GROSSULARIEZ. 
35 R. mutiriorum (Kit. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p 
493. but not of H. B. et Kunth) leaves 5-lobed, cordate, tomen- 
tose beneath ; racemes very long, pendulous, drooping ; bracteas 
shorter than the flowers; petioles length of leaves; petals 
wedge-shaped; styles bifid, and sometimes distinctly trifid. 
h.H. Native of Croatia. Sims, bot. mag. 2368. Berl. l. c. 
t 2. f. 11. R. spicdtum, Schultes, œstr, fl. ed. 1. p. 433. 
Many-flowered Currant. Fl, April, May. Clt, 1822. Shrub 
4 to 6 feet. 
86 R. acumina rum (Wall. cat. no. 6834.) branches glabrous ; 
leaves glabrous above, but with a few scattered hairs beneath, 
3-5-lobed ; lobes acuminated, serrated ; racemes axillary, erect ; 
peduncles pubescent; berries nodding; calyx campanulate ; pe- 
tals rounded at the apex. h. H. Native of Nipaul, on Sirmore 
and Emodi. Berries red, about the size of red currants. 
Acuminated-leaved Currant. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
37 R. spica‘rum (Robs. in Lin. trans. 3. p. 240. t. 21.) leaves 
roundish-cordate, 3-5-lobed, covered with soft pili above, and 
tomentum beneath ; racemes erect; flowers more or less pedi- 
cellate; bracteas obtuse, tomentose, much shorter than the 
pedicels ; sepals roundish-cuneated ; petals oblong ; styles bifid. 
h.H. Native of the North of England, in woods, near Rich- 
mond, in Yorkshire; and between Piersbridge and Gainford, 
Durham. Smith, engl. bot. 1290. Berl. l. c. t. 2. f.16. Ber- 
ries glabrous, globose, colour and taste of those of R. rabrum. 
The tree currant affords a fruit rather smaller and more acid 
than the common red currant; but by crossing and cultivation 
might, no doubt, be greatly improved; and from its compara- 
tively tree-like habits, might be a more convenient fruit shrub 
1n respect to crops around it. 
Spiked-flowered Currant. Fl. April, May. Engl. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 
88 R. perrz'um (Wulf. in Jacq. misc. 2. p. 36.) leaves acu- 
minated, 3-5-lobed, rather cordate, deeply serrated, on long 
petioles, pilose above; racemes erect, crowded, rather pubes- 
cent; bracteas shorter than the pedicels ; sepals obtuse ; petals 
obcordate. h. H. Native of the Alps of Carinthia, Savoy, 
and on almost all the mountains of Europe. In England, near 
Eggleston and Conscliffe, in the county of Durham; and in Scots- 
wood Dean, Northumberland. Berl. l.c. t. 2. f. 14. Jacq. icon. 
l. t. 49. Smith, engl. bot. 705. R. alpinum, Delarb. auvergn. 
p. 166. Petals small, white. Berries large, deep red, with an 
acid taste. Fruiting racemes pendulous. The rock currant is 
sometimes called Woolly-leaved currant, and Red Marsh mallow- 
leaved currant. 
Rock Currant. Fl. May. England. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
89 R. ricens (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 110.) branches 
erect; leaves glabrous above, pubescent beneath, wrinkled reti- 
culately ; lobes and teeth acute ; racemes rather loose, many- 
flowered, when bearing the fruit stiffish and erect. h.H. 
Native of Canada, and the mountains of Pennsylvania. Pursh, 
fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 186. Berries red, hispid. 
Stifish-racemed Currant. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Sh. 
4 to 6 feet. 
40 R. vittésum (Wall. cat. no. 6832.) branches pubescent; 
leaves nearly orbicular, cordate, bluntly 3-lobed, villous as well 
as the petioles; racemes erect, few-flowered. kh. H. Native 
of Sirinagur. 
Villous Currant. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
41 R. atpine’rvium (Michx. l. c.) leaves short, petiolate, 
deeply and acutely lobed, smoothish, with whitish nerves; ra- 
cemes recurved. k.H. Native of Canada, and on the Cats- 
kill Mountains, in the state of New York. Flowers small. 
Berries red, glabrous. 
White-nerved Currant. Fl. Apr. May. Clt.? Sh. 4 feet. 
