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48. SAXIFRAGACE^E : Ribesie^. 



1. Ribes alpinum, Linn. Sp. PI. ed. 1, p. 200; Maxim, in 

 Mel. Biol. ix. p. 239 (varietates plures). 



Shingking or Coeea {James !) ; Hupeh : Patung (A. Henry !). 

 Herb. Kew. 



North Europe and North Asia, eastward to Japan. 



S 2. Ribes fasciculatum, Sieb. et Zucc. Fl. Jap. Fam. Nat. i. 

 p. 189 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. ix. p. 237 et 238, (i. chinense ; S. 

 Moore in Journ. Bot. 1878, p. 138. 



Ribes chifuense, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1875, p. 36. 



China : without locality ( Fortune, 31 !) ; Shantung : Chefoo 

 (Swinhoel) ; Chekiang : Ningpo (Everardl); Kiangsi : Kiu- 

 kiang (Maries !) ; Coeea : Chemulpo (Carles?). Mus. Brit.; 

 Herb. Kew. 



Japan. 



3. Ribes grossularioides, Maxim, in Mel. Biol. ix. 1873, 

 p. 217. 



Ribes macrocalyx, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1875, p. 35 et 132; Franchet, 

 PL David, p. 126. 



Chihli: Pohuashan (Bretschneider !). Mus. Brit. 



Japan. 



The Japanese and Chinese specimens which we have seen are 

 so exactly alike that they might have been collected in the same 

 locality. 



4. Ribes Meyeri, Maxim, in Mel. Biol. ix. p. 232. 

 Ribes atropurpureum, /3, C. A. Mey. in Ledeb- Fl. Alt. i. p. 268. 

 Chihli : near Peking (Bretschneider !). Herb. Kew. 



5. Ribes mnltiflorum, Kit. in Schult. Fl. (Ester, i. p. 433, ex 

 Maxim, in Mel. Biol. ix. p. 229 (y. mandshuricum). 



Chihli : mountains west of Peking (Tatarinow ex Maximowicz), 

 mountains east of Peking (Fritsche ex Maximowicz). 



The species is a native of South-eastern Europe, and the 

 variety is also found in Mandshuria. 



6. Ribes nigrum, Linn. Sp. PI. ed. 1, p. 201 ; DC. Prodr. iii. 

 p. 481 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. ix. p. 222 ; Hance in Journ. Bot. 

 1875, p. 132 ; Hooh.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. p. 411. 



Chihli: Pohuashan (Bretschneider \). Mus. Brit. 

 North Europe and North Asia. 



