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Bulletin 145 



PRICKLY GOOSEBERRY. Ribcs Cyiiosbati L. 



This is the common gooseberry of rocky woods. It gen- 

 erally has slender pointed thorns at the base of the leaf cluster 

 and often the branches have scattered prickles in addition. The 



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PRICIvLY Goosebebry. 

 Fruiting branch, X %. 



leaves are usually roundish heart-shaped at the base and slightly 

 downy beneath and on the stem. The berries are one-third to 

 one-half inch in diameter, armed with long prickles or rarely 



