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GROSSULARIE^:. I. RISES. 



Three-flowered Gooseberry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Sh. 

 3 to 4 feet. 



4 R. CYNO'SBATI (Lin. spec. 29.2.) stem unarmed, rarely 

 prickly ; spines usually twin ; leaves cordate, 5-lobed, serrated, 

 more or less pubescent underneath, and on the petioles ; pedun- 

 cles elongated, 2-3-flowered ; pedicels divaricate ; tube of calyx 

 ovate-cylindrical ; limb spreading, with the segments exceeding 

 the petals, which are obovate ; stamens hardly exserted ; ovarium 

 bristly. fj . H. Native of Canada (Michx.), Japan (Thunb.), 

 Berlandier, I.e. t. 1. f. 3. Jacq. vind. 2. t. 123. Berries bristly 

 or prickly. It hardly differs from R. divaricatum, except in the 

 broader tube of the corolla, and the shorter stamens. 



Far, fl ; fruit unarmed. T? . H. Native of Hudson's Bay. 

 R. oxyacanthoides, Richards in Frankl. first journ. ed. 2. 

 append, p. 7. 



Var. y ; branches prickly ; peduncles shorter ; flowers pu- 

 bescent, purplish ; fruit prickly. Tj . H. Native about Lake 

 Huron. 



Dog-bramble Gooseberry. Fl. Apr. Clt. 1759. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



5 R. DIVARICA'TUM (Dougl. in bot. reg. 1359.) branches diva- 

 ricate, bristly, at length naked; spines 1-3 together, axillary, 

 deflexed, large ; leaves roundish, 3-lobed, deeply toothed, 

 nerved, glabrous ; peduncles 3-flowered, drooping ; calyx fun- 

 nel-shaped : with the segments at length spreading, and twice the 

 length of the tube ; style and stamens exserted ; berries gla- 

 brous. Fj . H. Native on the north-west coast of America, a 

 common bush on the banks of streams near Indian villages. 

 This species comes nearest to R. triflorum. Berries black, smooth, 

 and spherical, pleasant to the taste. Petals white. 



Divaricate Gooseberry. Fl. April. Clt. 1826. Sh. 5 to 7 ft. 



6 R. IRRI'GUUM (Doug, in hort. trans. 7. p. 516. Hook. fl. 

 bor. amer. 1. p. 231.) prickles axillary, tern; leaves cordate, 

 somewhat 5-lobed, toothed, ciliated, pilose on both surfaces, 

 nerved ; peduncles 3-flowered, beset with glandular pili ; calyx 

 campanulate : segments linear, about equal in length to the 

 tube ; berries glabrous. ^ . H. Native of the north-west 

 coast of America, on moist mountain rocks near springs and 

 streams, on the Blue Mountains, and on the banks of the Spo- 

 kan river. Berries spherical, half an inch in diameter, smooth, 

 juicy, and well flavoured. Apparently closely allied to R. tri- 

 fiorum. 



Well-watered Gooseberry. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



7 R. SAXOSUM (Hook. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 231.) stem unarmed, 

 rarely prickly ; spines wanting, solitary or twin ; leaves cordate, 

 5-lobed, serrated, smoothish ; peduncles very short, deflexed, 

 1-2-flowered; calyx glabrous, with a campanulate tube : seg- 

 ments spreading, but at length reflexed, twice the length of the 

 corolla, and about equal in length to the stamens ; ovarium 

 naked. T; . H. Native of the north-west coast of America, 

 common on the undulating grounds of the interior among stones ; 

 and about Lake Huron, and on the banks of the Saskatchawan ; 

 nlso near Boston. R. saxatile, Dougl. mss. R. triflorum, 

 Bigel. fl. bost. ed. 2. p. 90. Fruit resembling a common goose- 

 berry. 



Stone Gooseberry. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



8 R. HIRTE'LUJM (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 479.) spinules 

 nearly axillary ; branches beset with a few short bristly hairs ; 

 leaves small, semi-trifid ; lobes few-toothed ; peduncles 1 -flow- 

 ered ; berry glabrous, red. Jj . H. Native of North America, 

 in Canada, in stony places by the river Signey ; and on the 

 mountains of Virginia. 



Hairy Gooseberry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Shrub 3 

 to 4 feet. 



