128 35. grosstjlariacejE. 



4. Cotyledon lAnn. Navelwort. 



1. C. Umbilicus (L.) ; lower 1. peltate concave, bracts entire, 

 fl. pendulous. — B. B. 325. — Raceme usually simple. St. 6 — 12iu. 

 high, leaves mostly collected at its base. Fl. greenish-yellovp.— 

 Rocks and walls in the west. P. VI. — VIII. 



[C. lutea (Huds.) ; bracts toothed, fl. erect.— i;. B. 1522.— Fl. 

 bright yellow. — Not a native. P. VII.] 



Order XXXV, GROSSULARIACE^. 



Cal. superior, 4 — 5-cleft, regular. Pet. 4 — 5, small, inserted 

 at the mouth of the tube and alternating with the stamens. Ovary 

 1 -celled, with 2 opposite parietal placentas. Style 2 — 4-cleft. 

 Berry many-seeded ; cell filled with pulp. Albumen horny. 



1. RiBES. Cal. 5-cleft. Berry many-seeded, crowned with 

 the persistent calyx. 



1. Rises Liyui. 



* Peduncles 1 — 2-flowered. Stems spinous. Gooseberry. 



fl. R- Grossularia (L.) ; ped. with 2 minute bracts, cal. bell- 

 shaped, Sep. reflexed oblong, pet. ovate. — E. B. 1292 and 2057. 

 — Thorns 1 — 3 at the base of the young branches. German and 

 fruit smooth or pubescent or glandular. L. rounded 3 — 6-lobed 

 and cut, glabrous or hairy. — Hedges and thickets, doubtfully 

 native. Sh. IV. V. 



** Flowers racemose. Spines none. Currants. 



2. R. alpinum (L.) ; dioecious, racemes upright both in flower 

 and fruit glandular-pilose, bracts longer than the pedicels lanceo- 

 late, cal. glabrous, 1. shining beneath. — E. B. 704. St. 51. 6. — 

 Male raceme dense, of many flowers ; fem. of 2 — 6 fl. Limb of 

 the calyx nearlv flat. Berries scarlet. L. with 3 acute deeply 

 serrate lobes.— Woods. North of E., rare. Sh. IV. V. E. S. 



3. R. nigrum (L.); racemes pendulous downy with a separate 

 simple pedicel at the base of each, bracts subulate shorter than 

 the pedicels, cal. pubescent, 1. glandular punctate beneath. — 

 E. B. 1291. — Racemes lax. Calyx-limb bell-shaped. Berries 

 large, black. L. with 3 — 5 acute serrated lobes. — In damp and 

 swampy places. Sh. IV. V. Black Currant. 



4. R. rubrum (L.) ; racemes mostly glabrous and pendulous, 

 bracts shorter than the pedicels ovate, cal. nearly flat glabrous, 

 1. bluntly 5-lobed.— E. B. 1289.— The wild and cultivated plants 

 differ slightly in their flowers [Phytol. ii. 51 7j. — 13. R. petroeum 



