CHAP. LV. GROSSULA CE. RI‘BES. 969 
at other times green, or purplish blue ; 
and, when ripe, it is agreeable to the 
taste. This species was introduced in \\\ 
1705; but it is not common in British 
gardens, the R. oxyacanthoides of Mi- . 
chaux (R. lacistre Poir.) being dif- 
ferent from it. Perhaps it is only one 
of the wild states of the common 
gooseberry ; indeed it would not sur- 
prise us, if future experiments should 
prove that most of the sorts described 
in this section were neither more nor 
less than different states of this valuable 
fruit shrub. As it varies so very much 
whenin a state of culture, it is reasonable 
to suppose that it will vary much also in 
a wild state, in different soils, situations, 
and climates. 
% 2. R.seto‘sum Lindl. The bristly Gooseberry. 
Identification. Lindl. Bot. Reg. ; Hook. Fi. Amer., 1. p. 230. 
- Don’s Mill, 3. p. 177. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 
Engravings. Lindl, Bot. Reg., t. 1237.; and our fig. 716. 
Spec. Char.,§c. Branches beset with dense bristles. 
Prickles unequal, subulate. Leaves roundish, 
cordate at the base, pubescent, 3—5-lobed, deeply 
crenated. Peduncles 2-flowered, sometimes brac- 
teate. Calyx tubularly campanulate, with the 
segments linear, obtuse, and spreading, twice 
the length of the petals, which are entire. Ber- 
ries hispid. (Don’s Mill, iii. p. 177.) Native of 
North America, on the banks of the Saskat- 47 
chawan. A shrub, growing 4 ft. or 5 ft. high; @/, 
flowering in April and May. Introduced in 
1810. 


2 3. R. rRiFLo'RuM W. The 3-flowered Gooseberry. 
Identification. Willd. Enum.,1. p.51.; Berlandier in Mém. 
Soc. Phys. Gen., 3. pars 2.; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 479.; Don’s 
Mill., 3. p. 177.; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 
Synonyme. R. stamineum Horn, Enum. Hort. Hafn., 
p. 237. 
Engravings. Mem. Soc. Phys. Gen., 3. pars 2. t. 1. f. 4. ; and 
our fig. 717. 
Spec. Char., §c. Infra-axillary prickles soli- 
tary. Leaves glabrous, 3—5-lobed, incisely 
dentate. Peduncles bearing 1—3 flowers. 
Pedicels long. Bracteas membranaceous, 7 
sheathing. Calyxes tubularly bell-shaped. 
Petals spathulately obcordate. Berries red- 
dish, glabrous. (Dec. Prod., iii. p. 479.) A 
native of North America. Introduced in 
1812; and easily distinguished from R. Cy- 
nodsbati by its smooth fruit, narrow flowers, 
and exserted stamens. In British gardens, 
its grows to the height of 3 ft. or 4 ft., and 
produces its whitish flowers in April and May. 
4, R.(T.) ni’vEum Lindl. The snowy-flowered Currant-like Gooseberry. 
Identification. Lindl, in Bot. Reg., t. 1692. 
Engravings. Bot. Reg. t. 1692.; and our jig. 718. 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches prickly, the prickles solitary, or in pairs, or in 
threes. Leaves glabrous, roundish, entire at the base, having in the 
outward part 3 blunt lobes that are crenately cut. . Flowers about 2 

