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S. Forsterianum. Welsh Stonecrop. Fig. 481. 
Leaves semicylindrical, spurred at the base, in many rows, clustered. 
Sepals short and rounded. Rocks. 6in.-lft. Perenn. July. Yellow. 
(£) E. B. 1. 1802. E. B. 2. 660. H. Arn. 159. Bab. 127. 
Lind. 65. 
Order XXXV. GROSSULARIACE^E. 
Genus 1. Ribes. 
R. rubrum. Red Currant. Fig. 482. 
A shrub. Branches without thorns. Clusters of flowers pendulous, 
smooth. Woods in the North. Fruit edible. 2-4 ft. May. Green ; 
fruit red. (f) E. B. 1. 1289. E. B. 2. 338. U. Am. 159. 
Bab. 128. Lind. 106. 
R. petRjEUM. Rock Currant. Fig. 483. 
A shrub. Not thorny. Clusters slightly hairy; erect in flower, 
pendulous in fruit. Bracts shorter than the flower-stalk. Northern 
woods. 4 ft. May. Yellowish; fruit red. (f) E. B. 1.705. 
E. B. 2.339. H. Arn. 159. Bab. 128. Lind. 106. 
R. spicatum. Acid Mountain Currant. Fig. 484. 
A shrub. Not thorny. Clusters erect. Bracts shorter than the 
flowers. Yorkshire mountains. 4 ft. May. Green; fruit red. (2) 
E. B. 1. 1290. E. B. 2. 340. H. Arn. 159. Bab. 129. Lind. 106. 
R. alpinum. Tasteless Mountain Currant. Fig. 485. 
A shrub. Not thorny. Dioecious. Clusters upright. Bracts longer 
than the flowers. Leaves deeply lobed. Mountain woods. 4 ft. May. 
Green; fruit red. (f) E.B. 1.704. E. B. 2. 341. II. fy Arn. 160. 
Bab. 128. Lind. 107. 
R. nigrum. Black Currant. Fig. 486. 
A shrub. Not thorny. Clusters hairy, pendulous; few-flowered, with 
a solitary flower at the base. Leaves glandulous at the back. River¬ 
sides and swampy thickets. 4-6 ft. May. Greenish ; fruit black, (f) 
E. B. 1. 1291. E. B. 2. 342. E. fy Arn. 160. Bab. 128. Lind. 107. 
R. Grossularia. Gooseberry. Fig. 487. 
A shrub. Branches with thorns beneath each leaf. Stalks short, 
few-flowered. Fruit hairy. Hedges and thickets. Fruit edible. 4 ft. 
April and May. Greenish; fruit green, (f) E.B. 1.1292. E.B. 
2.343. H. if Arn. 160. Bab. 128. Lind. 107. 
R. Uva-crispa. Smooth Gooseberry. Fig. 488. 
Fruit smooth, and yellowish when ripe. A mere variety of Grossularia. 
E.B.l. 2057. E.B. 2.343*. H.SfArn. 160. Bab. 128. Lind. 107. 
Order XXXVI. SAXIERAGACEiE. 
Genus 1. Saxifraga. 
S. Geum. Kidney-leaved Saxifrage. Fig. 489. 
Leaves roundish, kidney-shaped, acutely crenate, rather hairy, with 
long petioles. Varieties numerous. South of Ireland. 6-9 in. Perenn. 
June. Cream-colour, (f) E. B. 1. 1561. E.B. 2.594. U. $* 
Arn. 161. Bab. 130. Lind. 70. 
S. hirsuta. Hairy Saxifrage. Fig. 490. 
Leaves ovate, acutely serrated, hairy on both sides ; with long petioles. 
South of Ireland. 6 in.—1 ft. Perenn. June. White spotted with red. 
(§) E.B. 1.2322. E.B. 2.595. II. ^ Arn. 161. Bab. 129. Lind. 71 
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