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SALVIA CERATOPHYLLA. 



(Stag's Horn Salvia.) 



NATURAL ORDER. 



LABIATiE. — (JuSS.) TRIBE ■ — MON A RDEjE. — 



(Bentham Lab. 2% 190.) 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Salvia (Lin.) Calyx subcampanulatus, bilabiatus, labio superiore 2-3 dentato, subinde 

 integro, inferiore bifido. Carolla ringens. Filamenta transverse pedicello affixa. (iJcemer 

 et Schultes, Syst. Veg. p. 58. 



Calyx somewhat bell-shaped, two-lipped, the upper lip with from two to three teeth, 

 occasionally entire, the lower lip bifid. Corolla gaping. Filaments fixed to a transverse pedicel. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



S. ceratophylla ; caule herbaceo basi albo-lanato, foliis inferioribus profunde pinnatifidis, 

 lobis linearibus obtusis sinuato-subpinnatifidis rugosissimis utrinque laxe lanatis, superioribus 

 subintegris, floralibus latissimis acuminatis concavis persistentibus calyce longioribus ; racemis 

 paniculatis ; verticillastris sub 6 floris distantibus, supremis abortientibus ; calycibus campanulatis 

 labio superiore tridentato, inferiore bifido, dentibus omnibus lanceolatis setaceis subspinosis; 

 corollis calyce duplo longioribus, tubo incluso ventricoso, labio superiore falcato compresso, 

 inferioris lobis lateralibus oblongis erectis ; connectivis postice deflexis abrupte dilatatis extremitate 

 callosa connexis. — JBentham, 1. c. p. 229. 



Descr. — Stem herbaceous woolly at the base, lower leaves deeply pinnatifid, lobes linear obtuse 

 sinuate somewhat pinnatifid much wrinkled, both sides loosely covered with woolly hairs ; upper 

 leaves nearly entire, floral leaves very broad, acuminate, concave, persistent, longer than the 

 calyx ; racemes paniculate, verticillasters distant about 6 flowered, the upper ones abortive, calyces 

 campanulate, upper lip three-toothed, lower lip bifid, all the teeth lanceolate bristly, somewhat 

 spiny. Corolla twice the length of the calyx, tube enclosed ventricose, upper lip falcate 

 compressed, inferior side lobes oblong erect ; connectivas deflexed posteriorly, abruptly dilated, 

 joined with a fleshy extremity. 



Salvia ceratophylla. — Lin. 



Salvia exasperata. — Cav. Ann. Hist. Nat. 3. 113. t. 17. Ejusd. Tc. 6. 38. t. 558. 

 Sclarea ceratophylla. — Mill. p. 8. 



This Salvia was raised from seeds sent to the Birmingham Botanical and 

 Horticultural Society by Dr. Fischer, of St. Petersburgh, and flowered this 

 present summer in their gardens at Edgbaston. It grows about two feet high, is 



. VOL. I. C 



LINNEAN SYSTEM. 



DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



