LIST OP HIGHER SEED-PRODUCING PLANTS. 279 



Ind. Gen. Phan. 119; Schenck, Palaeophyt. 622; Engler and Prantl, Nat. 

 Pflanz.'z, II a, 88 (EnglerJ. 



Living species: 50; N. temperate regions, mts. of 

 Central America and Andes to Magellan. 75, (Durand); Rus- 

 sia, 20+ ; Europe, 6; Russian Europe, 5; North America, 23, 

 Canada, 17-18; Rocky mts., 13-15; E. Sts., 9; California, 12-14; 

 S. Sts., 5; PL King, 11; PL Wheel., 7; W. Tex., 2. 



Fossil species: Tertiary?; R. nigrum in Quaternary, 

 marl beds. 



Ribes rubrnm LINN. var. albinervium (Micnx. ). 



E. albinervium MICHX. Fl. I, 110(1803). 



E. rubrum var subglandulosum MAXIM. Bull. Acad. Petersb. 

 XIX, 256(1878). 



E. rubrum AUCT. AMER. 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 176; Upham, Fl. Minn. 54; Mac., 

 Fl. Can. I, If2; Webb., Fl. Neb. 125; Hook., Fl. Gt. Brit, (spec.) 144; 

 Trautv., Fl. Sib. (spec.) 57: Led , Fl. Ross, (spec.) II, 199; Nym., Fl. Eur. 

 (spec.); Herd., Fl. Eur. Russ. (spec.) 54; Engl., Nat. Pflanz. 3, II, 92 

 (spec.); Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 336; Hart., Fl. Scand. I, 252. 



Europe and N. and W. Asia to Himalayas (species). 

 North America: Atl. to Pac., A/ctic sea and Alaska, 

 in Canada; S. to N. Eng. and Va.; W. to Ky., Iowa, Minn, and 

 E. Neb. (variety). 



Minn, valley: N. E. district and N. edge; reported 

 from N. W. district; cold woods and neighborhood of springs. 

 HERB. : Bailey 115, Vermilion lake; Kassube 89, Min 

 neapolis; Roberts 37, Little Marais; Bailey 222, Vermilion lake; 

 Bailey 454, Mud lake; Herb. Sheld. 1883, Minneapolis. 



Ribes floridum L'HER. Stirp. I, 4 (1784). 

 E. nigrum var. B. LINN. Spec. 201 (1753). 

 E. nigrum var. pennsylvanicum MARSH. Arbust. 132 (1785). 

 R. campanulatum MOENCH, Meth.' 683 (1794). 

 E. recurvatum MICHX. FL N. Am. 1, 109 (1803). 

 Coreosma florida SPACH, Hist. Veg. VI, 157 (1834). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 176; Britt., Fl. N. J. 103; Mac., 

 Fl. Can. I, 163; Upham, Fl. Minn. 54; Webb., Fl. Neb. 125; Coult., Fl. 

 Colo. 97; Cov., FL Ark. 181; Engl., Nat. Pflanz. 3, II, 91; Wats., Bibl. Ind. 

 I, 333. 



South America Andes mts. , 2400 m. alt. ; Quito. 

 North America: N. S., N. Br., Q., Ont. to Man. and 

 lat 54 N.; S. to Va., Ky., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ark. and Colo.; 

 N. Platte river. 



Minn, valley: Throughout, common; woods and edges 

 of sloughs. 



HERB.: Sheldon 1600, Lake Benton; Sheldon 16, Elys- 

 ian; Herrick 105, Minneapolis; Oestlund54, Hennepin Co.; Hoi- 



