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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



Varieties. 



* R. (n.) f. 2 grandiflornm Hort. R. rigens Michx. Fl. Bar. Amer 



i. p. 110., Ph. Sept. \. p. 136. Flowers and racemes larger than 



those of the species. 

 & R. (n.) f. 3 parviflorum Hort. R. americanum 



Mill., R. pennsylvanicum Cels., R. campanulatum 



Hort. Flowers smaller, and the racemes shorter. 



30. R. (N.) 



PROCU'MBENS Pall. 

 black Currant. 



The procumbent 



.) proci'imbens 



Identification. Pall. Fl. Ross., 2. p 35. t. 65. ; Don's Mill.. 3. p. 186. 

 Synonyme. R. polycarpon Gmel. Syst. Veg. p. 419. 

 Engravings. Pall. Fl. Ros., 2. p. 35. t. 66. ; and our^. 871. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves bluntly lobed ; lobes serrated, 

 lateral ones a little cut. Racemes erect. Peduncles 

 long, setaceous. Segments of the limb of the flower 

 pubescent, acute, of a purplish colour. Anthers hardly 

 rising from the calyx. Flowers flatfish. Berries very 

 grateful to the taste, rufescent when ripe. (Don's Mill.) 

 A procumbent shrub. Siberia, in moist places. Height 

 1 ft. to 2 ft. Introduced in 1804. Flowers greenish yel- 

 low ; May and June. Fruit brownish ; ripe Aug. 371. .< 



jc 31. R. (N.) PROSTRA V TUM Lin. The prostrate black Currant. 



Identification. L'Herit. Stirp., 1. p. 3. t. 2. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 186. 

 Synonymcs. R. glandulSsum Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 1. p. 279. j R. canadense I.odd. 

 Engravings. Schmidt Baum., t. 95. ; and our fig. 872. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves deeply cordate, 5 7-lobed, 

 glabrous. Lobes acutely cut, doubly serrate, naked on 

 both surfaces. Racemes erect, loose, slender. Brae- 

 teas small, obtuse, much shorter than the pedicels, 

 which are beset with glandular bristles. Calyx ro- 

 tate. Germens and berries beset with glandular 

 bristles. Berries large and black. (Doris Mill.) A 

 prostrate shrub. Newfoundland, throughout Canada, 

 and in the woods on the Rocky Mountains. Height 

 1 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in 1812. Flowers greenish 

 yellow ; April and May. Fruit black ; ripe in July. 



Variety. 



j^ R. (n.) p. 2 laxiftorum. R. affi^ne Dongl. 

 MSS. y R. laxiflorum Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 

 ii. p. 731. Racemes pubescent. Pedicels 

 divaricate. A very distinct sort. North- west coast of America. 



'& 32. R. (N.) RESINO'SUM Pursh. The resinous black Currant. 



Identification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 163. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 186. 



Synonymes. R. orientale Catros ; R. reclinatum Hort. 



Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1583. ; Berl., 1. c., t. 2. f. 10. ; and our Jig. 873. 



Spec. Char., Sj-c. All herbaceous parts of the shrub bear hairs 

 tipped with resinous glands. Leaves 3 5-lobed, roundish. 

 Racemes erect. Calyx flattish. Petals bluntly rhomboid. 

 Bracteas linear, longer than the pedicels. Flowers greenish 

 yellow. ? Berry hairy and black. Perhaps the flowers are 

 dioecious. (Doris Mill.) A spreading shrub. North America, 

 on the mountains. Height 3ft. to 5ft. Introduced in 1800. 873.fl.(njresin& sum . 

 Flowers greenish yellow ; April and May. Fruit black ; ripe in July. 



jtn 33. R. (N.) PUNCTA V TUM Ruiz et Pav. The dotted-/<?at>^ black Currant. 



Identification. Ruiz et Pav. Fl. Per., 2. p. 12. t. 233. f. a. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 187, 

 Synonyme. R. glandulbsum Ruiz et Pavon Fl. Per. t. 233. f. 6., but not of Alt. ; Don's Afttf., 3. 

 p. 189., on the authority of Mr. Gordon, of the Horticultural Society. 



2. R. (n.) prostratum. 



