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Three-flowered Gooseberry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812, Sh. 
3 to 4 feet. 
4 R. Cyno’spatt (Lin. spec. 292.) stem unarmed, rarely 
prickly; spines usually twin; leaves cordate, 5-lobed, serrated, 
more or less pubescent underneath, and on the petioles; pedun- 
- cles elongated, 2-3-flowered ; pedicels divaricate ; tube of calyx 
ovate-cylindrical ; limb spreading, with the segments exceeding 
the petals, which are obovate ; stamens hardly exserted ; ovarium 
bristly. h.H. Native of Canada (Michx.), Japan (Thunb.), 
Berlandier, l.c. t. 1. f. 3. Jacq. vind. 2. t.123. Berries bristly 
or prickly. It hardly differs from R. divaricatum, except in the 
broader tube of the corolla, and the shorter stamens. 
Var. B ; fruit unarmed. h.H. Native of Hudson’s Bay. 
R. oxyacanthoides, Richards in Frankl. first journ. ed. 2, 
append. p. 7. 
Var. y; branches prickly; peduncles shorter; flowers pu- 
bescent, purplish; fruit prickly. kh.H. Native about Lake 
Huron. 
Dog-bramble Gooseberry. Fl. Apr. Clt. 1759. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 
5 R. pivarica‘tum (Dougl. in bot. reg. 1359.) branches diva- 
ricate, bristly, at length naked; spines 1-3 together, axillary, 
defiexed, large; leaves roundish, 3-lobed, deeply toothed, 
nerved, glabrous; peduncles 3-flowered, drooping; calyx fun- 
nel-shaped : with the segments at length spreading, and twice the 
length of the tube; style and stamens exserted; berries gla- 
brous. h.H. Native on the north-west coast of America, a 
common bush on the banks of streams near Indian villages. 
This species comes nearest to R. triflorum. Berries black, smooth, 
and spherical, pleasant to the taste. Petals white. 
Dwaricate Gooseberry. Fl. April. Clt. 1826. Sh. 5 to 7 ft. 
6 R. irricuum (Doug. in hort. trans. 7. p. 516. Hook. fi. 
bor. amer. 1. p. 231.) prickles axillary, tern; leaves cordate, 
somewhat 5-lobed, toothed, ciliated, pilose on both surfaces, 
nerved ; peduncles 3-flowered, beset with glandular pili; calyx 
campanulate: segments linear, about equal in length to the 
tube; berries glabrous. h. H. Native of the north-west 
coast of America, on moist mountain rocks near springs and 
streams, on the Blue Mountains, and on the banks of the Spo- 
kan river. Berries spherical, half an inch in diameter, smooth, 
juicy, and well flavoured. Apparently closely allied to R. tri- 
Jlorum. 
Well-watered Gooseberry. Shrub 8 to 4 feet. 
7 R. saxdsum (Hook. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 231.) stem unarmed, 
rarely prickly ; spines wanting, solitary or twin ; leaves cordate, 
5-lobed, serrated, smoothish; peduncles very short, deflexed, 
1-2-flowered ; calyx glabrous, with a campanulate tube: seg- 
ments spreading, but at length reflexed, twice the length of the 
corolla, and about equal in length to the stamens; ovarium 
naked, h.H. Native of the north-west coast of America, 
common on the undulating grounds of the interior among stones ; 
and about Lake Huron, and on the banks of the Saskatchawan ; 
also near Boston. R. saxatile, Dougl. mss. R. trifldrum, 
Bigel. fl. bost. ed. 2. p. 90. Fruit resembling a common goose- 
berry. 
Sone Gooseberry. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
8 R. ninre’tium (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 479.) spinules 
nearly axillary ; branches beset with a few short bristly hairs ; 
leaves small, semi-trifid ; lobes few-toothed ; peduncles 1-flow- 
ered ; berry glabrous, red. h. H. Native of North America, 
in Canada, in stony places by the river Signey ; and on the 
mountains of Virginia. 
Hairy Gooseberry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Shrub 3 
to 4 feet. 
9 R. racu’srre (Poir. encycl. suppl. 2. p. 856. Pursh. f. 
zmer. sept. 1. p. 161.) stem very prickly ; spines many-parted, 
slender; leaves cordate, deeply 3-5-lobed, cut; racemes 5-8- 
` 8 
GROSSULARIEÆ. 
