SAL' VI A PRUNELLOI'DES. 
PRUNEI.LA-I.IKE SAGE. 
Class. Onler. 
DECANDRIA. MONOGYN I A . 
Natural Order. 
LAMIACEJE. 
Native of Height. Flowers in Duration, j Introduced 
Mexico. 18 inches. September. Perennial.' in 1840. 
No. 1 106. 
The Latin words, salvo, to save ; and salvire, to 
heal, have been set forth as the foundation of the 
word Salvia. Its medicinal virtues, doubtless, at- 
tracted the herbalists of former ages, and to them 
it owes its title. 
This, as far as we are able to ascertain, is an un- 
figured plant. It was, we believe, first cultivated 
in the Durdham Down Nursery, near Bristol ; the 
small tubers of which its roots are composed, hav- 
ing been brought from Mexico, where it had been 
found by several travellers, in different localities, 
particularly on the burning mountain Jorullo. It 
is attractive for its bright blue flowers, and will, 
from its low growth, be a suitable plant for bed- 
ding out in masses. 
It may be successfully cultivated in any light 
rich soil, in the open borders ; or, it may be plant- 
ed on rock-work, where, being less exposed to mois- 
ture, it will be less liable to injury whilst in a 
dormant state. It may, also, be kept in pots, in 
a cold frame, during winter, and in such case, 
should be planted in a mixture of loam and peat, 
and be turned into the open gtound in May. 
