222 



RED CURRANT 



Leaf about 4'5 8 x 5 9 cm., rounded in contour, some- 

 what cordate at the base, palmately 3 5-lobed; lobes 

 usually obtuse, unequally and coarsely serrate, smooth 

 above, young leaves softly hairy but eglandular, and paler 



Fig. 75. Red Currant, Ribes rubrum, p. 221 (D). 



beneath, later with scattered hairs. Petiole rather long, 

 3 7 cm., glandular-pubescent, with membranous margins. 

 Young leaves pubescent, especially beneath. Autumn 

 leaves yellow and brown. 



Venation palmate, and much stronger than in R. 

 Grossularia. Meshwork loose and tertiaries tending to 

 form cross-ties. 



(ii) Leaves stipulate. 



(a) Leaves tomentose or hoary-white below, 

 at least while young. 



