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OTHER SPECIES OF SALVIA. 
There are many other species of Salvia which are very ornamental ; but, as they seldom live many years in 
the open ground in British gardens, it has not been thought worth while to describe them all in detail ; and it 
may be sufficient to say here, that all the Mexican species, which are suffruticose at the base, will live in the 
open garden if they are protected during winter. The large-flowered kinds thrive much better in the open 
ground than in a greenhouse ; but those species which have small flowers do not do so well, as they flower late 
in the autumn when the weather is too cold to bring them to perfection in the open air. 
GENUS II. 
MONARDA, Lin. THE MONARDA. 
Lin. Syst. DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx tubular, elongated, 15-nerved ; five- 
tootbed. Corolla with a dilated throat, and a bilabiate limb ; lips 
nearly equal ; upper lip erect, lower lip spreading, generally trifid. 
Stamens two, ascending, usually exserted from the upper lip of the 
corolla ; anthers linear. Style bifid ; stigmas very small. Seeds dry 
and smooth. 
Description, &c. — The flowers of the species belonging to this genus are by no means remarkable for their 
beauty, and they generally consist of a few dense whorls, with large bracteas. They are also generally coarse- 
growing, and require a good deal of room in a garden. Tlie name of Monarda was given in honour of Nicholas 
Monarda, a physician of Seville, in the sixteenth century. 
1 .— MONARDA DIDYMA, Lin. THE SCARLET MONARDA, OR OSWEGO TEA. 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag., t. 546. I perfect stamens ; stem acutely angular; leaves broadly lanceolate. 
Specific Character Flowers with two filaments, as well as tivo I deeply serrated, and glabrous. 
Description, &c. — The flowers of this plant are of as brilliant a scarlet as those of Verbena Melindres ; 
and the bracts and leaves frequently partake of the same hue. The plant grows about two feet high, and it is 
very bushy. The leaves, when bruised, give out a delightful fragrance. It is a native of North America, 
whence it was introduced in 1755, by the celebrated Peter Collinson. It prefers a moist soil, increasing rapidly 
by its numerous shoots ; which are, indeed, so numerous as to make it very difficult to eradicate the plant from 
any situation where it has once established itself. 
2.— MONARDA FISTULOSA, Lin. THE FISTULOUS MONARDA. 
Synonvmes. — M. altissima, Willd. ; M. rugosa. Ait.; M. affinis, 
Link. ; M. clinipodia, Pursh.; M. oblong.ita, Hort.; M. Kalmiana, 
Mw. } 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag., t. 145. 
Specific Character. — Flowers in one large terminal head ; stem 
obtusely angular. 
Description, &c. — This plant bears a strong family resemblance to the last, but the flowers are crimson 
instead of scarlet, and they are produced in one large terminal head, instead of being in several distinct whorls. 
The bracteas are also different. In other respects the plants are very similar ; the leaves have the same 
fragrance, and the habit of growth is alike in both plants. The present species is a native of Canada, and was 
introduced in 1656. 
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