SAGE	(Salvia) - great medicinal properties
			 - best known today is the flavoring garden sage

      SAGE, GARDEN (Salvia officinalis) Perennial	cosmetic
							culinary
							decreases milk flow
							househole
							medicinal
							tea plant
				sow: early or late spring
				     early summer, late autumn

				seeds: pkt/$1/25 (Richters, Canada)

      The most commonly grown culinary variety
      Grey-green pebble leaves, pale clue flowers

      Decreases flow of milk.

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      SAGE, DWARF GARDEN (S. officinalis cv.)	Perennial	as above
			buy plant $3.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Dwarf version of the common variety.
      Excellent for small areas, rockeries, borders.  Ht. 25cm/10" 

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      SAGE, GOLDEN	(S. officinalis 'Aurea')	Perennial
			buy plant $3.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Leaves are a chartreuse-yellow enhanced by dark green areas around veins.
      Culinary and medicinal use as for the common garden sage.

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      SAGE, HOLT'S MAMMOTH      (S.officinalis 'Holt's Mammoth')   Perennial
				buy plant $3.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Similar to garden sage but leaves are larger.

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      SAGE, PURPLE	(S.officinalis 'Purpurea')	Perennial
			      buy plant: $3.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Aromatic purple foliage.
      Used like garden sage in stuffings, sausages, omelettes, soups, stews.
      Same medicinal qualities.
      Winter mulch.

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      SAGE, TRICOLOR (S. officinalis 'Tricolor')	Perennial
			buy plant: $3.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Aromatic foliage with white and pink streaks.
      Same flavor as garden sage.
      Grow in/outdoors in full sun.
      Winter mulch.

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			      OTHER SAGES (Salvia spp.)
      culinary, medicinal, aromatic and ormamental species.

      SAGE, BLUE	(S. clevelandii)	Tender Perennial
			buy plant: $4.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Stately native of southern California with showy blue flowers.
      Leaves possess a pleasant, warm flavor.  Used like regular sage.

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      SAGE, CARDINAL	(S. fulgens) (Mexican Red S.	Tender Perennial
			buy plant: $4.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Showy scarlet flowers; pungent scent.
      Height: 2-3 ft.
      Infusion of leaves is used for colic in Mexico.

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      SAGE, CREEPING	(S. repens repens)	Tender Perennial
			buy plant: $4.00 (Richters, Canada)
								incense
								medicinal
      Aromatic South African sage used for incense and in medicine.
      Showy blue, mauve and white flowers.

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      SAGE, FRUIT	(S. dorisiana)	Tender Perennial
			buy plant: $4.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Strong aroma of mixed fruits.
      Ideal for potpourris and other fragrant concoctions.
      Large velvety leaves with shocking pink flowers.
      Needs good light.
      Pinch to keep bushy.

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      SAGE, GREEK	(S. fruticosa)	Tender Perennial
			buy plant: $4.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Much imported sage is this species, not the true garden (S.officinalis)
      Of ancient use: (its distinctive trilobate leaves portrayed in Minoan
			frescoes at Knossos, dated 1400 B.C.)
      Although somewhat  inferior in quality,  Greek sage offers  the advantage
      that it is easier to grow indoors.

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      SAGE, LYRELEAF	(S. lyrata)	Perennial	MEDICINAL
			sow: early spring, early summer
			buy: seeds: pkt $1.25 (Richters, Canada)
      Attractive purple-blue flowers and cleft, dandelion-like leaves.
      An American folk remedy for CANCER (hence alias 'cancerweed')
      ROOTS: used by Indians for:
				sores
      TEA:   for colds, coughs, nervous conditions.

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      SAGE, PINEAPPLE	(S. rutilans)	Tender Perennial
			buy plant: $4.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Fabulous pineaple scent.
      Brilliant red flowers.
      Used for: drinks, chicken, cheese, jams, jellies
      Grow indoors in good light.
      Pinch to keep bushy.

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      SAGE, PAINTED	(S. viridis)	Annual
			plant: early or late spring
			seeds: $2.50/pkt (Richters, Canada)
								liquor
								medicinal
      Fine border plant, with intensely colored purple or pink floral bracts.
      Leaves  and  seeds  increase  inebriating  qualigy  of liquors when added
      during fermentation.
      Infusion used for sore gums.

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      SAGE, PERUVIAN	(S. discolor)	Tender perennial
			buy plant: $4.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Scent is a rather pleasant complex of fruit, eucalyptus and resin.
      Striking deep purple flowers.

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      SAGE, ROSELEAF	(S. involucrata)	Tender perennial
			buy plant: $4.00 (Richters, Canada)
      Showy pink-rose flowrs; rangy habitat, up to 4 ft.
      Non aromatic.

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      SAGE, WOOD	(Teucrium scorodonia)	Tender Perennial
								liquor
								medicinal
			sow: early spring, early summer
			seeds: $1.25/pkt (Richters, Canada)
      Used for flatulence and indigestion.
      A hops substitute for beer.
      Pale yellow flowers.

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      SAGEBRUSH, SILVER (Arternisia cana) (Blue Sage)	   Perennial
								medicinal
			sow: early spring, early summer
			seeds: $1.25/pkt (Richters, Canada)
      Native to the Sierra Nevada and area north to Canada.
      Strongly aromatic.
      Used by the Montana Indians as:
					general tonic
					to restore hair
					dermatological aid

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