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4. CHRYSOSPLENIUM, L. 



Flowers very small, green or yellow, in axillary or 

 terminal cymes; petals o; stamens 8-10; ovary inferior, 

 i-celled ; capsule 2-lobed. Not alpine. 



The two species of Golden Saxifrage, C. alternifolium, 

 L., with alternate, and oppositifolium } L., with opposite 

 leaves, are found in wet places, by springs, &c., blossom- 

 ing very early in the spring ; the former much the most 

 common. 



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Order XXXL GROSSULARIE^E. 



Flowers regular; calyx usually 5-lobed, persistent; 

 petals 5 ; ovary I -celled, entirely inferior, with parietal 

 placentation ; fruit an indehiscent berry. A small order, 

 chiefly European. 



i. RlBES, L. 



Flowers small, solitary or in racemes; styles 2. 

 Shrubs. 



R. Grossidaria, L., Gooseberry (usually the form R. 

 uva-crispa,y L., with small smooth berries) ; R. nigrum y L., 

 Black Currant; R. rubrum, L., Red and White Currant; 

 are widely distributed, though not very common. R. 

 alpinum, L. ; flowers unisexual, in erect racemes, yellow- 

 ish-green ; bushy places ; Alps, Pyrenees, local. R. 

 petrceum, Wulf. ; flowers bisexual, reddish, in racemes 

 which are ultimately pendant ; bushy places ; Switzerland, 

 Jura, Styria, Vosges, local. 



