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VARIOUS FOOD-PLANTS 



Fig. 101. — Common Currant {Ribc^ nibrum, Saxifrage Family, Saxifragacew) . 

 A, flowering branch. B, flower, cut vertically. C, floral diagram. 

 D, bud scales. E, leaves. F, fruit cluster. O, seed, side view. H, same, 

 cut vertically. (Baillon.) — Shrub; leaves becoming smooth; flowers 

 yellowish-green or purplish; fruit shining, bright red, yellowish-white 

 or striped. Includes all the cultivated varieties of red or white currants. 



