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berries, which turn from yellow to brown or black. Professor 

 Meehan mentions a variety or allied species from Utah, with 

 berries larger than those of the black currant ; they are quite a 

 good table-fruit, and of all shades from orange to black. Allied to 

 this is R. temiiflorum (Lindl.), of California and the nearest 

 States, with fruits of the size of red currants, of agreeable flavour, 

 and either dark purple or yellow colour. R. aureum, R,. palma- 

 tum, and some other strong American species have come into use 

 for grafting on them the European Gooseberry (C. Pohl). 



Ribes Cynosbati, Linne. 



The Prickly-fruited Gooseberry of Canada and the Northern 

 States of the American Union. The berries are large. There is a 

 variety not so objectionably burrlike-prickly. R. Cynosbati has 

 been hybridised with R. Grossularia, and the sequenc.e has been a 

 good result (Saunders). 



Ribes divaricatum, Douglas. 



California and Oregon. One of the Gooseberries of those countries. 

 Berries smooth, black, about one-third of an inch in diameter, 

 pleasant to the taste. Culture might improve this and many of 

 the other species. R. Nuttalli (R. villosum, Nutt, not of Gay nor 

 of Wallich) is an allied plant, also from California. 



Ribes fioridum, L'Heritier. 



The Black Currant of North America. The berries resemble in 

 odour and taste those of R. nigrum. Allied to this is R. Hudso- 

 nianum (Rich.) from the colder parts of North America. 



Ribes Griffith!, J. Hooker and T. Thomson. 



Himalaya, at the height of 10,000 to 13,000 feet. Allied to R. 

 rubrum, bearing similar but larger berries of somewhat austere 

 taste. R. laciniatum (H. and T.) is likewise a Himalayan species 

 with red berries, and so is R. glaciale (Wall.). Furthermore, R. 

 villosum, Wall. (R. leptostachyum, Decaisne), comes from the 

 Indian highlands and seems worthy of notice. 



Ribes Grossularia, Linne* 



The ordinary Gooseberry. Europe, North Africa, Extratropic Asia, 

 extending to the Chinese boundary (Regel), on the Himalayan 

 mountains up to a height of 12,000 feet. This bush, familiar to 

 every one, is mentioned here merely to indicate the desirability of 

 naturalising it in any Alpine regions where it is not indigenous. 



Ribes hirtellum, Michaux. 



The commonest smooth Gooseberry of North America, particularly 

 in the New England States. It likes moist ground. 



