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42. THE GENUS RIBES. 



We find in the Gartenzeitung the following useful cata- 

 logue of the species of hardy Ribes cultivated in the gardens 

 of Germany : 



1. Ribes speciosum, Pursh. 



Ribes speciosum, Pnrsh. Fl. amer. II. p. 732. Sweet FI. gard. t. 149. 

 Bot. Mag. t. 3530. Bot. Reg. t. 1557. — R. stamineum, Smith in Rees. 

 Cycl. — R. fuchsioides, Berlandier. — Robsonia, Spach. California. 



2. Ribes Menziesii, Pursh. 



R. Menziesii, Pursh Fl. amer. II. p. 732.— R. ferox, Smith in Rees. 

 Cycl. California. 



3. Ribes oxyacanthoides, L. North America. 



4. Ribes setosum, Lindl. 



R. setosum, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1237- — R. oxyacanthoides, var. /3. Tor- 

 rey et Asa Gray Fl. amer. I. p. 546. North America. 



5. Ribes Cynosbati, L. North America. Of this there are two varie- 



ties ; one with white flowers, smooth fruit, and thornless twigs ; the 

 other with greener flowers, bristly fruit, and thorns. 



6. Ribes gracile, Michx. North America. 



7. Ribes rotundifolium, Michx. North America. 



8. Ribes triflorum, Willd. 



R. triflorum, Willd. Hort. Ber. I. t. 61. Guimpel, Otto et Hayne Hol- 

 zarten, t. 3. — R. stamineum, Hornem. Enum. Hort. Havn. p. 237- 

 ■ North America. 



9. Ribes divaricatum, Dougl. 



R. divaricatum, Dougl. — Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1359. North America. 



10. Ribes Grossularia, L. Europe. Of the common Gooseberry the 



author considers the R. uva crispa and reclinatum to be mere varieties. 



11. Ribes orientale, Poir. Syria. 



12. Ribes diacantha, L.fil. 



R. diacantha, L. fil. Suppl. p. 157. Pall. Fl. ross. II. p. 36. t. 66. 



JDahuria. 



13. Ribes saxatile, Pall. 



R. saxatile, Pall. — Ledeb. icon. Fl. ross. alt. illustr. t. 339. Russia. 



14. Ribes lacustre, Poir. 



R. lacustre, Poir. Encycl. Suppl. II. p. 856. Guimpel, Otto et Hayne 

 Holzart. t. 136. — R. echinatum, Dougl. — North America. 



15. Ribes rubrum, L. Europe. The author refers here the R. sylvestre 



and domesticum of Wallroth. 



16. Ribes petrseum, Wulfen. Europe. 



17. Ribes holosericeum, Hort. Berol. 



R. foliis trilobis supra hirtis, subtus tomentoso-holosericeis, lobis acuti- 

 usculis serratis ; petiolis pedunculisque tomentosis ; racemis erectis, 

 bracteis ovatis minutis pedicello multo brevioribus : calycibus pelyi- 

 formibus glabriusculis, laciniis margine vix ciliatis ; petalis spathulatis. 



Native country unknown. The fruit is smoother than that of 



the currant, red, and well tasted, and is in long drooping racemes. 



18. Ribes alpinum, L. Europe. . 



19. Ribes multiflorum, Kit. Croatia.—— This is also called R. mtifohum. 



20. Ribes rigens, Michx. North America. 