I. Rises. 
flowered, loose ; calyx rotate; germs and pedicels hispid, and 
glandular. k.H. Native throughout Canada to Fort Frank- 
lin and Bear Lake, near the Arctic circle ; mouth of the Colum- 
bia ; mountains of the Columbia, and of North California; also 
of Virginia, &c. R. oxyacanthoides, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. 
p. 111. R. echinatum, Dougl. mss. This has the flowers of 
the currant, and the prickly stems of the gooseberry. The fruit 
is about the size of black currants, in pendulous racemes, pur- 
plish. black, shining, clothed with hairs, unpleasant to the taste. 
Lake Gooseberry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Sh, 4 to 5 ft. 
10 R. rorunpiroLium (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 110.) 
spines nearly axillary, solitary ; leaves nearly orbicular, clothed 
with very minute down, a little lobed; lobes roundish, obtuse ; 
peduncles 1-flowered ; limb of calyx tubular. h. H. Native 
on the high mountains of Carolina. Berries glabrous. 
Round-leaved Gooseberry. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
11 R. era‘cite (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 111.) spines 
nearly axillary, very short, solitary; leaves on slender petioles, 
lobed; lobes acute, cut; peduncles capillary, erect, usually 2- 
flowered ; calyx glabrous, tubularly campanulate. h. H. Na- 
tive of North America, on the mountains of Tennessee; and in 
mountain meadows from New York to Virginia. Berry glabrous, 
purple or blue, with a very pleasant taste. Leaves pubescent. 
Slender Gooseberry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Shrub 3 
to 4 feet. 
12 R. Cavca’sicum (Adams, in reliq. Willd. ex Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 5. p. 507.) prickles stipular, tern ; peduncles 1- 
flowered, erect; leaves 5-lobed, deeply toothed. h. H. Na 
tive of Caucasus. Perhaps only a variety of R. U‘va-crispa. 
Caucasian Gooseberry. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1819. Shrub 
4 to 5 feet. 
13 R. micropny’tium (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 
p- 62.)_prickles usually solitary ; leaves nearly reniform, small; 
peduncles very short, 2-flowered ; calyx campanulate : segments 
oblong, obtuse; petals spatulately obovate, retuse at the apex. 
h. H. Native of Mexico, in mountainous places near El 
Guarda, between Guchila and the city of Mexico, at the eleva- 
tion of 4200 feet. Ovarium rather turbinate. Flowers red. 
Small-leaved Gooseberry. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
14 R. cunztrdttum (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 233. f. c.) un- 
armed; leaves cuneiform, cut, trifid; petioles not half the 
length of the leaves; peduncles solitary, axillary, 2..3-flowered, 
length of the petioles; bracteas 2, at the base of each flower. 
h.G. Native of Peru, on the Andes, Berry pale red. Habit 
of R. U‘va-crispa. Perhaps belonging to a separate section. 
Wedge-leaved Gooseberry. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. $ 
15 R. cucuLLAa`rum (Hook. et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. p. 250.) 
unarmed; branches glabrous; leaves glabrous, somewhat 5- 
lobed, roundish-reniform, cucullate at the base, and cuneated ; 
the lobes lying over each other, acutely and deeply lobed ; pe 
tioles a little shorter than the leaves ; racemes hardly puberu- 
lous, axillary, short, few- flowered ; flowers nearly sessile, hardly 
exceeding the bracteas, which are roundish. h.G. Native of 
the Cordillera of Chili. Nearly allied to R. cuneifdlium, but ap” 
parently quite distinct. 
Hooded-leaved Gooseberry. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. : 
16 R. acicuLa' re (Smith in Rees’ cycl.) very prickly ; prickles 
stipular, 3-5-parted; leaves rather pubescent, nearly orbicull 
3-5-lobed; lobes bluntish, deeply serrated; peduncles usua y 
l-flowered, bracteolate in the middle; calyx campanulate, 
smoothish ; berries bractless, and are, as well as the styles, quite 
glabrous. h.H. Native of Siberia, in stony rocky mountat- 
ous places. Led. fi. ross. alt. ill. t. 230; R. U'va-crisp® 
Sievers in Pall. nord. beytr. 7. p. 274, Pall. fl. ross. 2. p. 37. 
Stem erect or procumbent. Petals white. Berries glabrous, 
yellowish or purplish, sweet, with a grateful taste. 
