| + | Salvia greggii, Gray. Shrub, 1-3 ft. high: sts. glabrous or obscurely farinaceous; the branches slender: lvs. coriaceous, 1-ribbed, almost veinless, oblong, entire, base narrowed to a short petiole: racemes 2-3 in. long, 6-8- fld.; calyx narrowly campanulate, slightly pubescent or glandular; corolla red or purplish red, about 1 in. long, the tube strongly ventricose-gibbous, the throat abruptly contracted, the lower lip large and showy. Autumn. Texas and Mex. B.M. 6812. Var. alba, Hort., is a white-fld. form. |