Silvery-leaved Salvias 
also reddish coloured, is a good kind where a 
shorter plant is required. Sow in heat in 
February or early March. 
Salpiglossis sinuata ; h.h.a. ; 2| feet. — 
One of the best late summer annuals, in a series 
of colourings all of which are beautiful, and, 
although much varied in tinting, from cream 
colour through shades of rose and crimson to 
deepest purple, all go well together. The in- 
dividual flowers are beautifully marked with 
a richly coloured veining. There are dwarfer 
varieties, but the taller are the better garden 
flowers. 
Salvia argentea ; h.h.a. — Valuable to grow 
as a biennial on account of its flat rosette of 
large silvery leaves. The branching spike of 
white bloom is not of much account, but if it is 
cut out as soon as it has made a little growth, the 
silvery leaves remain longer in good condition. 
Salvia Horminum is a plant of upright habit 
about 3 feet high, with showy purple bracts ; a 
variety named Bluebeard is the best. It can be 
grown as a half-hardy annual or sown direct 
where it is to bloom. 
Salvia patens ; 2 feet. — This is a perennial, 
but is convenient to grow from seed as a half- 
hardy annual. Its splendid, deep pure blue 
colour makes it a valuable plant for summer 
bedding. It does best in rich soil of a loamy 
character. 
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