9 R. LACU'STRE (Poir. encycl. suppl. 2. p. 856. Pursh. fl. 

 amer. sept. 1. p. 161.) stem very prickly ; spines many-parted, 

 slender ; leaves cordate, deeply 3-5-lobed, cut ; racemes 5-8- 



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flowered, loose ; calyx rotate ; germs and pedicels hispid, and 

 glandular. fj . H. Native throughout Canada to Fort Frank- 

 lin and Bear Lake, near the Arctic circle ; mouth of the Colum- 

 bia ; mountains of the Columbia, and of North California ; also 

 of Virginia, &c. R. oxyacanthoides, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. 

 p. 111. R. echinatum, Dougl. mss. This has the flowers of 

 the currant, and the prickly stems of the gooseberry. The fruit 

 is about the size of black currants, in pendulous racemes, pur- 

 plish black, shining, clothed with hairs, unpleasant to the taste. 

 Lake Gooseberry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Sh. 4 to 5 ft. 



10 R. ROTUNDIFOLIUM (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 110.) 

 spines nearly axillary, solitary ; leaves nearly orbicular, clothed 

 with very minute down, a little lobed ; lobes roundish, obtuse ; 

 peduncles 1 -flowered ; limb of calyx tubular. Pj H. Native^ 

 on the high mountains of Carolina. Berries glabrous. 



Round-leaved Gooseberry. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



11 R. GRA'CILE (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 111.) spines 

 nearly axillary, very short, solitary ; leaves on slender petioles, 

 lobed ; lobes acute, cut ; peduncles capillary, erect, usually 2- 

 flowered ; calyx glabrous, tubularly campanulate. fj . H. Na- 

 tive of North America, on the mountains of Tennessee ; and in 

 mountain meadows from New York to Virginia. Berry glabrous, 

 purple or blue, with a very pleasant taste. Leaves pubescent. 



Slender Gooseberry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Shrub 3 

 to 4 feet. 



12 R. CAUCA'SICUM (Adams, in reliq. Willd. ex Rcem. et 

 Schultes, syst. 5. p. 507.) prickles stipular, tern; peduncles 1- 

 flowered, erect ; leaves 5-lobed, deeply toothed, tj . H. Na- 

 tive of Caucasus. Perhaps only a variety of R. U^va-crispa. 



Caucasian Gooseberry. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1819. Shrub 

 4 to 5 feet. 



13 R. MICROPHY'LLUM (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 62.) prickles usually solitary ; leaves nearly reniform, small ; 

 peduncles very short, 2-flowered ; calyx campanulate : segments 

 oblong, obtuse ; petals spatulately obovate, retuse at the apex. 

 fj . H. Native of Mexico, in mountainous places near El 

 Guarda, between Guchila and the city of Mexico, at the eleva- 

 tion of 4200 feet. Ovarium rather turbinate. Flowers red. 



Small-leaved Gooseberry. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



14 R. CUNEIFOLIUM (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 233. f. c.) un- 

 armed ; leaves cuneiform, cut, trifid ; petioles not half the 

 length of the leaves ; peduncles solitary, axillary, 2-3-flowered, 

 length of the petioles ; bracteas 2, at the base of each flower. 

 Ij . G. Native of Peru, on the Andes. Berry pale red. Habit 

 of R . U y oa-crispa. Perhaps belonging to a separate section. 



Wedge-leaved Gooseberry. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



15 R. CUCULLA'TUM (Hook, et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. p. 250.) 

 unarmed ; branches glabrous ; leaves glabrous, somewhat fi- 

 lched, roundish-reniform, cucullate at the base, and cuneated ; 

 the lobes lying over each other, acutely and deeply lobed ; pe- 

 tioles a little shorter than the leaves ; racemes hardly puberu- 

 lous, axillary, short, few- flowered ; flowers nearly sessile, hardly 

 exceeding the bracteas, which are roundish. ^ . G. Native of 

 the Cordillera of Chili. Nearly allied to R. cuneifblium, but ap- 

 parently quite distinct. 



Hooded-\eaved Gooseberry. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



16 R. ACICULA'RE (Smith in Rees" cycl.) very prickly ; prickles 

 stipular, 3- 5-parted ; leaves rather pubescent, nearly orbicular, 

 3-5-lobed; lobes bluntish, deeply serrated; peduncles usually 

 1 -flowered, bracteolate in the middle; calyx campanulate, 

 smoothish ; berries bractless, and are, as well as the styles, quite 

 glabrous. f? . H. Native of Siberia, in stony rocky mountain- 

 ous places. Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 230. R. U'va-crispa, 

 Sievers in Pall. nord. beytr. 7. p. 274. Pall. fl. ross. 2. p. 37. ? 

 Stem erect or procumbent. Petals white. Berries glabrous, 

 yellowish or purplish, sweet, with a grateful taste. 



