1658 
RIBES* punctâtum. 
Dotted Currant. 
cil iii 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Grossutacex Dec. (Introduction to the natural system 
of Botany, p. 54.) 
RIBES.—Supra, vol. 2. fol. 125. 
R. punctatum ; foliis trilobis serratis subtìs punctatis, racemis pendulis 
brevibus, bracteis oblongis ciliatis punctatis, calycibus flavicantibus. De 
Cand. prodr. 3. 482. 
R. prostratum. Ruiz et Pavon fl. Peruv. 3. 12. t. 233. f. a. 
Frutex sempervirens, compactus, nitidus, resinosus. Petioli pubescentes 
et ciliati. Racemi pedunculati, penduli, primim ovati, dein oblongi, denique 
laxiores. Flores luteo-virides. Calycis lacinie parve, acute. Petala 
parva, oblonga, acuta, lutea, calyce inclusa. Stamina versús basin tubi 
inserta. Bacce parve, glabre, virosimiliter fusco-virides. 
Rather a pretty evergreen shrub, native of Chile, near 
Valparaiso and Conception. It is remarkable for the shining 
yellowish green appearance of its leaves, and the short 
bunches of yellowish flowers. | 
It is hardy enough to live in a dry border without pro- 
tection, and would probably succeed extremely well in the 
south of England in rocky situations. It flowers in April 
and May; but has never yet produced its fruit in this 
country. 
Our drawing was made in the Horticultural Society's 
Garden, where it has been cultivated as a hardy shrub for 
several years. It strikes freely, like all the genus, from 
ripe cuttings. . | 
* See fol. 1237. 
