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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



in :i 

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beria ; and found in Britain, in woods, both in England and Scotland. 

 Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Flowers greenish yellow ; April and May. Fruit red ; 

 ripe in July. 



Varieties. Berlandier has described two forms of the species, and Dr. Lind!e\ 

 has added a proper variety. 



j R. (r.) a. 1 sterile Wallr. Sched. p. 108. R. dioicum Masnck Mei/i. 



Flowers many in a raceme, and densely disposed, flat, destitute of 



a gernien, soon falling off. Anthers almost sessile, acute, bearini; 



pollen. 

 ji R. (?.) . 2 bacciferian Wallr. Sched. p. 108. Flowers few 



raceme, rather salver-shaped. Anthers upon obvious filaments, 



perfect. Style bifid to a small 



extent. Germen obvious. 

 j4 R. (r.) a. 3 pumilum Lindl. in 



Hort. Trans, vii. p. 244., and 



our Jig. 862. In every re- 

 spect the same as the species, 



but not one third of the size, 



never exceeding 2 ft.in height, 



even when cultivated in gar- 

 dens. The leaves are deeply 



cut, the flowers small, and 



the fruit seldom produced. 

 ^ R. (?.) a. i fhlii^ varicgdtis Hort. has variegated leaves. Horticultural 



Society's Garden. 



jt 20. R. (r.) petr^'um Wulf. The rock red Currant. 



Identification. Wulf. in Jacq. Misc., 2. p. 36. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 187. 



Synonymes. R. alpinum Delarb. Auvergn. p. 1C6. ; Kibes coralline, Ital. ; the woolly-leaved Cur- 

 rant, the red Marshmallow-leaved Currant. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 705. ; and onr fig. 863. 



Spec. Char., Sj-c. Leaves acuminated, 3 5- 

 lobed, rather cordate, deeply serrated, on 

 long petioles, pilose above. Racemes 

 erect, crowded, rather pubescent. Brac- 

 teas shorter than the pedicel. Sepals obtuse. 

 Petals obcordate, small, white. Berries 

 large, deep red, with an acid taste. Fruiting 

 racemes pendulous. {Don^s Mill.) A spread- 

 ing.shryb. Alps of Carinthia, Savoy,and on 

 almo.stall themountains ofthecontinentof 

 Europe. In England, it is found near Eg- 

 gleston and ConsclifFe, in the county of 

 Durham ; and in Scotswood Dean, North- 



862. R. (r.) a. piimilum. 



863. fi. (r.) petrae^um. 



umberland. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. 

 Flowers greenish yellow ; May. 

 Fruit red ; ripe in July. 



at 21. i?. (r.) spica^tum Robs. The 

 s^\ke<\-Jlowered red, or Tree, Currant. 



Identification. Robs, in Lin. Trans., 3. p. 240- 



t. 21.; Smith Engl. Bot., t. 1290. : Don's 



Mill., 3. p. 187- 

 Si/nonyme. The Tree Currant 

 Engravings. Lin. Trans., 3. p. 240. t. 21. ; 



Eng. Bot., t. 1290.; Berl., I.e., t. 2. f. 16. ; 



and our fig. 864. 



S])ec. Char., Sfc. Leaves roundish- 

 cordate, 3 5-lobed, covered with 

 soft hairs above, and with tomen- 

 tum beneath. Racemes erect. 



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