HARDY PLANTS. 
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Salvia (Sage). — Hardy and half-hardy perennials, mem- 
bers of the Sage order (Labiatae). All are very showy plants 
for the border. The hardy species are, S. argentea (Silvery 
Clary), a native of S. Europe, with silvery, woolly foliage and 
white flowers borne in summer ; height 3ft. S. azurea grandi- 
flora, a native of N. America ; flowers sky-blue, borne 
in summer; height 3ft. S. pratensis (Meadow Sage), 
a native species, with lilac-blue flowers ; height 2ft. ; 
good for naturalising in the wild garden. Alba, white ; 
rosea, rose ; and Tenori, violet-blue, are showy forms 
of the latter species. S. ringens, a native of Greece, 
has reddish-purple flowers, and grows 2ft. high. S. hiana is 
a Himalayan species, growing 2ft. high, and bearing lovely 
blue flowers. S. Sclarea (Clary), a European species with 
bluish-white flowers, is sometimes grown for naturalising in 
the wild garden. All the foregoing will succeed in ordinary 
soil in sunny borders. -• Plant in autumn or spring. Increased 
by seeds sown outdoors in April ; cuttings inserted in a shady 
border in summer; division in autumn or spring. The half- 
hardy species include S. patens, a blue-flowered, tuberous- 
rooted species from Mejdco ; S. splendens, a scarlet-flowering 
species from Brazil ; S. fulgens, scarlet, Mexico ; S. Grahami, 
blue, Mexico ; S. Bethelli, rosy-crimson, Mexico ; and S. 
rutilans, scarlet. S. patens requires to be treated like a dahlia, 
i.e., have its tuberous roots lifted in autumn, stored away till 
March, then potted, started in heat, hardened off and planted 
out in May. The other species require to be planted out late 
in May. In August cuttings should be taken from them and 
rooted in pots in a cold frame, and transferred to a heated 
house in October. In spring pot off the cuttings singly, nip 
off their points now and then to ensure bushy growth, and 
finally harden off in May. They are also easily reared from 
seeds in heat in February, the seedlings being grown on 
under glass and planted out late in May. The tender salvias 
require a not too heavy soil and a warm sheltered position. 
Best grown in masses in beds or borders. 
Samolus (Brookweed). — S. repens or littoralis is a New 
Zealand trailing evergreen perennial, belonging to the Prim- 
rose order (Primulaceae). It bears pink blossoms freely in 
summer, and is a pretty plant to grow in peaty soil in a 
moist border or rockery. Plant in spring. Increased by 
division in March. 
Sangfuinaria (Bloodroot). — The only species grown is 
S. canadensis, a native of N. America, and a member of the 
Poppy order (Papaveracese). It is a hardy perennial, with 
creeping root-stocks, roundish-veined leaves and solitary white 
