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Ribes continued. 



R. anrenm (golden-flowered).* Buffalo Currant fl,. golden- 

 yellow ; petals much shorter than the calyx segments ; racemes 



1812. Glabrous, unarmed shrub. (B. R. 125.) 



FIG. 377. FRUITING BRANCH OF RIBES GROSSULARIA. 



R. a. praecox (early-flowering). JL, racemes bracteate. fr. 

 smaller, copious, turbinate. I. cnneate at base, pubescent be- 

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



(L. B. C. 1533, under 



of R. frayrans.) 



Ribes continued. 



with a mealy bloom ; lobes bluntly toothed at the apex. h. 6ft. 

 to 8ft. North America, 1812. (B. R. 1274.) In the form iructu- 

 niyro, the berries change from yellow to red, and finally become 

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



R. Beatonii (Beaton's). A synonym of R. Gordanianuin. 



R. cerenm (waxy), fl. white, three to five in a pendulous, 

 pubescent raceme as long as the leaves ; calyx secments reflexed. 

 jr. red, glabrous. /. nearly round, obtusely trilobed, crenate, 

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

 3006; B. R. 1263; B. R. 1471, under name of R. inebriaru.) 



R. Cynosbatl (Dog-Bramble). JL green, two or three to a slender 

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

 rarely smooth. I. 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. divaricatnm (spreading-branched). jl white, three on a 

 drooping peduncle ; calyx funnel-shaped, fr. 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. A. 5ft. to 

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



R. floridnm (flowery).* American Wild Black Currant JL 

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

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

 the common Black Currant in smell and flavour. L sprinkled 

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

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

 shrub. SYNS. R. missouriente (of gardens), R. penngyltanieum. 

 The decaying foliage assumes a bright purplish-bronze colour in 

 autumn, anal the plant is then highly ornamental. 



R. Gordonianmn (Gordon's). A hybrid between R. aurtiim 

 and R. tanffuineum, intermediate between the two in all its 

 characters. (K. d. S. 165.) SYNS. R. Beatonii, R. Loudonii. 



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

 on peduncles ; sepals reflexed ; stamens very prominent, fr. deep 

 rich purple, about fin. in diameter, having a rich sub-acid, vinous, 

 rather perfumed 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. A. 4ft to 

 5ft North America, 1826. SYN. R. nivevm (B. R. 1692). 



Fio. 378. FRUITING BRANCH OF RIRES OXYACANTHOIDES. 



R. a. serotinnm (late-flowering), fl., racemes naked, produced 

 later than in the type, fr., lorries few, round. J. variable; 

 lobes deeply serrate. 



R. a. tenuiflonun (slender-flowered). JL yellow, fr. purple or 

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



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



it. greenish, drooping, Jin. in diameter; calyx lobes purplish, 

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

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

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



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