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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



Varieties. 



^ R. (n.) f. 2 grandifldrinn Hort. R. rigens Michx. FL Bar, Amer 



i. p. 110., Ph. Sept. 1. p. 136. Flowers and racemes larger than 



those of tlie species. 

 * R. (n^ f. 3 parvijioruvi Hort. R. americanum 



Mill., R. pennsylvaniciim Cels., R. campanulatum 



Hort. Flowers smaller, and the racemes shorter. 



30. 7?. (n.) procu'mbens Pall. 

 black Currant. 



The procumbent 





Identification. Pall. Fl. Ross., 2. p. 35. t. 6.5. ; Don's Mill.. 3. p. 186. 

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

 Engravings. PalL Fl. Ros., 2. p. 35. t. 65. ; and ourj?^. 871. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves bluntly lobed ; lobes serrated, 

 lateral ones a little cut. Racemes erect. Petluncles 

 long, setaceous. Segments of tiie limb of the Hower 

 pubescent, acute, of a purplish colour. Anthers hardly 

 rising from the calyx. Flowers flattish. 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. 87i. r. (n.) procumbens. 



J: 31. R. (n.) prostra'tum Lin. The prostrate black Currant. 



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

 Synonymrs. R. glandul6sum Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 1. p. 279.; R. canadense I.odd. 

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



Spec. Char., (^-c. Leaves deeply cordate, 5 7-Iobed, 

 glabrous. Lobes acutely cut, doubly serrate, naked on 

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

 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. (Don\s Mill.) A 

 prostrate shrub. Newfounilland, 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. 



jk R. {n.) p. 2 laxijlorum. R. affi^ne JDom'J. ^ V 



MSS., R. laxifldnmi Piirsk Fl. %ner. Sept. 

 ii. p. 731. Racemes pubescent. Pedicels ' >^- " i'^"*""' 

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



3^ 32. R. (n.) resino'sum Piirsh. The resinous black Currant. 



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



Synonymes. R. oricntale Catros ; R. reclinStum Hort. 



Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1583. ; Berl., I. c, t. 2. f. 10. ; and o\XT fig. 873. 



Spec. Char., ^-c. All herbaceous parts of the shrub benr hairs 

 tippetl with resinous glands. Leaves 3 S-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. (i)('.s- ilf///.) A spreading shrub. North America, 

 on the mountains. Height 3ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1800. ^""'"-^ '**'"*'"" 



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



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M 33. R- (n.) punctaVum Ruiz et Pav. The Aottedi-leavcd black Currant, 



Identification. Ruiz et Pav. Fl. Per., 2. p. 12. t. 2.33. f. a. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 187, 

 Synohijmc. . glandulftsum lUii% et Pavon Fl. Per. t.233. f. 6., but not of Alt. ; Don's Mii.,3. 

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



