CHAP. LY. GROSSULA‘CER. RI‘BES. 989 
& R. s. 4 dtro-ribens Hort. has the flowers and racemes rather smaller, 
and of a much deeper and darker red, than those of the species. 
Plants of this variety, in the Horticultural Society’s Garden, when 
in flower, are strikingly distinct. 
a. Species or Varielies of Ribes belonging to the Division C of the Section Ribésia, 
which have not yet been introduced. 
z% 40. R, a‘rRo-puRPU‘REUM Meyer. The dark-purple-flowered Currant. 
Identification. Meyer in Led. Fl. Ross. Alt. Ill, t. 231.; Fl. Alt., 1. p. 268.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 191. 
Engraving. Led. Fl. Ross, Alt. Ill., t. 231. 
Spec. Char., &c. Stem erect. Leaves pubescent, nearly orbicular, cordate, 3—5-lobed ; lobes acute, 
serrated. Racemes drooping. Pedicels exceeding the bracteas. Calyxes campanulate, ciliated. 
Berries glabrous, and bractless ; dark purple, and the size of those of the common currant. (Don’s 
Mill., iii. p. 191.) A native of Altaia, on mountains and subalpine places on the river Ursal; and 
also at the river Tscharysch. A shrub, growing from 4 ft, to 6ft. high, and producing its flowers 
in April and May. 
Varieties. 
R. a. 1. — Flowers deep purple. Leaves rather} pubescent beneath, but smooth and glabrous 
above, as well as the branches. 
% R. a. 2.— Leaves rather pubescent beneath, but hispid from bristles above, as well as the 
petioles and stems. Found near the river Volschoi Ulegumen. 
% FR. a. 3.— Flowers paler. Leaves pubescent above, but most so below. Branches smooth. 
§ iv. Symphécalyx Dec. 
Derivation. From sumphud, to grow together, and kalux ; in reference to the sepals of the calyx of 
the species belonging to this section. 
Sect. Char. The calyxes tubular, and yellow. The racemes many-flowered. 
Leaves compassing the bud. Unarmed shrubs. (Dec. Prod., iii. p. 483.) 
% 41. R. au’rEum Pursh. The golden-flowered Currant. 
Identification. Pursh F\. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 164. ; Don’s Mill, 3. p. 191. 
Synonymes. R. palmata Desf. Cat. Hort., Paris.; Chrysobétrya revolita 
Spach. 
Engravings. Berl., 1. c., t. 2. f. 23.; Bot. Reg., t. 125.; and_our jig. 762. 
Spec. Char., §c. Quite glabrous. Leaves three-lobed. 
lobes divaricate, with a few deep teeth, shorter than 
the petioles, which are ciliated at the base. Calyxes 
tubular, longer than the pedicels. Tube slender. 
Segments oblong, obtuse. Petals linear, much shorter 
than the calycine segments. Bracteas linear, length 
of the pedicels. Style entire. Berries glabrous. 
Flowers golden yellow. Fruit yellow, seldom black, 
and of an exquisite flavour. (Don’s Mill., iii. p. 191.) 
A native of North-west America, in light gravelly 
soils, from the Great Falls of the Columbia River, to the mountains, and 
on the southern branches. A shrub, growing 6 ft. or 8 ft. high; flowering 
in April and May. Introduced in 1812. 
Varieties. 
% R. a. 1 pre‘cox Lindl.in Hort. Trans., 
vii. p. 24.2. — Flowers earlier. Leaves 
cuneated at the base, pubescent 
beneath ; lobes deeply serrated. 
Berries copious, earlier, turbinate. 
Racemes bracteate. A native of 
North America. 
& R. a. 2 villisum Dec. Prod., iii. p. 483.; 
R. longiflorum Fraser’s Cat., 1813. 
— Leaves rather villous. 
% R. a. 3 serdtinum Lindl.,1.c.; and our 
jig. 743. — Flowers late. Leaves of 
various forms, smoothish beneath ; 
lobes deeply serrrated. Berries 
few, late, round. Racemes naked. 
A native of North America. 


