GROSSULARIEZ. 
61 R. viscosr’sstuum (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 153.) leaves 
cordate, obtuse, 3-5-lobed, deeply crenated, viscid from glandu- 
lar pubescence : glands on both surfaces; racemes erect, corym- 
bose; bracteas linear-obovate, rather shorter than the pedicels, 
which are clothed with glandular hairs; calyx tubularly campa- 
nulate, with erectly spreading obtuse segments; germens and 
fruit ovate-oblong, clothed with viscid hairs. h.H. Native of 
North America, on the Rocky Mountains, and in dry plains in 
partially shaded places towards the sources of the Columbia ; 
also on the summits of the hills near the Spokan and Kettle 
Falls, at an elevation of 8000 feet above the sea. Hook. fl. bor. 
amer. 1. p. 234. t. 74. Berries oblong-ovate, black. Flowers 
large, pale yellowish green. This is a very fine and remarkable 
species. 
Very-clammy Currant. 
4 to 8 feet. 
Fl. April, May. Clt. 1826. Shrub 
** Flowers deep red. 
62 R. arropurru'reum (Meyer in Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 
231. fl. alt. 1. p. 268.) stem erect ; leaves pubescent, nearly or- 
bicular, cordate, 3-5-lobed; lobes acute, serrated; racemes 
drooping; pedicels exceeding the bracteas; calyxes campanu- 
late, ciliated ; berries glabrous, bractless. h.H. Native of 
Altaia, on mountains and subalpine places at the river Ursal, 
also at the river Tscharysch. Berries dark purple, size of those 
of the common currant. 
Var. a; flowers deep purple; leaves rather pubescent be- 
neath, but smooth and glabrous above, as well as the branches. 
Var. B; leaves rather pubescent beneath, but hispid from 
bristles above, as well as the petioles and stems. Near the river 
Volschoi Ulegumen. 
Var. y; flowers paler; leaves pubescent above, but most so 
below; branches smooth. 
Dark-purple-flowered Currant. Shrub 4 
to 6 feet. 
63 R. saneurneum (Pursh. fl. 
amer. sept. 1. p. 164.) leaves cor- 
date, somewhat 5-lobed, serrated, 
veiny,smoothish above,butclothed 
with villous tomentum beneath ; 
racemes drooping, pubescent, 
twice the length of the leaves ; 
calyx tubularly campanulate, with 
oblong obtuse spreading seg- 
ments, exceeding the petals,which 
are red, and quite entire; brac- 
teas obovate-spatulate; berries 
turbinate, hairy. b.H. Native 
of the north-west coast of Ame- 
rica, in abundance from lat. 38° 
to 52°, usually growing in rocky 
Situations by the sides of streams. 
Doug]. in hort. trans. 7. t. 13. bot. reg. 1349. Sweet, fl. gard. 
n. s. t. 109. KR. malvaceum, Smith in Rees’ cycl. This is per- 
haps the most ornamental species of the genus, bearing a profu- 
` sion of large racemes of deep rose-coloured flowers, and is there- 
fore well adapted for ornamenting shrubberies and pleasure 
grounds. The berries are brownish black and bitter, completely 
destitute of the pulpy substance common to most of the species 
of the tribe. 
Bloody-flowered Currant. Shrub 4 
to 8 feet. 
Fl. April, May. 
Fl. April. Clt. 1826. 
Secr. V. Sympnoca'tyx (from ovpguw, symphuo, to join toge- 
ther, and cadvé, calyx, a calyx; in reference to the calyx being 
tubular in all the species belonging to this section). Berl. l. c. t. 2. 
I. Rises. 191 
D. C. prod. 3. p. 483. Calyx tubular, yellow, Racemes many- 
flowered. Leaves compassing in the bud. Unarmed shrubs. 
