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40406 to 40496— Continued. 



40452. "7327 B. Var. minus:' 



See S. P. I. No. 40451 for description. 



40453. X Ribes innominatum Jancz. 

 " 7491." 



" Divaricatum X grossularia. More or less tall shrub. Shoots gla- 

 brous or pubescent ; nodal spines simple or ternate, more or less vigor- 

 ous, measuring up to 18 mm., setiform spines none or rare. Leaves 

 almost small, subeoriaceous, rounded, 2* cm. long and 3 cm. broad or 

 larger, 3 to 5 lobed, the lobes little developed, obtuse, the base subcordate 

 or truncate, glabrous or subpubescent. Flowers purplish maroon, bristly 

 with stiff hairs. We have received two forms of this hybrid from the 

 establishment of Monsieur M. Spath with the labels. Ribes sp. No. 3 

 and No. la. They differ from each other by their habit and above all 

 by the pubescence. The form ' a ' is a more erect shrub with both shoots 

 and ovary glabrous and certainly derived from R, grossularia a vulgare. 

 The form ' /3 ' is on the contrary a more squatty shrub, with both shoots 

 and ovary pubescent, and its fruits ripen later. It arises without doubt 

 from R. grossularia 8 uva crispa. The intervention of R. divaricatum in 

 the crossing is betrayed by the habit of the plant, above all by the form 

 and coloration of the flower. Fruit of form ' a ' round, larger than a 

 currant, purple, slightly pruinose, glabrous. Taste mild, resembling that 

 of a gooseberry. Ripens middle decade in July. That of form ' /3 ' 

 subglabrous, purple, ripening at the end of July." (E. Janczewski, 

 Monographie des Groseilliers, p. f(96.) 



40454. X Ribes koehneanum Jancz. Red currant. 



" 7437. Multiflorum X vulgare." 



"A shrub similar to other red currants in our gardens. Leaves medium 

 sized, rounded. 6* cm. long. 7i cm. broad. 3 to 5 lobed, more often sub- 

 lobed because the lobes are very little developed, obtuse, with cordate 

 or subcordate base, subpubescent. Flowers small, basin shaped, brownish. 

 Fruits very numerous, medium size, red, acid, ripening in the end of 

 July. Insertion of the withered flower perfectly pentagonal, as in 7?. 

 vulgare. R. koehneanum- resembles R. multiflorum in the length and 

 richness of racemes as well as in the length of stamen and style, and 

 resembles R. vulgare in the form of the flower and the breadth of the 

 anthers." (E. Janczewski, Monographie des Groseilliers, i>. \85.) 



40455. Ribes lacxtstre (Pers.) Poiret. 



" 7400." 



"A deciduous shrub. 3 to 5 feet high, the stem thickly covered with 

 slender prickles or stiff bristles; spines at the joints numerous, from 

 three to nine, arranged in a semicircle. Leaves 1 to l", inches long anil 

 wide, handsomely and deeply 3 or 5 lobed, the lobes often again deeply 

 cut; stalk and chief veins more or less bristly. Flowers from 12 to 20 

 in glandular-downy drooping racemes. 2 to 3 inches long, tunnel shaped, 

 with short, spreading sepals brownish crimson inside, creamy white or 

 pinkish outside. Berry round, about the size of a black currant, covered 

 with gland-tipped bristles, black. Native of North America, on both 

 sides of the continent, inhabiting cold, damp localities ; introduced in 

 1812. Although the general aspect of this shrub is that of a gooseberry. 

 especially in the shape of its leaves and in its spines, it has the long 



