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R I B E S — con tin ued 



lobed, toothed. Fls. small, K (5), C5, A5, Gi. Sepals often petaloid, giving 



appearance of gamopetalous fls. Fruit a juicy berry. 



{a) Stems spiny {Gooseberry Section) 

 R. Grossularia. Common Gooseberry. 3. April. D. Stems and spines stout. 



Ls. ov., 2. Fls. greenish, solitary or in small clusters. Europe (including 



Britain), North Africa. (Fig. 26 D.) 

 R. leptanthiim. 4. April. D. Stems and spines slender. Ls. broadly ov. or 



kidney-shaped, f, deeply 3-5-lobed, slender-stalked (stalk as long as 



blade). Fls. white tinged with pink, solitary or in small clusters. Berry 



dark red. Colorado, New Mexico. 

 R. Lohbii. 6. April-May. D. Ls. roundish, 2. 3-5-lobed. Fls. with purple 



recurved sepals and white petals ; in pairs. Berry oblong, reddish brown. 



California. 

 R. Menziesii. 6. April. D. Stems bristly. Ls. roundish ov., 2. Fls. with 



reddish-purple sepals and white or pinkish petals; in pairs or solitary. 



Berry round, bristly. West North America. 

 R. speciosum {R. fuchsioides). Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry. 9. April. D. 



Young stems with gland-tipped bristles. Ls. i, 3-5-lobed, straight or 



tapering base, slender-stalked. Fls. red, in drooping clusters; stamens 



four, long and drooping. California. (Fig. 26 E.) 



(b) Stems without spines {Currant Section) 

 R. alpinum. Alpine Currant. 9. April. D. Twigs shining. Ls. broadly ov., 

 I, with scattered hairs. Fls. greenish white, unisexual, in erect racemes. 

 Fruit red, not edible. North Hemisphere (including Britain). 

 R. americanum {R. missouriense ?). American Black Currant. 3. April. D. 

 Ls. 3, heart-shaped base, gland-dotted below, odorous. Fls. yellowish 

 white, funnel-shaped, in nodding racemes. North America. 

 R. aureiim. Buffalo Currant. Golden Currant. 8. April. D. Ls. 2, with 

 straight or tapering base, hairless or nearly so. Fls. tubular, bright 

 yellow, fragrant, in drooping racemes. Fruit purplish black. West 

 North America. (Fig. 26 G.) 

 R. fasciculatum. 5. April. D. Ls. 2, stalk with feathered bristles near base. 



Fls. yellow, fragrant, solitary or in small erect clusters. Japan. 

 R. nigrum. Black Currant. 6. April. D. Ls. 4, gland-dotted below, odorous. 

 Fls. dull white, bell-shaped, in nodding racemes on young wood. North 

 Europe (including Britain), North Asia. 



Varieties dissectum and laciniatum. Cut-leaved forms. 

 R. rubrum {R. sativum). Red Currant. 3. April. D. Ls. 3, 3-5-lobed, heart- 

 shaped base, downy below. Fls. greenish yellow, in drooping racemes 

 on old wood. North Europe (including Britain). (Fig. 26 F.) 

 R. sanguineum. Flowering Currant. 8. March-April. D. Branchlets pink. 

 Ls. 4, heart-shaped base, whitish below. Fls. rosy red, in drooping or 

 ascending racemes. Fruit covered with blue bloom. California. 

 (Fig. 26 H.) 



Variety albidum. Fls. white. 

 Variety atrorubens. Fls. deep red, small. 

 Variety Brocklebankii. Ls. yellow. 

 Variety splendens. Fls. blood red. 



