CHAP. LV. GROSSULA CEA. RI BES. 971 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches divaricate, bristly, at 
length naked. Spines 1—3 together, axillary, 
deflexed, large. Leaves roundish, 3-lobed, 
deeply toothed, nerved, glabrous. Peduncles 
3-flowered, drooping. Calyx funnel-shaped ; 
with the segments at length spreading, and 
twice the length of the tube. Style and sta- 
mens exserted. Berries glabrous, black, 
smooth, and spherical; pleasant to the taste. 
Petals white. (Don’s Mill., iii. p.178.) A 
common bush, on the banks of streams, near 
Indian villages, on the north-east coast of 
North America ; where it forms a shrub, grow- 
ing from 5 ft. to 7 ft. high. ; flowering in April. f 
Introduced in 1826. It is nearly allied to R. triflorum, of which, like 
R. Cynésbati and some of the following sorts, it is, probably, only a variety. 


27. R.(v.) irri’cuum Dougl. The well-watered Gooseberry. 
Identification. Dougl. in Hort. Trans., 7. p. 516.; Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p.231.; Don’s Mill., 3. 
p. 178. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836, 
Synonyme. &., ? triflorum var. 
Engraving. Our fig. 721. 
Spec. Char., §c. Prickles axillary, ter- 
nary. Leaves cordate, somewhat 5- 
lobed, toothed, ciliated, pilose on both 
surfaces, nerved. Peduncles 3-flow- 
ered, beset with glandular hairs. Calyx 
campanulate. Segments linear, about 
equal in length to the tube. Berries 
glabrous, spherical, half an inch in dia- 
meter, smooth, juicy, and well-fla- 
voured. Apparently closely allied to 
R. triflorum. (Don’s Mill., iii. p. 178.) 
Found on the north-west coast of Ame- 

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rica, on moist mountain rocks, near springs and streams; on the Blue Moun- 
tains; and on the banks of the Spokan river. A shrub, growing to the height 
of 3 ft. or 4 ft. Introduced in 1820. 
% 8. R.nirte'LLUM Michx. The slightly hairy-branched Gooseberry. 
Identification. Michx. FI. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 111.; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 479.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 178. 
Spec. Char., §c. Spines infra-axillary. Branches sparingly hispid, with short 
hairs. Leaves small, cleft half-way down into 3 dentate lobes. Peduncles 
1-flowered. Berries glabrous, red. (Dec. Prod., ili. p.479.) A native of 
rocky mountains in Canada and Virginia. It was introduced in 1812. 
Grows to the height of 3 ft. or 4 ft.; produces its greenish white flowers in 
April and May; andripens its red fruit in August. 
% 9. R.Gra‘c1LE Michx. The slender-branched Gooseberry. 
Identification. Michx. Fl). Bor. Amer., 1, p. 111.; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept.; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 479. 
Spec. Char., §c. Infra-axillary spine very short. Petioles of leaves slender. 
Disks cut into acute lobes. Peduncles slender, upright, bearing about 2 
flowers. Calyx glabrous, tubularly bell-shaped. Berries glabrous, purple, 
or blue ; of exquisite flavour, (Dec. Prod., iii. p. 479.) Wild in the mountains 
of Tennessee, and in mountainous meadows from New York to Virginia. 
Introduced in 1812. Growing to the height of 3 ft. or 4 ft.; and flowering 
in April and May. 
% 10. R. acicuLa‘re Smith. The acicular-spined Gooseberry. 
Identification. Smith in Rees’s Cycl. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 178. 
Synonyme. R. U'va-crispa Sievers in Pall. Nord. Beytr., 7. p. 274., ? Pall. Fl. Ross., 2. p. 37. 
Engraving, Led. Fl. Ross. Alt, Til., t. 230, 
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