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Rhus; TheSumachTree. 
The Charadlcrs are ; 
The Leaves are eiiher pinnated or cmfift of ibree Lobes ; tbe Cap of Ibe 
Flower confijls of five fmall indented Leaves ; the Flowers are rofaceous, baving 
five Leaves, and are difpofed in Spikes or Bunebes, in eaeb oj wbicb are contaiiid 
onc roundifb Seed. 
Rhus; Virginianum. C. B. P. app. 517. Park. Tbcat. 1450. The 
Virginian Sumach. By fomc fallely callcd, The Stags Hom Tree. 
Th« Tree altho' it affbrds do greal Bcauty, fhould not be wanting io curious CollefUons 
of Trccs, any more than the nett mcntion’d Soit (hould amongft the Shrubs; the Oddnels 
and DiraGty of their Appcarance, adda to the Varicty of fuch Plantationi. 
Rhus; Myrtifolia, Monfpcliaca. C B. P. 414. Rhus, Plinio, putata. J.B. 
pol. I. Par. I. 559. Mvrtle-leav'd Sumach j vulgfl. Fide Piate XX. 
Ribcs; The Currant Tree. 
The Charafters are; 
It is not pricklf y tbe I.e.rvfs an large, the Flowers are berbaceons, and 
conjijl of fve Leaves, wbicb are expanded ; tbe Frtiit is fmall, and grows in 
Bunebes. 
The Species are ; 
1. Ribes; vulgaris, foliis ex luteo variegatis. The Yellosv strip’b-leav‘d 
Currant Tree. 
1. Ribes ; vulgaris, foliis ex albo variegatis. The Silver-strip'd 
Currant Tree. 
3. Ribes j nigrum vulgo diitum, folio olente. J.B. Fol II. 98. Ribes, 
frnBu nigro. Ilort. Ejfl. Black Currants, or Squinancy Bkrries. 
4. Ribes; frutiUi nigro, folio variegato. Black Currant, with ftripd 
5. Ribes ; ftudlu parvo. Merr. Pin. Small Wild Currant. 
6. Ribes; Alpinus, dulcis. J.B. Fol. II 98. TheGooseberrt-leav'd 
Currant ; vulgi. 
7. Ribes; Alpinus,dulcis, foliis ex luteo variegatis. The strip'd Goosberry- 
leav'd Currant. 
8. Ribes ; vulgaris, acidus ruber. J. B. Fol. II. 97. GroffUlaria, multiplici 
acino, fine non fptuofa, bortenjis rubra, Jive Ribes officinarum. C. B. P. 455. 
Common Reb Currants. 
9. Ribes; 
