The jelly-like blobs had dried out, leaving the mysterious black central specks, which immediately became recognisable as the seeds of the salvia. 
Those of the true clary, slightly larger, behave in the same way when moistened, and were inserted into eyes to absorb fluid or even specks of solid matter. 
It is thus understandable that the name clary was taken to be derived from `clear-eye", but in fact it <tag "515673">derives</> from the name by which Roman herbalists knew this plant &dash. the Latin Sclarea.   

