SAXIFRAGACK.E. (SAXIFRAOK FAMILY.) 1 Go 



♦ « Rnremes 4 - 9-Jlowered, slender, norkUng. 



4. R. lacustre, Poir. Young stems clotliecl witli bristly jjricklcs, and 

 witli wiaU tliuiii^; leaves heart-sliaijcii, 3 - 5-j)aricd, with the lobes dee|)ly cut; 

 calyx broad and Hat; stamens and style not longer than the petals ; fruit bristly 

 (small, un])lcasant). — Cold woods and swamps, Is'ew England to Wisconsin 

 and northward ; south to Pennsylvania. June. 



§ 2. RIIJESIA, Bed. (Currant.) Stems neither jin'rkli/ nor Ihorni/ : flowers 

 {i/reenis/i ) iit racemes : bciries never prklcly. 



5. R. prostritum, L'ller. (Fktid Clruant.) Stems reclined ; leaves 

 dccjdy hcart-shapi'd, 5- 7-lobed, smooth ; the lobes ovate, acute, doubly senate ; 

 racemes erect, slender ; calyx fiattish ; pedicels and the (pale red) fruit r/landular- 

 bristli/. — Cold damp woods and rocks, from N. England and Penn. northward. 

 May. — Tlie bruised plant and berries exhale an unpleasant odor. 



6. R. floridum, L. (Wild Black Currant.) Leaves sprinkbd with 

 res/»io«s f/o^«, sliglitly heart-shaped, sharply 3- 5-lobed, doubly serrate ; racemes 

 droopinff, doirni/ ; lintels lonr/er than the pedicels ; calyx tubular-bcll-shaped, smooth ; 



fruit roHiid-ovoid, black, smooth. — Woods: common. May. — Much like the 

 DIark Currant of the gardens, wliich the berries resemble in smell and flavor. 

 Flowers large, whitish. 



7. R. rubrum, L. (Red Curr.vnt.) Stems straggling or reclined; 

 leaves somewhat heart-shaped, obtusely 3 - 5-lobed, serrate, downy beneath 

 when young ; racemes from lateral buds distinct from the leuf-lmds, drooping ; calyx 

 flat (green or purplish) ; fruit globose, smooth, red ; on our wild plant apt to turn 

 upwards in the drooping raceme : the veins of the leaves are whitish beneath 

 (whence the name R. albinervium, Michx.) : but apparently not distinct from 

 the garden AW Currant of the Old World. — Cold bogs and damp woods, New 

 Hampshire to Minnesota and northward. May, June. (Eu.) 



R. .\imEi;M, Pursh, the Buffalo or Missouri Currant, remarkable 

 for the spicy fragrance of its yellow blossoms m early spring, is widely culti- 

 vated for ornament. Its leaves arc convolute (instead of plaited) in the bud. 



2. I TEA, L. Itea. 



Calyx 5-cleft, free from the ovary or nearly so. Petals 5, lanceolate, much 

 longer than the calyx, and longer than the 5 stamens. Pod oblong, 2-grooved, 

 2-celled, tipped with the 2 united styles, 2-parted (septicidal) when mature, 

 several-seeded. — Shrubs, with simple, alternate, petioled leaves, without stip- 

 ules, and small white flowers in simple racemes. (Greek name of the Willow.) 



1. I. Virginica, L. Leaves deciduous, oblong, pointed, minutely ser- 

 rate; seeds oval, llattish, with a crustaceous coat. — Wet places, New Jersey 

 and southward, near the coast. June. 



3. HYDRANGEA, Gronov. Hydrangea. 



Calyx-tube hcmisjdierical, 8- lO-ribbcd, coherent with the ovary; the limb 

 4 - 5-tootUcd. Petals ovate, valvate in the bud. Stamens 8- 10, slender. Pod 

 cro^vncd with the 2 diverging styles, 2-celIed below, many-seeded, opening by a 

 hole between the styles. — Shrubs, with opposite petioled leaves, no stipules. 



