42 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



from Newfoundland to Northwest Territory and 

 British Cohimbia. It is also found in the Rocky 

 Mountains as far south as Utah and Colorado. 



EASTERN WILD GOOSEBERRY 

 Ribes rotundifolium Gooseberry Family 



Fruit. — The small, purplish, globose berry is 

 free from prickles and delicious in flavor. It is 

 borne on a slender, smooth stem and bears the 

 mark of the calyx at the tip. The gelatinous- 

 covered seeds are suspended in a pulpy mass. 



Leaves. — The small, roundish leaves are 

 three- or five-lobed, with short and blunt di- 

 visions. The pubescence is slight if any, and 

 the leaf is shining above. 



Flowers. — The flowers are greenish, with the 

 lobes sometimes a dull purple. They grow on a 

 short two- or three-flowered stem. 



This is a shrub three or four feet high. The 

 branches are spreading, with short, usually 

 single, spines. The stems are smooth. Emer- 

 son says that this is the most promising of our 

 native gooseberries for cultivation. This spe- 

 cies prefers mountainous habitats, and ranges 

 from Massachusetts to North Carolina. 



