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SAGE.
This is an evergreen under-shrub, rising about
two feet high, with wrinkled green leaves, or
tinged with a dusky purple. The flowers termi¬
nate the branches in long spikes, are of a blue
colour, and appear in June and July.
Use*
The leaves are used in stuffings and sauces, and
to improve various articles of cookery.
Varieties.
The varieties are, the Red, the Green, the
Small-leaved Green, and the Broad-leaved.
Estimate of Sorts.
The red and the green are the most in favour
with the cook as being most agreeable in flavour;
but the small green is considered best for decoc¬
tions, and the broad-leaved the most efficacious
for medical purposes; however any of the sorts
may be used as substitutes for any of the others.
Propagation and Culture.
All the sorts may be propagated either by slips
or cuttings, either of the preceding or present
year’s growth. The outward shoots are the best,
and should be cut off about six inches long and