1 48 Grossulariaceae 



Ribes seto- Stems erect, 3-4 feet high, with 



sum Lindl. numerous stout bristles, es- 



Bristly pecially on the young wood; 



Gooseberry. axillary gpines ^ toget her, 



rather stout and spreading. Leaves slender- 

 petioled, more or less finely hairy, at least 

 when young, J i inch wide, broadly ovate 

 or orbicular, 3~5-lobed, the lobes incised or 

 coarsely toothed. Flowers 2-3, J-J an inch 

 long on very short pedicels; calyx tube 

 cylindric, greenish- white or pinkish; petals 

 white; berries small, purple or blue and very 

 sour. 



Frequent throughout the Rockies on lake 

 shores and in thickets at the lower altitudes ; 

 flowering in June. 



Ribes oxya- S P ines generally solitary, light- 

 canthoides coloured, J-J of an inch long; 

 L. Northern prickles commonly wanting. 

 Gooseberry. Leaves pe tioled, roundish, sub- 

 cordate and 5-lobed, hairy or nearly smooth, 

 the lobes deeply toothed or crenate. Flowers 

 greenish- purple or white, little more than 



