PENTANDRIA— MONOGYNIA. Ribes. 331 



Nat. Orel. Pomacece. Linn. 36. Cacti, Juss. 85. Grossularice. 

 DeCand. 55. 



Cal. superior, of 1 leaf, tumid ; the border in 5 deep, spread- 

 ing, somewhat coloured, withering segments. Pet. 5, small, 

 obtuse, erect, from the rim of the calyx. Filam. short, 

 awl-shaped, erect, from the rim of the calyx, opposite to 

 each segment. Anth. incumbent, compressed, of 2 distant 

 lobes, bursting at the edges. Germ, roundish, inferior. 

 Style cloven. Stigmas obtuse. Berry globular, umbilicated, 

 of 1 cell, with 2 lateral, opposite, longitudinal receptacles, 

 very juicy. Seeds numerous, roundish, slightly compressed, 

 or angular, each coated with mucilaginous pulp. 



Stem shrubby; in the Gooseberry tribe prickly. Leaves 

 alternate, stalked, lobed, notched, deciduous. FL greenish ; 

 clustered in the Currants ; in most of the Gooseberries 

 simply stalked. Fruit wholesome, variously coloured. 



* Without prickles. Currants. 



1. R. rubrum. Common Currant. 



No prickles. Clusters smooth, pendulous. Flowers but 

 slightly concave. Petals inversely heart-shaped. 



R. rubrum. Linn. Sp. PL 290. Willd. v. 1. 1 153. FL Br. 263. 

 Engl. Bot. v. 18. t. 1289. Hook. Scot. 81. TVoodv. Med. Bot. 

 t. 74. FL Dan. t. 967. 



R. acidum. Ehrh. PL Off. 232. Arb. 81 . 



R. vulgaris,, fructu rubro. Raii Syn. 456. Ger. Em. 1593. f. Matth. 

 Valgr. v. 1 . 152./. Camer. Epit. 88./. 



R. vulgaris acidus ruber. Baah. Hist. v. 2. 97. f. 



R. hortense. Trag. Hist. 994. /. 995. 



/3. R. vulgaris fructu dulci. Raii Syn. 456. 



y. R. fructu parvo. Merr. Pin. 104. Dill, in Raii Syn. 456. 



In mountainous woods, especially about the banks of rivers, in the 

 north of England, and in Scotland. 



Undoubtedly wild on the banks of the Tees. Mr. E. Robson. In 

 the isle of Isla, amongst brush wood, on the bank of the sound. 

 Light/. In Culross woods, Scotland. Mr. Maughan. Frequent 

 in hedges and thickets, by accident. 



Shrub. May. 



Stem bushy, erect, smooth, with a deciduous cuticle. Leaves al- 

 ternate/on long fringed stalks, 5 -lobed, doubly serrated, veiny ; 

 most downy beneath. Clusters simple, stalked, always pendu- 

 lous. ^Bracteas ovate, solitary under each partial stalk $ often 

 with a'pair of smaller ones near the flower. Cal. cup-shaped, 

 almost flat. Pet. yellowish, obtuse, or slightly cloven. Berries 

 globular, smooth, red and shining, each crowned with the wi- 



