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GROSSULARIACE.E. 



1. EJBES (Currant and Gooseberry). 

 * Flowers 1 3 together ; branches thorny. 



1. R. Grossularia (Gooseberry). The common goose- 

 berry of gardens. Frequently met with in hedges and 

 thickets," but not considered to be a native plant. It is 

 well distinguished by its sharp thorns, which grow 

 either singly, or 2 3 together, below the leaf-buds. 

 Fl. April, May. Shrub. 



** Flowers in clusters ; branches without thorns. 



2. JR. rubrum (Red Currant). Clusters drooping ; 

 bracts very small ; calyx smooth ; leaves bluntly 5-lobed. 

 The Eed and White Currant of gardens ; not un- 

 common in hedges near houses ; and in Scotland and 

 the north of England supposed to be wild. Fl. April, 

 May. Shrub. 



RIBES NIGRUM (Black Currant). 



3. R. nigrum (Black Currant). Clusters loose, droop- 

 ing, with a single stalked^ flower at- the base of each; 



