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length, and as wide as long, incisely lobed and dentate ; petioles generally much shorte 
than the leaves, often margined. Peduncles solitary or in pairs, often bracteate near the 
middle, Petals. pale ee Berries solitary, pendulous, large, oval, of a 
Gardens ; cultivated. Native of Europe. Fl. April. Fr. July. 
Obs. This species is much cultivated for its fine fruit ; but (in Penn- 
sylvania, at least) it _— se ns perfect the fruit, from some ca if 
1 tood. 
no 
well anders udging m specimens which I haye seen, it ap- 
rs to succeed m hotter in England, and the fruit attains to a 
much larger size in spree dag 
** Stems not prickly. 
‘2. BR. ru’brum, LZ. Leaves obtusely 3- 5-lobed, smooth above, pubes- 
cent bedeath racemes pendulous, nearly smooth ; calyx rotate, the seg- 
ments rue 
Red Curran 
Fr. Groseilice rouge. aoa Gemeine Johannisbeere. Span. Ribes 
roja. 
Stems numerous, slender, sparingly branched, 2-4 feet high. Leaves 1-2 or 3 inches 
ine s8 and rather wider than long, unequally ineoi-dentate pelos about as long as m4 
Racemes produced from fateral buds distinct from the ; bracts ovate. 
late grenisn Fellow, minute dereioy gions rod! (xs arely w. seep ats ier) ean 
Be one cultivated. Native of Europe and the northern regions of America. Ft 
April. #r. June-July. ; : 
on, eanily cultivated, and is so constantly productive, 
yields 
Obs. This 
that it is to “y ums in almost every ‘garde en. The fine acid fruit 
a favorite jelly for the table; and even the green berries are = used 
by the pastry ‘cook. 
as R. yi’crum, L. Leaves 3—5-lobed, sprinkled with yellow resinous 
ots beneath ; racemes loose, ae calyx tubular-campanulate. 
Fe LACK Rises, Black Curra: 
Fr. Cassis. Germ. ponte 5 ohannisbeere. Span. Ribes negra. 
numerous, slender, 3-5 fect high. Leaves 2-3 inches long, and nearly as wide 
aoe 
as long, dentate-serrate, pubescen t beneath ; shorter than the pet . Ja 
somewhat —— generally with a distin ict rh ae ed peduncle at base ; bracts 
subulate. Petals pale yellowish green (sometimes changed into stamens oF emia). : 
Berries roundish- phase 46 purp 
Gardens; cultivated. Native of Northern mone Fi. April. Fr. June-July. 
Obs. This is sometimes found i a hart but the fruit — of a 
rather insipid or flat sweetish taste, it is much esteemed. 
ore tie a jelly which isa popular a in par remedy for sore ms oa 
Ha are numerous other species of this genus ; but, so far 
as I tow; the e foregoing are we al that are cultivated (and — 
that are worth eh calyyeting) or tse sake of ibe age it. 
0 species 
sng th gre ies ft Wet i tthe ae o Calor, 
