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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Ribes—continued. 
diameter, fascicled on short, lateral branches, shining above ; 
lobes irregularly crenate. Europe (Britain), &c. A small, 
spreading shrub, with one to three spines under the leaf-buds. 
See Fig. 377. (Sy. En. B. 518.) In the form Uva crispa (formerly 
regarded as a species), the ripe fruit is glabrous, and the leaves 
are smaller. There are many other varieties. For culture, &c., 
see Gooseberry. 
R. hirtellum (slightly hairy). A synonym of R. oxyacanthoides. 
Fic. 379. FLOWERING BRANCH OF RIBES SANGUINEUM. 
R. lacustre (lake-loving).* /l. greenish-yellow ; calyx broad and 
flat ; racemes four to nine-flowered, slender, nodding. fr. bristly, 
small, unpleasant to the taste. l. heart-shaped, three to fiye- 
— with the lobes deeply cut. Young stems clothed with 
istly prickles and weak thorns. h. 4ft. North America (in 
cold woods and swamps), 1812. (B. M. 6492.) 
R. Lobbii (Lobb’s). fi. drooping, two or three to a peduncle, large ; 
calyx dark purple; limb of five segments, marked with lines of 
hairs ; petals erect, almost white. April and May. J. small, 
cordate, three to five-lobed, glabrous above, downy beneath, 
sometimes glandular; petioles hairy. Branches harsh, rigid, 
beset with stipulary, seating spines in threes or fours. h. 6ft. 
California. (B. M. 4931, under name of R. subvestitum:) 
R. Loudonii (Loudon’s). A synonym of R. Gordonianum. 
R. missouriense (Missouri). A garden synonym of R. floridum. 
R. multiflorum (many-flowered). fl. greenish-yellow, in very 
long, pendulous, drooping racemes. fr. red, small, and seldom 
‘produced. Z. five-lobed, large, cordate, tomentose beneath. 
ranches Mere spreading, unarmed. Ah. 4ft. to 6ft. Eastern 
Europe, 1822. (B. M. 2368.) 
ım (black).* Black Currant; Quinsy Berry. fl. green, 
jin. to $in. in diameter; calyx campanulate, glandular; pedicels 
long; -racemes drooping, loose-flowered, tomentose, eglandular. 
Jr. black, ŝin. in diameter, globose. J. 2in. to 3in. in diameter, five- 
to seven-lobed, similar to those of R. rubrum, but rather deeply 
lobed ; petioles slender, pubescent. A. 5ft. Europe (Britain, but 
probably a garden escape). Unarmed shrub, emitting a strong 
odour when bruised. For culture, &c., see Currant. 
R, niveum (snowy). A synonym of R. gracile. 
R. oxyacanthoides (Hawthorn-like).* f. greenish, one or more 
ona short peduncle. fr. red and green, or purplish-blue, small, 
of an agreeable flavour. l. glabrous, plaited ; lobes toothed; 
petioles villous and a little hispid. Infra-axillary prickles larger 
and mostly solitary ; smaller — scattered here and there. 
h. 2ft. to 3ft. North America, 1705. See Fig. 378. SYN. R. hirtellum. 
R, pennsylvanicum (Pennsylvanian). A synonym of R. floridum, 
R. punctatum (dotted), fl. yellowish-green ; racemes peduncu- 
late, pendulous, at first ovate, becoming oblong and looser. 
Jr. small, glabrous. J. trilobed, serrated, shining yellowish- 
green, dotted beneath ; petioles pubescent and ciliated. h. 3ft. 
Chili, 1826. A compact, shining, resinous shrub. (B. R. 1658.) 
R. Roezlii (Roezl’s). f. solitary or in pairs, pendulous; calyx 
lobes red, lanceolate, revolute ; petals white, linear-truncate, not 
—— l. roundish, sub-cordate, lobed. Branches armed at 
e nodes with trifid spines. h. 3ft. North-west America, 1879. 
(R. G. 982, Figs. 1-3.) 
R. rubrum (red).* Wild Currant; Garnet Berry. fl. green, tin. 
in diameter ; racemes lin. to 3in. long, many-flowered, pubescent 
or — never glandular ; bracts ovate. fr, red, acid, jin. in 
diameter. J. 2in. to 4in. in diameter, three to five-angled and 
lobed, cordate at base, glabrous or pubescent above, usually 
—— EET —— t pm, Pag petioles pubescent 
sulbete.Ac., aed pe ), &c. Unarmed shrub. For 
R. r. album (white). A form with white berries, 
Ribes—continued. 
