so showy as the long-flowered American Currants with 
coloured calyces, is by far the most ornamental of all the 
Gooseberries yet in our Gardens. The fruit possesses no 
merit: it ripens in July." — Hort. Trans. l. c. 
It appears from specimens brought home by Mr. Douglas 
to be a native of the banks of the Sascatchewan River, in 
North America. Our drawing was made in the Garden of 
the Horticultural Society, in May 1826. It is readily 
increased by cuttings. : 
J. L. 
