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been considered worthless, but close observation durinjj^ the past 

 seven years shows that it is relished by robins and is occasion- 

 ally eaten by flickers and chipmunks. Of all our native wild 

 flowers this beautiful shrub suffers most at the hands of the low, 

 ignorant and vicious individuals with which all our cities are 

 infested. It is a conservative statement to make, that at the end 

 of its flowering season scarcely a bush of it has escaped un- 

 scathed, where it has been accessible to the idle Sunday rabble. 

 And it is not at all surprising that handsome specimens of it 

 that have been transplanted into private grounds, have been 

 ruthlessly broken and damaged by these sneaking vandals, when 

 even the graves of our dead are continuously despoiled of the 

 floral decorations that loving friends have contributed to their 

 memory. Rose-pink to red. 



y RiBES SANGUINRUM album. At intervals during the past 

 30 years a rare form of /?. sanguineum with pure white flowers 

 has been found on the hillsides around Portland (Westover Ter- 

 races, Macleay Park and East Portland). As no intergrades have 

 been seen, and as the specimens which we have observed in cul- 

 tivation have remained true to type, the variety may be consid- 

 ered permanent. March to May. White. 



RiBES BRACTEOSUM Dougl. Stink curraut, large leaved, 

 currant. Moist stream banks, Balch creek and creeks along St. 

 Helens road. April to June. Greenish-white. . 



RiBES DIVARICATUM Dougl. Western wild gooseberry. On 

 low ground along the Willamette river near Portland, Sauvie's 

 island, etc. April, May. Calyx purplish or greenish-white, pet- 

 als white. 



RiBES LOBBil Gray. Lobb's gooseberry. Open woods, South 

 Portland, Oswego, etc. Handaome species with dark purple 

 flowers, occasionally cultivated but quite difficult to transplant. 

 March to May. Sepals dark purple, petals white. 



ROSACEAE B. Juss. Rose P^amily. 

 Rosa [Tourn.] L. Rose. 

 Rosa nutkana Presi. Western wild rose. Old fields, road- 

 sides and open places, St. Helens road, South Portland, 0>wego, 



