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saiimwieum. 



reeurvatum. 



Jtoridum. 



PENTANDRIA MONOGTNIA. RibeS. 



bus, calycibiis tubulatis, petalis oblongis, bracteis 

 Jineari-spatlmlatis pedicello duplo bievioribus, germi- 

 nibus hirsutis. 

 On the Rocky-mouutain in the interior of North Ame- 

 rica. M. Lewis, h . June. v. s. in Herb. Lewis, 

 Flowers large, yellow ; the whole plant covered with 

 viscous hair. This species approaches near to R.gl"n' 

 duhsum. Fl. peruv 3. p. 13. t 233. f. I. It differs 

 principally in the leaves being equally lobated, not 

 having the middle lobe projecting ; its long slender 

 pedicels, and its petals. 



7. R. inerme ; foliis cordatis trilobis serratis venoso-lineatis 



supra glabris, subtns tenui tomento albicaniibus, 

 racemis laxis pube.scentibus foliis duplo Inngioribus, 

 calycibus tubulatis, petalis oblongis longitudine caly- 

 cis, bracteis obovato-spathulatis longitudine pedicelio- 

 rum, germinibus hirsutis. 

 On the Columbia river. M. Lewis. T; . March, v. s. 

 in Herb. Lewis. Flowers beautiful, of a blood red 

 or purple ; branches purple. It approaches near to 

 R. albinervium. FL. peruv. 3. p. 12. t. 262. f. b. 



8. R. inerme, glaberrimum ; foliis trilobis : lobis divarica- 



tis inclso-pauci-dentatis petiolo basi ciliato brevioribus, 

 racemis laxis dense-multitloris, calycibus tubulatis pe- 

 dicellis longioribus : tubo gracili : laciniis oblongis 

 obtusis, petalis linearibus laciniis calycis duplo brevi- 

 oribus, bracteis linearibus longitudine pedicellorum, 

 baccis g'abris. 

 On the banks of the rivers Missouri and Columbia. 

 M. Lewis. \i . April, v. s. in Herb. Lewii. ; v. v. in 

 Hort. Flowers in close racemes, beautiful golden- 

 yellow ; berries red or brown, of an exquisitely fine 

 taste, and considerably larger size than any of the 

 garden currants, The shrub before flowering has the 

 appearance of a specify of Crataegus. 



9. R. inerme; ramis recurvatis, foliis htiusculis acnte-lo- 



batis pubescentibus glanduloso-punctatis, racemis re- 

 flexis, calycibus tubulatis glabris. 

 Near Hudson's Bay, Canada. Midiaux. J? . +. Ber- 

 ries black. 



10. R. inerme ; foliis ntrinque punctatis, racemis pendulis, 

 calycibus cylindraceis, bracteis pedicellis longioribus, 

 Willd.sp. pi. 1. p. 1156. 

 R. pensylvanicum. Lam. encycl. 3. p. 47. 



