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7. Saxifraga arguta Don. Occasional at low altitudes, on shady mossy banks. 

 B. 0. and Mont, to N. Mex. and Calif. {Micranthes arguta Small.)— Stems 20 to 40 

 cm. hi^h, glabrous or nearly so, loosely branched above; leaves long-petioled, rounded 

 or kidney-shaped, 3 to 8 cm. wide, coarsely toothed; petals 3 mm. long, white, with 2 

 yellow spots below the middle. 



8. Saxifraga lyallii Engl. Redstem saxifrage. Common above timber line, in 

 meadows or on rock slides. Alaska to Mont. {Mia-anthes lyallii Small.) — Stems 

 10 to 25 cm. high, usually purple or red, glabrous; leaves fan-shaped, 2 to 4 cm. long, 

 coarsely toothed; cymes open and loosely flowered; petals 3 to 4 mm. long, white, 

 with 2 yellow spots below the middle. 



In wet alpine meadows, especially along brooks, this saxifrage is often abundant 

 and forms dense carpets. The purplish stems and bright green leaves are most 

 attractive. 



9. Saxifraga mertensiana Bong. Frequent above or near timber line, on wet 

 cliffs; sometimes on cliffs at middle altitudes. Alaska to Calif, and Mont. (Heterisia 

 mertensiana Small.)— Plants 10 to 30 cm. high, brittle, loosely hairy; leaves 2 to 6 

 cm. wide, shallowly lobed, the lobes 3-toothed; inflorescence loosely branched, often 

 with bulblets; petals white, 3 to 4 mm. long. 



10. Saxifraga rhomboidea Greene. Frequent above timber line, in meadows or on 

 rocky slopes; sometimes about snow banks at middle altitudes. Mont, to N. Mex. 

 (Micranthes rhomboidea Small.)— Stems 10 to 25 cm. high; leaves in a basal rosette, 

 oblong or ovate, 2 to 6 cm. long, with low obtuse teeth, the petioles short and winged; 

 petals 3 to 4 mm. long, white. 



11. Saxifraga brunoniana Bong. Frequent above or near timber line, on cliffs or 

 open slopes; sometimes on cliffs at middle altitudes. Alaska to Oreg. and Colo- 

 (Spatularia brunoniana Small; S. vreelandii Small. )-"Plants 10 to 40 cm. high, very 

 viscid; leaves spatulate, 2 to 8 cm. long, toothed; flowers mostly replaced by green 

 bulblets; petals white, 3.5 to 5 mm. long. 



41. GROSSULARIACEAE. Gooseberry Family. 



Fruit black, with gland-tipped hairs; pedicels jointed below the flowers . 1. RIBES. 

 Fruit wine-red, glabrous; pedicels not jointed 2. GROSSULARIA. 



1. RIBES L. 



Plants spiny or unarmed; leaves alternate, broad; flowers in racemes; sepals and 

 petals each 5; stamens 5; fruit a juicy berry.— The cultivated currants belong to 

 this genus. 

 Plants without spines or bristles; stems and leaves covered with fine sticky hairs. 



1. R. viscosisslmum. 

 Plants usually with spines or bristles or both; stems and leaves not viscid-hairy. 



2. R. lacustre. 



1. Ribes viseosissimum Pursh. Sticky currant. Frequent at low and middle 

 altitudes, usually in thin woods. B. C. to Calif., Colo., and Mont.— Shrub, a meter 

 high or less; leaves rounded, kidney-shaped, 5 to 8 cm. wide, shallowly lobed; flowers 

 few, greenish, about 14 mm. long; fruit covered with short gland-tipped hairs. 



This shrub is nowhere abundant, and usually only one or two plants are found in a 

 place. The leaves are so sticky that it is unpleasant to handle them, and they catch 

 and hold dust. 



2. Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. Spiny currant. Plate 49, B. Common up to 

 timber line, usually in woods' or along cliffs. Alaska to Calif., N. Mex., Pa., and 

 Newf. (Lirnnohotryn lacustris Rydb.; Ribes lacustre parvuhim A. Gray.)— Shrub, 

 0.6 to 1.5 meters high, very spiny and prickly; leaves glabrous, 2 to 5 cm. long, with 

 obtuse lobes, often shining; flowers greenish or purplish. 



