RIBES 



RIBES 



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broad: fls. 1-2, purple-red, rather large; peduncles 

 glandular-pubescent; bracts ovate, as long as pedicels 

 or shorter; ovary stipitate, glandular; calyx-tube 

 narrow-campanulate, finely pubescent; sepals reflexed, 

 2-3 times as long as the tube; petals whitish, half as 

 long as sepals; stamens twice as long as petals; anthers 

 oblong, glandular on 

 back: fr. ovoid, purple, 

 densely glandular. Brit. 

 Col. to X. Calif. B.M. 

 4931 (as R. subvestUum) . 

 R.H. 1908, p. 30. G.C. 

 11.19:11. 



36. speciosum, Pursh 

 (R. fuchsioidfs, Moc. & 

 Sesse. Grossularia speci- 

 osa, Cov. & Brit.)- Fig. 

 3408. Evergreen shrub, 

 to 12 ft., with stout ste.; 

 branches usually bristly; 

 spines 3, stout, ][^-%in. 

 long: Ivs. coriaceous, 

 orbicular to obovate, 

 rounded to broadh' cune- 

 ate, 3-5-lobed or crenate- 

 dentate. glabrous or spar- 

 ingly glandular-hairy, lustrous above, %-!% in- long: 

 fls. 24, bright red, on slender pendulous peduncles, 

 4-merous; tube broadly campanula te; sepals upright, 

 parallel, about J^in. long, about as long as the scar- 

 let convolute petals; stamens 2-4 times as long as 

 petals: fr. ovoid, glandular-bristlv, red. Calif. B.R. 

 1557. B.M. 3530. Gn. 9, p. 586; 31. p. 333; 34, p. 230. 

 G.C. III. 34:71. R.H. 1900:98; 1908, p. 29. J.H. III. 

 54:207. One of the most showy gooseberries, but not 

 hardy Xorth. 



R. aciddare. Smith. Allied to R. Grossularia. Spiny shrub: 

 branches slender, bristly: Ivs. 3-5-lobed, usually glabrous, about 1 

 in. broad: fls. pinkish: sepals reflexed; style glabrous: fr. smooth, 

 rarely hispid, red or greenish yellow. Cent. Siberia, Altai Mts. 

 The earliest gooseberry to burst into leaf. R. affine, Douglas= 

 R. laxiflorum. R. albidum, Paxt.=R. glutinosum albidum. R. 

 ambiffuum, Maxim. Low unarmed shrub: Ivs. roundish, 3^5- 

 lobed, with short, obtuse lobes, viscid-glandular beneath, to 2 in. 

 broad: fls. 1-2, greenish: tube saucer-shaped; stamens shorter than 

 sepals: fr. green, glandular-bristly. Japan. R. ambiguum, Wats. 

 =R. Watsoniamim. R. burejense, F. Schmidt. Allied to R. 

 alpestre. Spiny and bristly shrub, to 3 ft.: Ivs. deeply 3-5-lobed, 

 pubescent and glandular, to 2 in. broad: fls. 1-2, reddish brown or 

 pale: fr. greenish, prickly. X. E. Asia. R. californicum. Hook. & 

 Arn.=R. occidentale. R. Carrierei, Schneid. (R. intermedium, 

 Carr.. not Tausch. R. glutinosum albidum X R. nigrum). Inter- 

 mediate between the parents: Ivs. without the odor of R. nigrum: 

 fls. pink, glandular, in horizontal racemes to 3 in. long: fr. black, 

 not bloomy. Originated with Billiard at Fontenay-aux-Roses, 

 France. R. cognaium, Greene (R. palousense, Elmer). Allied to 

 R. oxyaeanthoides. Spiny shrub to 10 ft., sometimes without 

 bristles: fls. 2-5, white or whitish; calyx-tube cylindric, longer than 

 sepals: stamens about half as long as sepals: fr. smooth. Wash., 

 Ore. R. coloradense, Cov. (R. laxiflorum var. coloradense, Jancz. . 

