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Rtibes — continued. 

 R. aureum (golden-flowered).* Buffalo Currant, fi. golden- 

 yelluw ; jietals much shorter than the calyx segments ; racemes 

 many-flowered. April and May. ./>. yellow, .sehlom black, 

 p;labrons, of exquisite flavour. I. three-lobed ; lubes divaricate, 

 with a few deep teeth, shorter than the petioles, which are 

 ciliated at the base. h. 6ft. to 8ft. North-west America, 

 1812. (Uabrous, unarmed shrub. (r>. R. 125.) 





Fig. 377. Fruiting Br.\nch of IIibks Grossfi.aria. 



R. a. prascox (early- flowering). H., racemes bracteate. //*. 

 smaller, copious, turbinate. /. cuneate at base, pubescent be- 

 neath. The flowers and fruit appear earlier than in the type. 

 (L. B. C. 1535, under name of li. f'rafjrans.) 



Xtibes — continued. 



with a mealy bloom ; lobes bhmtlv toothed at the apex. A. 6ft. 

 to 8ft. North America. 1812. (B. R. 127a.) In the form Irvctu- 

 itinru, the berries chani^e from yellow to red, and finally become 

 deep blackish-purple ; in fnictu-luteo, they are always yellow. 



R. Beatonii (Beaton's). A synonym of H. Gordonianum. 



R. cereum (waxy). ,/l. white, three to five in a pendulous, 

 pubescent raceme as long as the leaves; calyx secmenl^s reflexed. 

 fr. red, glabrous, l. nearly round, obtusely trilobed, crenate, 

 viscid, h. 3ft. North America, 1827. Unarmed shrub. (B. M. 

 300S ; B. R. 1263; B. R. 1471. under name of Jt. inebriann.) 



R. Cynosbati (Dog-Bramble). Jf. fjreen, two or three to a slender 

 peduncle. .//•. large, armed with long prickles like a burr, or 

 rarely smooth. ?. on slender petioles, slightly cordate, roundish, 

 three to five-lobed, pubescent, lin. to 2in. in diameter, h. 4ft. 

 Stems spiny and commonly bristly. North America, 1759. 



R. divaricatum (spreading-branched). y^ white, three on a 

 drooping jieduncle ; calyx funnel-shaped. Jr. black, smooth, 

 spherical, of an agreeable flavour. I. roundish, three-lobed, 

 deeply toothed, nerved, glabrous. Branches divaricate, bristly, 

 at length naked ; spines one to three together, axillary, h. 5ft. to 

 7ft. Nortli America, 1826. (B. R. 1359.) 



R. floridum (flowery).* American Wild Black Currant. Jf. 

 whitish, large : calyx tubular-campanulate, smooth ; racemes 

 drooping, downy. Vr. black, smooth, round-ovoid, resembling 

 the common Black Currant in smell and flavour. I. sprinkled 

 with resinous dots, slightly heart-shaped, sharply three to flve- 

 lobed, doubly serrate, h. 4ft. North America. 1729. Unarmed 

 shrub. SViNS. R. inisaouriewie (of gardens), R. pcnnifyh'anicuin. 

 The decoying foliage assumes a bright purplisli-bronze colour in 

 autumn, and the plant is then highly ornamental. 



R. Gordonianum (Gordon's). A hybrid between R. aureum 

 and R. san<tu>neinn, intermediate between the two in all its 

 characters, (b'. d. S. 163.) Svns. R. Beatomi, R. Loudonii. 



R. gracile (slender).* tl. white, pendulous, about two together 

 on pfdunrles ; sepals reflexed ; stamen.s very prominent. Jr. deep 

 rich iturplf, alH.ut iu. in diameter, having a rich sub-acid, vinous, 

 ratht-r pfrfium-il flavour. I. glabrous, roundish, entire at base, 

 having in the outward part three crenately cut. blunt lobes. 

 Branches prickly ; prickles one, two, or three together, h. 4ft. to 

 5ft. North America, 1826. SVN. R, niiwiun (B. R. 1692). 



Fig. 378. Fruiti.xg Branch of Ribes o.wac.vntiioides. 



R. a. serotinum (late-flowering). Jl., racemes naked, produced 

 later tlian in the type. J'r,, berries few, round, l. variable; 

 lobes deeply serrate. 



R. a. tenuiflorum (slender-flowered). Jl. yellow. Jr. purple or 

 yellow, glabrous. I. roundish, three-lobed, covered, when young. 



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R. Grossularia (Grossularia).* Cat Berry ; Wild Gooseberry. 

 f1. greenish, drooping, ^h\. in diameter ; calyx lobes purplish, 

 reflexed ; peduncles one to three-flowered, short-pubescent, one 

 to three-bracteate about the middle. Jr. fm. to lin. in diameter. 

 I. orbicular, glandular-hairy, three to five-lobed, lin. to 2in. in 



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