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salvia Bot. and Gardening.|ˈsælvɪə|
[L. salvia sage n.1]
A large genus (J.P. de Tournefort Institutiones Rei Herbariæ̂ (1700) I. 180), of Labiatæ, including the common sage; a plant of this genus (in popular use, chiefly applied to the ornamental varieties). Also attrib. and fig.
1844Lady G. C. Fullerton Ellen Middleton (1854) II. xiv. 149 Some sprigs of the deep red salvia were fastened in her hair. 1873‘Ouida’ Pascarel III. 43 There were great bands of scarlet salvia blossoming. 1884Roe Nat. Ser. Story ix, The flower beds flamed with geraniums and salvias. 1900Mrs. Devereux in Academy 3 Feb. 104/1 Terraces radiant with red salvia, and golden with orange trees. 1923D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers 66 If there were salvia-savage Bolshevists To burn the world back to manure-good ash, Wouldn't I stick the salvia in my coat! 1941E. P. O'Donnell Great Big Doorstep ii. 28 There were humming-birds working around a wild salvia bush in the grove. 1963W. Blunt Of Flowers & a Village 222 Mrs. Stringer insisted upon my going round to see her salvias. |