Claux.] PENTANDRIA — MONOGYNIA. 107 



— y. Woods near Richmond, Yorkshire. Fl. May. T^ . — Leaves 5-lobed, 

 doubly serrated, on longish stalks. Flowers greenish. Fruit usually- 

 red ; in gardens white and rose-coloured. Mr Ward finds specimens 

 quite intermediate between R. rubrum and R. petrcBum ; and I am sa- 

 tisfied that R. spicatum is only another vur. 



2. R. alpinum, L. (^tasteless Mountain Curratit) ; without 

 thorns, racemes erect both in flower and fruit, flowers plane 

 shorter than the bracteas, leaves shining beneath. E. Bat. t. 704. 



Woods, in the north of England. About Bradford and Ripon, York- 

 shire. Woods, and fissures of rocks, in Scotland. Woods at Cadzow 

 Castle, near Hamilton. Fl. Ma3\ T; . — Leaves small, frequently 3- 

 lobed ; lobes acute, deeply serrated. Racemes few-flowered : Jluicers 

 small. Berries red. — Well distinguished by the length of its bracteas. 



3. R. nigrum, L. (black Currant) ; without thorns, racemes 

 lax downy pendulous with a separate simple flower-stalk at 

 their base, flowers campanulate, leaves dotted with glands be- 

 neath. E.Bot.t. 1291. 



Woods and river-sides, in various situations. Fl. May. Tj . — Berries 

 the largest of our Currants, black, much esteemed medicinally and for 

 making jelly. The glands of the leaves yield a peculiar smell when 

 bruised, which has been compared to that of Savin, {Juniperus Sabini.) 



4. H. * Grossuldria, L. (common Gooseberri/) ; thorny, leaves 

 rounded and lobed, peduncles hairy single-flowered with a pair 

 of minute bracteas, fruit more or less hairy. E. Bot. t. 1292. — 

 E. Uva-crispa, L. — E. Bot t. 2057. 



Hedges and thickets. Apparently indigenous in Hamilton woods, 

 Scotland. Fl. April, May. ^. — TAoj-hs immediately beneath a fasci- 

 cle of leaves, solitar\% or 2 — 3 combined at the base, spreading. Fruit 

 much esteemed in cool and temperate climates, where alone it comes to 

 perfection ; and varying exceedingly by cultivation, in size, colour, and 

 flavour. 



39. Hedera. Linn. Ivy. 



1. H. Helix, L. (common Ivy') ; leaves ovate or cordate and 

 3 — 5 lobed, lobes angular, umbel erect. E. Bot. t. 1267. 



Hedges, woods, old buildings, or rocks and trunks of trees, frequent. 

 Fl. Oct. Nov. Tj . — Stems very long, creeping, throwing out numerous 

 roots, by which they adhere to hard substances. Leaves very shining, 

 dark green, often veined with whitish lines. Flowers small, pale green. 

 Cal.-teeth very minute. Petals reflexed. Berries smooth and black. 

 ,A variety called the Irish Ivy is much cultivated on account of the 

 vastly larger size of its foliage, and its very rapid growth. 



40. Glaux. Li7i7i. Sea-Milkwort. 



1. G.maritima, L. (Sea-Milkwort, or black Saltwort). E. Bot. 

 t. 13. 



Sea-shore and mnddy salt-marshes, abundant. Fl. July. If. — Stems 

 2 — 4 or 5 inches long, stout, branched, often procumbent. Leaves op- 

 posite, ovate, glabrous, fleshy, entire, sessile, small. Flowers sessile, 

 solitary, axillary, rose-coloured, with 5 obtuse, spreading lobes. 



