OF NOVA SCOTIA. PREST, 399 



at first hard and lic^lit red, chanoing to a dark amber color when 

 ripe, h in. thick, consistinor of a fewer, but larger, lobes than 

 raspberry. Has a thick rich yellow juice, which leaves little 

 residue, slightly acid, pleasant, wholesome and easily digested 

 though somewhat seedy. Ripens earl}^ in August. 



Found only on dry mossy bogs (savannas, so called) in the 

 eastern part of Nova Scotia. More plentiful in northern Cape 

 Breton. It reaches its greatest size and perfection in Labrador. 

 Nova Scotia is near the southern limit of its growth, and it is 

 rarer now than forty years ago. 



26. Hibes lacusfre Poir. Swamp Gooseberry. 



Small bush 1 ft, to 2 ft. high, erect or slightly reclining, 

 stem and branches full of sharp spines, bark light grey. Leaves 

 3-lobed, 1 in. across, light green, downy, leaf stalks short. 

 Berries round, dark red when ripe, t\ in. to ro in. thick, covered 

 with small prickles, in bunches of 2 and 3 growing chiefly on 

 sides of stem ; pulpy, juicy, moderately sour, with several large 

 seeds. A pleasant food. 



In open rocky or burned woods, old pastures or waste land. 

 Common, but not very abundant. 



26. Rihes oxyaccmtlioides L. Hawthorn Gooseberry, Northern 



Gooseberry. 

 Berries roundish, smooth, ^ to i inch in diameter, reddish 

 purple when ripe. Low bush, spines solitary, light colored, ^ 

 to J inch long, sometimes none. Prickles scattered or wianting. 

 Leaves petioled, three to five lobed, nearly as broad as long, 

 under surface and stalk generally bearing some down. Flowers, 

 one to three on stalk less than I inch, nearly | inch long. Fruit 

 more dainty and pleasant than the garden gooseberry when 

 ripe. 



'27. Rihes prostratiim L'Her. Fetid, Wild or Stinking Currant. 



A reclining or creeping vine-like bush, ends of stems above 

 being upright. Bark grey, when bruisod emits a peculiar and 