 Allied to R. glandulosum. Unarmed procumbent shrub: Ivs. 

 usually 5-lobed: sepals longer, glandular-pubescent outside: fr. 

 black, not bloomy. Colo. R. Culrericellii, Macfarlane(R. Schneideri, 

 Maurer. R. nigrum x R. Grossularia). Unarmed shrub: fls. similar 

 to those of R. nigrum: the glandless Ivs. and the infl. resembling 

 those of the gooseberry: fr. dark red, hairy. G.C. III. 12:271; 

 44:120. J.H.S. 28, pp. 16^73. Originated in England and after- 

 ward also in Germany. Var. wollen&e (R. wollense, Bean). Lvs. 

 with a few glands beneath: fr. glabrous, shining black. R . dihu-scha, 

 Fisch. Allied to R. bract eosum. Unarmed shrub: Ivs. 3-5-lobed, 

 glabrous, glandular beneath, to 5 in. broad: fls. white, tomentose, 

 in upright racemes to 3 in. long; bracts linear, small: fr. bluish 

 black, slightly bloomy. E. Siberia. R. erythrospermum, Cov. & 

 Leiberg. Allied to R. glandulosum. Unarmed prostrate shrub: Ivs. 

 deeply 3-5-lobed, finely pubescent and glandular: racemes erect, 

 6-10-fld. ; bracts about as long as pedicels; fls. yellow or salmon-col- 

 ored: fr. glandular-hairy, scarlet. Ore. G.F. 10:184. R. fontfna- 

 yense. Jancz. (R. sanguineum fontenayense, Hort. R. Grossularia X 

 R. sanguineum). Intermediate between the parents: unarmedshrub: 

 Ivs. subcoriaceous, pubescent beneath: racemes horizontal or pendu- 

 lous, stalked, 3-6-fld. : fls. vinous-red, pubescent: fr. purplish black. 

 Originated in France with Billiard at Fontenay-aux-Roses. R. 

 fulurum, Jancz. (R. vulgare x R. Warscewiczii). Intermediate 

 between the parents: fls. brownish red or pinkish: fr. dark red. 

 Raised by Janczewski at Lemberg, Galicia. R. Gayanum, Steud. 

 (R. villosum. Gay, not Nutt. R. trilobum, Mey.l. Evergreen 

 unarmed shrub, to 4 ft., with pubescent branches: Ivs. slightly 

 3-lobed, pubescent, 1-2 in. across: fls. dioecious, yellow, honey- 



scented, in erect dense pubescent racemes 1-2 in. long: fr. purple- 

 black, hairy. Chile. B.M. 7611. Not hardy North. R. Girdidii, 

 Jancz. Allied to R. diacantha. Spiny shrub, to 2 ft., with spreading 

 bristly branches: Ivs. 3-5-lobed, the middle lobe longer, pubescent 

 and glandular, about I 1 -2 in. broad: fls. dioecious, brownish, in 

 upright racemes: fr. scarlet, glandular-bristly. N. W. China. R. 

 glaciate. Wall. Allied to R. alpinum. Unarmed shrub, to 15 ft.: 

 Ivs. cordate to truncate, 3-5-lobed, the middle lobe elongated, 



gooseberry. 



acute or acuminate, glandular, to 2 \$ in. long: fls. dioecious, greenish 

 white or purplish, in upright racemes: fr. glabrous, scarlet, finally 

 black. Himalayas, W. China. R. glutinosum, Benth. (R. san- 

 guineum var. glutinosum, Loud.). Allied to R. sanguineum. 

 Unarmed shrub, to 12 ft., with glandular-viscid pubescence: Ivs. 

 cordate, 3-5-lobed, glandular beneath, otherwise nearly glabrous, 

 to 4 in. broad: racemes pendulous, to 4 in. -long; bracts recurved; 

 fls. pink-carmine: fr. black, glandular-hairy. Calif. Var. albidum, 

 Jancz. (R. sanguineum albidum, Kirchn. R. albidum, Paxt.). 

 Fls. white, tinged pinkish, often confused with R. sanguineum var. 

 albescens, which see. R. Henryi, Franch. Evergreen unarmed 

 shrub, glandular: Ivs. elliptic, crenulate, to 4 in. long: fls. dioecious, 

 small, greenish; pistillate racemes 7-9^-flcL, with large green bracts: 

 fr. oblong, green, glandular. Cent. China. R. himalayense, Decne. 

 Allied to R. petrseum. Unarmed shrub, to 12 ft. : Ivs. cordate, 3-5- 

 lobed, with acute or obtusish lobes, glandular above, pubescent or 

 glabrous beneath, to 5 in. broad: fls. greenish, tinged purple, in 

 racemes to 5 in. long, broadly campanulate: fr. red or black. 

