVIA MOORCROFTIANA.=^ Sage. From India, Collected near Brahmmur, Chamba 

 State, at 7,000 fest altitude, by 7/alter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. A peren- 

 nial herb about 2 feet high, with a rosette of large woolly leaves and viith paniculate- 

 ly arranged spikes of large blue-purple flowers and showy bracts resembling those of 

 Salvia s clar ea. to which it is related. The plant tolerates hot sun and a dry situ- 

 ation. For trial throughout the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



134547. SALVIA REGLA.* Sage. From Mexico. Collected on the west upper slope of 

 Sierra de la Cebolla, Nuevc Leon, by C. H. Muller, Bureau of Plant Industry. A shrub 

 about 6 feet high, producing, in the fall, brilliant scarlet flowers about 2 inches 

 long. Under some conditions, the calyx is also scarlet. It was found abundant over 

 small areas in open oak woods. At Glenn Dale, the roots survived through the winter 

 of 1S40-41, though the tops were killed back. For trial throughout the South and on 

 the Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



1CC0S3. SALVIA SYLVESTRIS . =<= From the Soviet Union. Collected in the mountains near 

 Karakol. lake Issyk region, Turkinstan, by H. L, Westover and C. R. Enlow, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. A handsome hardy perennial sage up to 3 feet high v/ith toothed, 

 oblcng-lanceolate leaves up to 4 inches long, pubescent beneath, colored floral leaves, 

 and small purple-violet flowers, densely placed in many long slender racemes, in sum- 

 mer. Native to Europe and Asia. For trial in all except the warmest parts of the 

 country. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



136103. SALVIA SP.* From Afghanistan. Collected at Katakala by Walter Koelz, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. A much-branched fioriferous plant 5 feet high, with attractive 



