. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. Labiatce—Salvia. 563 3. S. vertlcUlata.—This is a robust species from 3 to 4 feet high. Leaves ovate- or somewhat triangular-cordate at the base and irregularly toothed or lobed. Flow- ers blue, numerous, in long whorled spikes. Corolla-tube naked. A very hardy species from Central Europe, bloom- ing in Jvily and August. 4. S. glutindsa.—An- other hardy
. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. Labiatce—Salvia. 563 3. S. vertlcUlata.—This is a robust species from 3 to 4 feet high. Leaves ovate- or somewhat triangular-cordate at the base and irregularly toothed or lobed. Flow- ers blue, numerous, in long whorled spikes. Corolla-tube naked. A very hardy species from Central Europe, bloom- ing in Jvily and August. 4. S. glutindsa.—An- other hardy European species about a yard high, the younger parts clothed with glandular viscid liairs. Leaves cordate- hastate, acuminate, coarsely serrate. Flowers pale yellow spotted with brown, about six in a cluster. Corolla-tube naked. This blooms from June to August. 5. S. splendens. — A tender shrubby species with ovate-crenate gia- brescent leaves on long petioles and bright scarlet flowers remark- rig. ids. saivm patens, (iuat. size.) able for tlie coloured calyx. South America. 6. S. Forskceldii.—This is a hardy herbaceous species with rather naked stems about a foot high, and tufted radical hairy obovate auricled leaves, and purple, blue or violet and white flowers, produced all the Summer. A native of the Levant. S. argentea has fine large ovate leaves clothed with a beautiful silvery down, and white flowers of short duration. South Europe. S. hicolor is a tall species from North Africa, with white and violet flowers. S. cocclnea, a native of South America, has small bright scarlet flowers. S. hracteata has small purple flowers and conspicuous coloured bracts ; it is a native of Eussia. S. Horminum is another species with coloured bracts and blue flowers, from the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly re
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