so showy as the long-flowered American Currants with 

 coloured calyces, is by far the most ornamental of all the 

 Gooseberries yet in our Gardens. The fruit possesses no 

 merit: it ripens in July." — Hort. Trans. I. c. 



It appears from specimens brought home by Mr. Douglas 

 to be a native of the banks of the Sascatchewan River, in 

 North America. Our drawing was made in the Garden of 

 the Horticultural Society, in May 1826. It is readily 

 increased by cuttings. 



J. L. 



