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2. H. PiLOSissiMA Eisch. & Mey. Calyx 

 rounded at the base; about the length of its 

 pedicel.— Camp Taylor. Tamalpais. Crystal 

 Springs. Summer. 



Family 2. RIBESIACE^. 



Stamens 5. Pistils 2. Fruit a berry. Leaves 

 alternate. 



1. Ribes L. 



Gooseberry. Curraxt. 



Ovary inferior, 1-celled, with 2 parietal, oo- 

 ovulate placentae. — ^ . 



1. K. Menziesii Pursh. Thorny; vernation 

 plicate; anthers sagittate; calyx tube campanu- 

 late, purple; petals white; berry prickly, yel- 

 lowish. — Common. Spring. Fruit scarcely 

 edible. ''Prickly Gooseberry." 



2. R. DIVARICATUM Dougl. Thorny; verna- 

 tion plicate; antliers not sagittate; calyx tube 

 campanulate, dull colored; petals white; berry 

 not prickly, dark purple. — Common. Spring. 

 Fruit edible. 



3. R. SANGUINEUM Pursh. Not thorny; ver- 

 nation plicate; calyx tube cjdindrical, rose-red; 

 berry glandular, dark. — Common. Spring. 

 ''Wild Currant." Fruit scarcely edible. 



4. E. AUREUM Pursh. Not thorny; verna- 

 tion convolute; flowers yellow. — Rare. Straw- 

 berry Valley. Wild-Cat Creek. Spring. "Gol- 

 den Currant." 



