134 PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. QcL. V. 



Fl. vol. i. p. 332. Another variety, called by some R. spicdtum, Acid 

 Mountain Currant, has the spikes erect, with nearly sessile flowers. It 

 grows near Richmond, Yorkshire. Eng. Bot. vol. xviii. pi. 1290. Eng. 

 Fl. vol. i. p. 332. 373. 



2. R. alpimim. Tasteless Mountain Currant. Clusters erect, both in 

 flower and in fruit ; bracteas longer than the flowers ; leaves shining on 



the back. A shrub with erect branches, greenish, sometimes dioecious 



flowers, and scarlet, insipid berries : flowers in May : grows in thickets : 

 rare. Eng. Bot. vol. x. pi. 704. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 333. 374. 



3. R. nigrwn. Black Currant. Clusters hairy, pendulous, with a 

 separate single-flowered stalk at the base of each ; flowers bell-shaped ; 



leaves glandular. A shrub with erect branches, pale-green flowers, 



and globular, black berries. According to Dr. Withering, the petals 

 sometimes change into stamens : the leaves are astringent, as are the 

 berries in a slight degree, on which account they are used for sore 

 throats. Flowers in May : grows in wet hedges and on the banks of 

 rivers : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. xviii. pi. 1291. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 333. 



375. 

 ** Furn>shed with prickles. 



4. R. Grossuldria. Common Gooseberry. Branches with prickles 

 under the buds, otherwise smooth ; flowers bell-shaped, on simple droop- 

 ing stalks ; segments of the calyx reflected, shorter than the tube. A 



bushy shrub, with three-lobed leaves, greenish flowers, and green berries, 

 rough with scattered hairs. The uses to which the berries of this and 

 other species of the genus are applied, being so generally known, it is 

 unnecessary to mention. Flowers in May : grows in hedges, thickets, 

 waste ground, and on old buildings, but scarcely native. Eng. Bot. vol. 

 xxix. pi. 2057. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 334. 376. 



37. HE'DERA. IVY. 



Calyx very small, of five teeth, surrounding the germen. Petals 

 five, oblong, spreading. Filaments awl-shaped, erect, as long as 

 the petals; anthers cleft at the base. Germen turbinate, sur- 

 rounded by the ring-like receptacle of the flower. Style very 

 short ; stigma simple. Berry globular, one-celled. Seeds from 

 three to five, large, oblong, convex on the outer, angular on the 

 inner side. Name doubtful. 122. 



1. H. Helix. Common Ivy. Leaves with five angular lobes, those of 



the flowering branches egg-shaped. Stem branched, climbing and 



clinging by small lateral fibres: leaves tough, shining : flowers in um- 

 bels : berries black. A shrub : flowers in October : grows in woods and 

 hedges, on old buildings, and on rocks: common. Eng. Bot. vol. xviii. 

 pi. 1267. Eng. Ft. vol. i. p. 335. 377. 



38. ILLE'CEBRUM. KNOT-GRASS. 



Calyx inferior, five-cornered, of five-coloured, cartilaginous, 

 permanent leaves. Corolla none. Filaments hair-like, shorter 

 than the calyx, with five intermediate scales or bristles; anthers 

 simple. Germen egg-shaped, acute. Style short; stigma obtuse. 

 Capsule roundish, pointed at both ends, one-celled, five-valved. 



