Download or read book A Book of Salvias written by Betsy Clebsch and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salvia is derived from the Latin word "salvare", "to heal", and salvias provides a beneficial addition to any garden. In this book, Betsy Clebsch has selected over 100 beautiful, garden worthy species and dozens of commercially significant hybrids and arranged them alphabetically with documentation. 87 color photos.