64 R. av’reum (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 164.) quite gla- 
brous; leaves 3-lobed ; lobes divaricate, with a few deep teeth, 
shorter than the petioles, which are ciliated at the base ; calyxes 
tubular, longer than the pedicels: tube slender : segments ob- 
long, obtuse ; petals linear, much shorter than the calycine seg- 
ments ; bracteas linear, length of the pedicels; style entire; 
berries glabrous. h.H. Native of North-west America, in 
light gravelly soils, from the Great Falls of the Columbia River 
to the mountains, and on the southern branches. Berl. }. ¢.t. 2. 
f.23. Flowers golden yellow. Fruit yellow, seldom black, and 
of an exquisite flavour. 
Var. a, pre‘cox (Lind). in hort. trans. 7. p. 242.) flowers 
earlier ; leaves cuneated at the base, pubescent beneath; lobes 
deeply serrated; berries copious, earlier, turbinate ; racemes 
bracteate. h.H. Native of North America. 
Var. B, villdsum (D. C. prod. 3. p. 483.) leaves rather vil- 
lous. R. longiflorum, Fraser, cat. 1813. 
Var. y, serétinum (Lindl. 1. c.) flowers late; leaves of various 
forms, smoothish beneath ; lobes deeply serrated ; berries few, 
late, round; racemes naked. %.H. Native of North Ame- 
rica. 
Golden-flowered Currant, Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Shrub 
6 to 8 feet. 
65 R. TENUIFLÒRUM (Lindl. in hort. trans. 7. p. 242. bot. 
reg. 1274.) unarmed, quite glabrous; leaves roundish, 3-lobed, 
mealy ; lobes bluntly toothed at the apex ; racemes pendulous, 
many-flowered ; calyx tubular, glabrous, longer than the pedi- 
cels, coloured; petals quite entire, linear, one-half shorter than 
the segments of the calyx, which are oblong and obtuse ; bracteas 
linear, length of the pedicels; berries glabrous. h.H. Native 
of North America, common on the rocky tracts of the Columbia, 
near the head waters of the Missouri. R. aúreum, Colla, hort. 
rip. append. 3. t. 1. f. A. R. flavum, Berl. in D. C. prod. 3. p. 
483. R. Missouriénsis, Hort. In habit this species is more 
erect than R. aúreum, and has the young wood more thinly clothed 
with leaves ; its whole appearance is also paler during the early 
part of the season. The flowers are not more than half the size 
of those of R. aúreum, and have entire, not notched petals. The 
fruit is the size of a red currant, of an agreeable flavour, but 
possessing little acidity. 
Var. a, frictu-nigro; berries changing from yellow to red, 
and finally acquires a deep blackish purple-colour. 
Var. B, frúctu-lùteo; fruit yellow, always retaining the same 
colour. 
Slender-flowered Currant. 
6 to 8 feet. 
66 R. rxa‘vum (Coll. hort. ripul. append. 3. p. 4. t. 1. f. 3.) 
unarmed, quite glabrous; young leaves 3-lobed: adult ones 
usually 5-lobed, deeply toothed, about equal in length to the 
ciliated petioles; racemes short, 4-5-flowered; calyx tubular, 
much longer than the pedicels ; tube slender: segments rather 
spatulate, reflexed; petals one-half shorter than the calycine 
segments ; bracteas elliptic; berries oblong, glabrous. h. H. 
Native of North America. R. aúreum y sanguineum, Lindl. in 
hort. trans. 7. p. 242. R. palmatum, Desf. hort. par. R. aú- 
reum, Ker, bot. reg. t. 125. but not of Pursh. Flowers yellow. 
Yellow-flowered Currant. Fl]. April, May. Clt. 1812. Shrub 
6 to 8 feet. 
Cult. All the species of Rtbes grow well in any kind of soil, 
and all root freely from cuttings planted in autumn, or early in 
spring. Those species, natives of Chili, Peru, Mexico, and 
other parts of South America, require shelter in severe weather. 
Some of the species are well adapted for ornamenting shrub- 
beries and pleasure grounds. But the most ornamental and 
Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Sh. 
