188 GROSSULARIACEAE, [Vou. II. 
1, Ribes Cynésbati L. Wild Gooseberry. Dogberry. (Fig. 1865.) 
yr Ribes Cynosbati 1,. Sp. Pl. 202. 1753. 
SS Infra-axillary spines slender, solitary or 
sometimes 2-3 together, erect or spreading, 
3’’-6’’ long, or often wanting. Prickles of 
the branches few and weak or none; petioles 
6/’-18’’ long, slender, generally pubescent; 
leaflets nearly orbicular, 1/-2’ broad, some- 
what pubescent, at least when young, truncate 
or cordate at the base, deeply 3-5-lobed, the 
iP) ah, lobes crenate-dentate or incised; peduncles 
) and pedicels slender; flowers 1-3, green, 3//— 
4’’ long; calyx-lobes oblong, shorter than the 
ovoid tube; stamens not exserted; berry 4’/- 
6’’ in diameter, with subulate prickles. 
In rocky woods, New Brunswick, south, especi- 
ally along the Alleghanies to North Carolina, west 
to Manitobaand Missouri. Accends to 5000 ft. in 
North Carolina. April-June. 
2. Ribes setosum Lindl. Bristly 
Gooseberry. (Fig. 1866.) 
Ribes setosum Lindl. Trans. Hort. Soe. 7: 243. 1830. 
Infra-axillary spines 1-2 together, slender, 2//— 
3’’ long, spreading, sometimes none. Bristles 
usually numerous, scattered; leaves slender-peti- 
oled, more or less pubescent, at least when young, 
1’ in width or less, broadly ovate or orbicular, 3—- 
5-lobed, the lobes incised-dentate; flowers 1-4, 
white, 3//-5’’ long; calyx-tube cylindric, 
longer than the oblong lobes; stamens not ex- 
serted; fruit sparingly bristly, or often glabrous. 
On lake shores, and in thickets, western Ontario 
and Manitoba to Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming. 
3. Ribes gracile Michx. Missouri 
Gooseberry. (Fig. 1867.) 
Ribes gracile Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. I: III. 
1803. 
Spines slender, solitary, or 2-3 together, red- 
dish, 3/’-8’’ long or more. Prickles gener- 
ally few or none; leaves slender-petioled, some- 
what pubescent when young, orbicular or 
broader, 9/’-18’’ wide, truncate, slightly cor- 
date, or sometimes obtuse at the base, 3-5- 
lobed, the lobes rather blunt, dentate; pedicels 
very slender, 4’’-6’ long; flowers white or 
greenish tinged, drooping, 6’’-9’” long; calyx- 
tube narrow, shorter than the linear lobes; 
stamens connivent or parallel, much exserted; 
berry reddish-purple, 5/’-6’’ in diameter. 
In dry or rocky soil, Minnesota, Michigan, Illi- 
nois and Pennsylvania to Tennessee and Texas. 
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