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greenhouse during the winter, to be planted in the open border in May. It may, however, be kept in the open 
ground the whole of the year, if it is protected from the frost. The following peculiarity respecting this plant 
is mentioned in the Botanical Register : — " The upper and under surfaces of the leaf of this species abound 
with spherical particles of concrete oily matter lying in depressions of the surface. The only remarkable circum- 
stance that we have observed connected with them is, that each spherule, when placed in water and slightly 
bruised, discharges an inconceivable quantity of active molecules." 
14.— SALVIA FULGENS, Cav. THE BRILLIANT-FLOWERED SAGE, 
Sthonyme, — S. cardinalis, Hum. et Bonpl. 
ENomviNDS. — Sweet's Brit. Flow. Card., 2nd ser., t. 59 ; and our 
■g. 1, in PI. 83. 
Specific Character. — Leaves cordate-ovate, crenate, woolly below. 
Flowers verticillate ; bracteas ovate, long, acuminate ; calyx trifid ; 
helmet of the corolla hairy. 
Description, &c.— The stem of this plant grows three or four feet high, and frequently more, dividing into 
numerous branches near the top. The stem is shrubby at the base, and the branches are thickly covered with 
white hairs, that are more or less bent at the points. The leaves are rugose, and hairy on both sides ; btit the 
hairs on the under side are so dense as to make the leaves appear white below. This superb species of Salvia is 
a native of Mexico, where it was found at an altitude of about 9000 feet above the level of the sea. It should 
be planted in the open border in a very rich soil, where it will grow luxuriantly, and flower nearly all 
the summer. It requires a slight protection during frosty weather, and it is propagated by cuttings, which should 
be kept in a cold frame or greenhouse during winter, and planted out in spring. It was introduced in 1827. 
16.— SALVIA PATENS, Cav. THE SPREADING SAGE. 
Specific Character. — Roots tuberous ; leaves cordate or hastate, 
hairy above and pubescent below ; flowers verticillate, in remote 
whorls ; helmet of the corolla falcate ; lower lip three-lobed. 
Syhomthes. — S. spcctabilis, H. B. el K. ; large blue Mexican 
Sage. 
Engravings.— Bot. Mag., t. 3803 ; Bot. Reg. for 1839, t. 23 ; 
Paxt. Mag. of Bot., vol. vi., p. 1 ; and o\iX fig. 2, in PI. 83. 
Desceiption, &c. — The roots of this very handsome species are tuberous, and the flowers are very large and 
showy. Dry tubers of it were first sent to this country, from Mexico, in the year 1838. The stems are some- 
what shrubby at the base, and grow to a considerable height in rich soil. The flowers are of a most brilliant 
blue, and very handsome ; but, unfortunately, they fall off soon after expanding. The species is generally 
increased by cuttings, or by dividing its roots. It grows best in a sheltered situation, as it is liable to be broken 
by high winds, and it requires a very rich soil. 
16.— SALVIA CONFERTI FLORA, Benth. THE CROWDED-FLOWERED SAGE. 
whitely tomentose below ; flowers verticillate, indense many-flowered 
whorls. 
Emhatings.— Bot. Reg. for 1839, t. 29 ; and Bot. Mag., t. 3899. 
Specific Character. — ^Stera sutfruticose at the base, woolly ; leaves 
petiolate, ovate-oblong, sharply serrated, rugose on the upper surface, 
Description, &c. — This is a very singular plant ; the flowers are small, but they are of so bright a colour, 
and so numerous, as to have a very splendid appearance. There is a very beautiful variety in the Glasgow 
Botanic Garden, the flowers of which are of a brighter colour than those of the species. This plant is a native 
of Brazil, whence it was introduced in 1834. It requires protection during winter. 
