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are a bright-crimson, far superior in brilliancy to sanguineum. 

 It is not very common, and, like the last, somewhat tender. 



R. fragrans. Fragrant Currant. This, with the red- 

 flowering varieties, are natives of North America. This spe- 

 cies produces a profusion of yellow, fragrant flowers, in May, 

 perfuming the whole region in its neighborhood. 



R. aureum. Golden-flowered Currant. A native of 

 Missouri, is very much like the last ; all are propagated like 

 the common Currant. 



R. sanguineum flore plena. The Double Crimson Currant. 

 We have not seen this beautiful flower, but, according to 

 Mr. Downing's description, it must be very desirable. He 

 says : " This new and charming variety of the Crimson-flow- 

 ering Currant, is a seedling from R. sanguineum, by Mr. David 

 Dick, gardener to the Earl of Selkirk. It is but just intro- 

 duced into this country, but since, like all the Currant genus, it 

 is very easily propagated by cuttings, we hope speedily to see 

 it in every good collection of shrubs. 



The blossoms are larger than the single variety, the racemes 

 from three to six inches in length ; and the effect of the shrub, 

 when laden, in spring, with their fine pendent blossoms, is very 

 rich and striking. Its flowers open, according to Paxton's Mag- 

 azine, about three weeks later than those of the parent species. 



ROBINIA. 



Locust. 



Robi?iia, in memory of Jean Robin, herbarist to Henry IV., 

 of France. 



A North American genus of a few species of trees or 

 shrubs, bearing a profusion of handsome, pea-shaped flowers, in 

 long, pendent racemes, and elegant compound leaves. 



Robinia pseaudacacia. The Common Locust. This is 

 too well known to make it necessary to give a description. 

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