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4. Ribes oxyacanthoides L. Hawthorn 
or Northern Gooseberry. (Fig. 1868.) 
Ribes oxyacanthoides 1. Sp. Pl. 201. 1753. 
Ribes hirtellum Michx. F1. Bor. Am. 1; 111. 1803. 
Spines generally solitary, light colored, 3/’-6’’ 
long, sometimes none. Prickles scattered or 
wanting; leaves petioled, similar to those of the 
preceding species, the lobes obtuse or acute; peti- 
oles and lower leaf-surfaces commonly pubescent; 
peduncles short, commonly less than 6” long; 
flowers I-3, short-pedicelled, greenish-purple or 
white, about 3/’-4’’ long; calyx-lobes oblong; sta- 
mens short, not exserted; berry globose or glo- 
bose-ovoid, glabrous, 4’’-6’” in diameter, reddish- 
purple when ripe. 
In wet woods and low grounds, Newfoundland to 
the Northwest Territory and British Columbia, south 
to New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan and in the Rocky 
Mountains to Utah and Colorado. May-July. 
5. Ribes rotundifolium Michx. 
Eastern Wild Gooseberry. 
(Fig. 1869.) 
Ribes rotundifolium Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 
110, 1803. 
Closely resembling the preceding species, 
the spines commonly shorter, or often alto- 
gether wanting, and the prickles few or 
none. Leaves similar, pubescent, at least 
beneath, when young; peduncles rather 
short; flowers 1-3, greenish-purple, 3//-4’’ 
long, pedicelled; calyx-lobes linear-oblong 
or somewhat spatulate; stamens exserted 
for about 14 their length; berry globose, 
glabrous, usually not more than 4/7 in 
diameter. 
In rocky woods, western Massachusetts and 
southeastern New York to North Carolina, es- 
pecially along the mountains. May-July. 
6. Ribes Uva-crispa L. Garden 
Gooseberry. (Fig. 1870.) 
Ribes Uva-crispa 1. Sp. Pl. 201. 1753. 
Ribes Grossularia I, Sp. Pl. 201. 1753. 
Spines stout, spreading or reflexed, usually 
3 together but sometimes solitary or 2, appa- 
rently never entirely wanting. Prickles 
scattered or none; leaves rather short-peti- 
oled, orbicular or broader, pubescent, at least 
when young, seldom over 1’ wide, 3-5-lobed, 
the lobes obtuse and crenate-dentate; pedun- 
cles very short, 1-flowered or sometimes 2- 
flowered, usually pubescent; flowers green, 
about 3’ long; calyx-tube campanulate, its 
lobes oval; stamens somewhat exserted, or in- 
cluded; fruit globose-ovoid, glabrous, or with 
weak bristles, often 1’ long in cultivation. 
Along roadsides in eastern New Jersey and 
southeastern New York, escaped from gardens. 
Native of Europe and Asia. Teaberry. May. 