R. r. hortense (garden). jr. sweeter and larger than in 
R. r. sylvestre. l. large, sometimes variegated. 
R. r. sativum (cultivated). f in glabrous, always drooping 
racemes. jr. globose. l glabrous on both surfaces when 
mature. An escape from cultivation. (Sy. En. B. 520.) 
R. r. spicatum (spiked). fr. contracted at the top. J. hairy 
above when young, and tomentose beneath. (Sy. En. B. 522.) 
R. r. sylvestre (wood). — purplish; racemes pu- 
bescent, usually sub-erect when in flower, and drooping 
when fruiting. fr. contracted at the top. 
above, tomentose beneath. 
R. sanguineum (bloody-fiowered).* Flowering Cur- 
rant. Ji. deep rose-colour ; racemes drooping, pubescent, 
twice the length of the leaves. fr. purplish, with a 
glaucous bloom. J. cordate, somewhat five-lobed, 
serrated, veiny, smoothish above, clothed with villous 
tomentum beneath. h. 4ft. to 8ft. North-west America, 
1826. Unarmed shrub. See Fig. 379. M. 3335 ; 
B R 1349: L B. C. 1487; S. BF. G ser. ii. 109; 
T a. S vii, p. 508.) 
R. s. atro-rubens (dark-reddish). fl. much deeper and 
— red, smaller, and in smaller racemes, than in 
e type. 
R. s. glutinosum (glutinous). /l. very pale rose-colour ; 
racemes rather larger than in the species. J. destitute 
of down, slightly viscous, 
R. s. malvaceum (Mallow-like). fi. rather darker than 
in R, s. glutinosum, and having more of a lilac tinge, 
almost sessile; racemes short and close. l. rough and 
hispid on the upper side, clothed beneath with 
whitish, cottony down. (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 340, under 
name of R. malvacewm.) 
R. setosum (bristly). £ white, tubular, in pairs. 
May. Jr., berries black, spherical, hispid, with a 
pleasant, sub-acid, somewhat musky flavour. l. nearly round, 
cordate at base, pubescent, three to five-lobed. Branches 
densely bristly ; prickles unequal, subulate. 1810. (B. R. 1237.) 
R., speciosum (showy).* Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry. . fl. deep 
red, four-parted; calyx cylindrical; pedicels glandular-hairy ; 
stamens twice as long as the calyx; peduncles longer than the 
leaves, one to three-flowered. jr. red. J. wedge-shaped at base, 
rounded at the outer end, indistinctly three-lobed, incisely 
crenate, glabrous and nerved; petioles short. Branches hispid. 
Prickles infra-axillary, triple. h., in a wild state, 3ft. to 4ft. ; 
twice as much in cultivation. California, 1829. (B. 38; B. M. 
3630; B. R. 1557; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 149.) 
RIBESIEÆ. A tribe of Sazifragee. 
l. hairy 
RIB GRASS. The common name for Plantago 
lanceolata. 
RICE. See Oryza 4 
RICE FLOWER. See Pimelea. 
RICE PAPER PLANT, CHINESE. A common 
name for Fatsia papyrifera. 
RICE PAPER PLANT, MALAY. See Scevola 
Kenigii. 
RICHARDIA (named in honour of L. C. Richard, 
1754-1821, an eminent French botanist). Syn. Zante- 
deschia (in part), ORD. Aroidew (Aracew). A genus com- 
prising five species of greenhouse or nearly hardy, marsh- 
loving, South African, perennial herbs, with thick rhizomes, 
four of which have been introduced to this country. 
Flowers moneecious, all perfect; spathe white or yellowish, 
erect; tube short, convolute, funnel-shaped, accrescent, 
persistent; throat opening; blade obliquely explanate, 
marcescent, with a cuspidate, recurved apex; spadix 
shorter than the spathe, sub-stipitate, erect, cylindrical ; 
inflorescence dense-flowered; peduncles usually several, 
elongated. Leaves sagittate, sometimes with white, trans- 
lucid, fenestrate dots; petioles elongated, thick, sheathed 
at base. Richardias are very distinct and attractive 
subjects, both on account of their handsome foliage and 
tall-growing, elegant flower spathes. They are easily 
cultivated, and the spathes, particularly those of the 
well-known R. africana, are greatly favoured for cutting 
purposes. In a greenhouse, few things are more attrac- 
tive than a group of these plants in flower. Propagation 
is easily effected from suckers, which are produced in 
quantity. They may be taken at any time, when the 
old plants are being repotted; spring is, perhaps, the 
best season, as young suckers will then have time to 
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