 Himalayas, W. China. R. hitdgonidnum. Rich. Allied to R. 

 bracteosum. Unarmed shrub: Ivs. 3-5-lobed, resinous-dotted 

 beneath, l}$-4 in. broad: fls. white, in loose racemes about 2 in. 

 long; bracts setaceous, as long as the pedicel: fr. black, smooth. 

 Hudson Bay to Alaska, south to N. Minn. B.B. (ed. 2) 2:237. 

 R. integrifolium, PhilippL Evergreen unarmed shrub, to 3 ft.: Ivs. 

 coriaceous, lanceolate, dentate above the middle, jglabrous, 1-1 Ji 

 in. long: fls. dioecious, yellow, in pendent racemes Ji-1 Ji in. long: 

 fr. small, purplish black. Chile; not hardy North. Gt. 30:1047. 

 R. irriguum, Douglas. Allied to R. oxyacanthoides. Spiny shrub, 

 to 10 ft., usually without bristles: Ivs. 3-5-lobed, 1-2 }4 in. broad: 

 fls. whitish, the peduncle exceeding the bud-scales; sepals nearly 

 twice as long as tube; stamens about as long as petals: fr. smooth. 

 Brit. CoL to Ore., Mont., Idaho. Has been confused with R. 

 cognatum, il. divaricatum, and R. inerme, which see. R. japoni- 

 eum, Maxim. Allied to R. bracteosum. Shrub, to 6 ft.: branchlets 

 hairy: Ivs. cordate, SJobed, pubescent and glandular beneath, to 

 6 in. broad: fls. greenish or brownish, tomentose and glandular, in 

 upright racemes to 8 in. long; bracts linear: fr. black, smooth. 

 Japan. R. latifblium, Jancz. All-ed to R. petrseum. Unarmed 

 shrub, to 6 ft.: Ivs. 3-5-lobed, with acute lobes, glabrous or glandu- 

 lar-hairy, to 7 in. broad: fls. in racemes to 3 Ji in. long, blood-red, 

 campanulate: fr. red, rather large, Japan, Manchuria. R. lauri- 

 folium, Jancz. Evergreen shrub, to 6 ft.: Ivs. coriaceous, ovate to 

 ovattv-oblong, crenate-serrate, glabrous, 2-4 in. long: fls. dioecious, 

 greenish, flat; stamens and petals much shorter than sepals; stami- 



8543. G.C. III. 55:239. Gn. 76, p. 143; 79, pp. 170, 171. J.H.S. 

 38, p. 54, fig. 36. Not hardy North. R. laxifldrum, Pursh. Allied 

 to R. glandulosum. Unarmed procumbent shrub: Ivs. deeply 

 5-lobed, slightly pubescent beneath, 2-4 in. broad: racemes upright- 

 spreading; sepals longer, pubescent, but not glandular: fr. dark 

 purple, bloomy, glandular. Alaska to N. Calif. Var. coloradense, 

 Jancz. =R. coloradense. R. lentum, Cov. & Rose=R- monti- 

 genum. R. leptanthum, Gray. Spiny slender shrub, to 4 ft.; 

 branchlets slightly pubescent: Ivs. usually truncate, deeply 3-5- 

 lobed, glabrous or pubescent, \i- Jiin. broad: fls. 1-3, white, tinged 

 with pink; calyx-tube cylindric: sepals reflexed: fr. black, lustrous. 

 Colo., Utah. New Mex" and Ariz. Gt. 53, p. 409. Graceful small 

 shrub. Var. quercetbrum, Jancz. =R. quercetorum. R. longe- 

 racemosum, Franch, Allied to R. petraeum. Unarmed shrub, to 10 

 ft. : Ivs. cordate, 3-5-lobed, with acute or acuminate lobes, glabrous, 

 to 6 in. broad: racemes pendulous, to 12 in. long, thinly set with 

 greenish or pinkish fls.: calyx-tube broadly campanulate: sepals 

 upright; bracts oval, half as long as the slender pedicels, persistent: 

 fr. black, edible. W. China. Var. WUsonii, Jancz. Young branch- 

 lets red: racemes shorter; fls. salmon-red. Cent. China. R. 



