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Petals small, spatulate or linear. Little pods 2 or 3, nearly separate, opening 

 down the inner suture, several-seeded. 



12. TIAKKLLA. Flowers in a raceme. Calyx colored (white), 5-pnrted, and 



in the sinuses bearing 5 very narrow slender-clawed petals. Filaments and 

 styles long and slender. Ovary 1-celled, with several ovules towards the base 

 of the 2 parietal placentae, 2-beaked; one of the beaks or carpels growing 

 much more than the other and making the larger part of the lance-shaped 

 membranaceous pod, which is few-seeded towards the bottom. 



(- - Petals 5, pinnattfid, very delicate. 



13. MITELLA. Flowers in a simple raceme or spike, small. Petals colored like 



the short open calyx (white or green). Stamens short. Styles 2, verv short. 

 Ovary and pod globular, 1-celled, with 2 parietal placentas at the base, many- 

 seeded, opening across the top. 



-I-*--* Petals none. 



14. CHRVSOSPLEXIUM. Flowers yellowish-green, solitary or in a leafy cyme. 



Calyx-tube coherent with the ovary, the tube or expanded border with 4 or 

 5 blunt lobes. Stamens 8 or 10, very short. Styles 2, short, recurved. Pod 

 cbcordate, thin, its notched summit rising above the calyx-tube, 1-celled 

 with 2 parietal placentae, several -many-seeded. 



1. RIBES, CURRANT, GOOSEBERRY. (An Arabic name.) Leaves 

 plaited in the bud, except the last species, often clustered in the axils of 

 those of previous season. Fl. spring. Fruit mostly eatable. 



1. GOOSEBERRY. Stems commonly with 1 or 2 thorns bdow the leafstalks or 

 the clusters of leaves, often with numerous scattered prickles besides, these 

 sometimes on the berry a/so. 



* Cultivated species. 



R. speciosum, SHOWY FLOWERING-GOOSEBERRY, of California: cult. 

 for ornament, especially in England, likely to succeed in Southern Middle 

 States, is trained like a climber ; has small and shining leaves, 1-3 very hand- 

 some flowers on a hanging peduncle, the short-tubular calyx, petals, and long- 

 projecting stamens deep red, so that the blossom resembles that of u Fuchsia ; 

 berry prickly, few-seeded. 



R. Grossularia, GARDEN or ENGLISH GOOSEBEURY. Cult, from Eu. 

 for the well-known fruit; thorny and prickly, with small obtusely 3 -5-lobed 

 leaves, green flowers 1 -3 on short pedicels, bell-shaped calyx, and large berry. 



* * Native species (chiefly N. $ W.), passing under the general >w/nf of \VI~LD 



GOOSEBERRY, with greenish or dull-purplish blossoms, only 1-3 on each 

 peduncle. 



R. hirtellum, the commonest E., is seldom downy, with very short thorns 

 or none, very short peduncles, stamens and 2-cleft style scarcely longer than 

 the bell-shaped calyx ; and the smooth berry purple, sniail, and sweet. 



R. rotundif61ium, commoner W., "is often downy -leaved ; peduncles 

 slender, the slender stamens and 2-parted style longer than the narrow calyx ; 

 berry smooth. 



R. Cynosbati, of rocky woods N., is downy-leaved, with slender pedun- 

 cles, stamens and undivided style not exceeding the broad calyx, and large 

 berry usually prickly. 



* * * Nat ire species with the prirkl;/ stems of a Gooseberry, but with a raceme of 



flowers like those of a Currant. 



R. laciistre, LAKE or SWAMP G. Cold bogs and wet woods N. : low, 

 with 3-5-parted leaves, their lobes deeply cut, very small flowers with broad 

 and flat calyx, short stamens and style, and small bristly berries of unpleasant 

 flavor. 



2. CURRANT. No thorns nor prickles, and the flowers numerous in the racemes 



* Wild, or culticatt-dfor the fruit : fl<r< ;-s i/rcenish or whitish. 

 - Lenres without resinous dots : calyx flat anil open : berries red (or white). 

 R. prostratum, FETID C. Cold woods X. ; with reclining stems, deeply 

 heart-shaped and acutely 5 - 7-lobed leaves, erect racemes, pedicels and pale-red 