42 R. rusuzdsum (Eschscholtz, pl. calif. p. 281.) leaves cor- 
date, 3-lobed, clothed with white tomentose pubescence be- 
I, Rises. 187 
neath; petioles angular, dilated at the base, and furnished 
with broad, dilated, jagged, membranous stipulas ; racemes ter- 
minal, erect ; bracteas entire, with glandular margins ; calycine 
segments short, roundish; petals oblong. p. H. Native of 
North California. Stem strigose, dark purple, pruinose ; branches 
angular, covered with setose, deciduous bark. Pedicels and 
germs dotted with white tomentum. Petals pale brown. Very 
nearly allied to R. albinérvium and R. sanguineum. 
Tubular-flowered Currant. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
43 R. rupirLoRum (Meyer, in acad. Morou. vol. 7.) unarmed; 
hairs glandular, at length deciduous; adult leaves cordate, 5- 
lobed, pubescent beneath ; racemes somewhat spicate, terminal, 
drooping ; calyx tubular, pubescent, exceeding the bracteas ; 
petals nearly orbicular, h. H. Native of North California. 
Lube-flowered Currant. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
44 R. Macetta’nicum (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 856.) stems rather 
prostrate: leaves 3-lobed, crenately undulated, glabrous be- 
neath, and paler ; racemes erectish, thick ; bracteas longer than 
the pedicels ; petals reflexed at the apex. h.H. Native of 
the Straits of Magellan. 
Magellan Currant. Shrub pr. 
45 R. vuncra‘’rum (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 12. t. 283. f. a.) 
leaves 3-lobed, serrated, beset with resinous glands beneath, as 
well as on the bracteas ; racemes longer than the leaves, either 
drooping or erect; bracteas cuneate-oblong, obtuse, at length 
reflexed ; calyx campanulate, yellowish; berries oblong, hairy. 
h. F. Native of Chili, on hills. Petals small, yellow. Ber- 
ries red, dotted. Berl. 1. c. t. 2. f. 19. Lindl. bot. reg. 1278. 
Dotted-berried Currant. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1826, Sh. 
3 to 4 feet. 
46 R. viscdsum (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 13.) leaves cor- 
date, 5-lobed, crenated, rough, clammy, 5-nerved; racemes 
short, simple, solitary; bracteas lanceolate, length of calyx. 
h. H. Native of Peru, on rocks. Corolla yellow. Calyx 
nearly of the same colour. Berries small, pale purple. 
Clammy Currant. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
47 R. nerero’rricnum (Meyer, in Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 
235. fl. alt. 1. p. 270.) stem erectish; leaves pubescent, 
bristly, and glandular, nearly orbicular, 3-lobed; lobes obtuse, 
toothed ; racemes erect; pedicels equal in length to the brac- 
teas ; calyx flat, pubescent ; berries puberulous, glandless, bract- 
less) h. H. Native of Altaia, on rocks at the foot of the 
mountains, on the west of Buchtorminsk, towards the river 
Kurtschum; also on the mountains in the Kirghisean Steppe. 
Calyx of a livid purple colour; petals purple, rounded, and 
entire at the apex. Berries almost like those of R. rubrum, but 
orange-coloured. 
Variable-haired Currant. Fl. April, May. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 
48 R. Carva’tuicum (Kit. in Schultes, oestr. fl. 2. ed. 1. p. 
432. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 493.) stem erect ; leaves 
5-lobed, cordate ; racemes pendulous, and are as well as the 
calyxes pubescent; petals flattish, smaller than the calyx. R. 
H. Native of the Carpathian mountains. R. acérrimum, Ro- 
chel. ex Roem. et Schultes, l. c. Perhaps only a variety of R. 
rubrum. 
Carpathian Currant. Shrub 4 feet. 
49 R. ru'prom (Lin. spec. 290.) leaves cordate, bluntly 3-5- 
lobed, pubescent beneath, when young usually rather tomentose, 
glabrous above; racemes drooping; bracteas ovate, shorter 
than the pedicels; calyx flatly campanulate, spreading ; sepals 
obtuse ; petals obcordate; fruit quite glabrous. h. H. Na- 
tive of Europe and Siberia, in woods ; and throughout Canada 
to the mouth of the Mackenzie; in mountainous woods, espe-~ 
cially in the north of England and in Scotland, about the banks 
of rivers; undoubtedly wild on the banks of the Tees ; in the 
Isle of Isla, and in Culross woods, Scotland. Woodv. med. bot. 
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