KIBES 



R1BE8 



1531 



bpecies t;0 to 70. For culture, sm^ C'lmml aiiil <!<>ose- 

 hernj. (.'uttinijs of hard woud in ;iuiuitni or spriui;; 

 iiiouiul-layers in suunuer; new variriirs l.y seeds. See 

 Tbory, JMonoLzraphie ou Histoire Naturrlle du (.-ieure 

 Grosseillier: Curd, "Bush-Fruits" (fruni \vhich Fi^'s. 

 2 no, 21:^:^, 2124-0 are taken). 



Aside from domesfie Currants 

 and Gooseberries (wliieh see in 

 Vols. I and III, Rihrs cuidains 

 few phmts th;it an- i^'em-rally 

 prized for euhi\ :iliun. The nm^t 

 po|MiUir ornamental speeies is the 

 Bulfalo Currant, I\ih>:s .lunuiii. 

 wliirh is hardy and productive 

 everywhere. The hybrid ii*. Gor- 

 <:hnil<f)ium is also popular for its 

 loui^ clusters of britrht pink flow- 

 ers, its vigorous habit and its 

 hardiness. A'. saii</ui}ii'iiiii is alsi.i 

 fairly well known, and is hardy in the northeastern 

 states. There are horticultural forms with white, very 

 dark red. and purple flowers. Some of the species are 

 useful in shrubbery masses for their fo!iac:e and habit. 



INDEX TO SPECIES IX AMEKICAX TRADE. 



U18. Flo\\-er of Garden 

 Currant, to show struc- 

 ture ( X 4 ) . 



all'ithmi, IG. 

 allnini. K>. 

 alpinuui, 11. 

 Amerieauum. l.>. 

 atrorubens, 16. 

 aureuni, 11, IS. 

 bracteosiiin. VS. 

 eereiim. Hi. 

 Ohinense, 12. 

 Oyuosb.iti, D. 

 fasciL-nhitum. 12. 

 tlore-pleno, 16, 



fluridiDii . 15. 

 GordoiUHiiUiii. 17. 

 Gross\il;iria, 4. 

 hijliriduiii , 17. 

 iiicbriinis, 19. 

 Lohliii, 7. 

 laciistre, 0. 

 multilloi-uni, 8. 

 niffiiiui,14. 

 oxyacuntlioide 

 jivostr.'itnin, !i. 

 rutuudifolium, 2, 



t7>o 



3. 



rubmni, 10. 

 san^uineum, IG. 

 saxafili'. 11. 

 setosuin , 3. 

 sjieciosum, 1. 

 ,siibi'vstitLu/i , 7. 

 ti"'iiuitlonini, 18. 

 trifloriini, 2. 

 L'ra-crispa, 4. 

 variegatum. 16. 

 viscosissimum, 20. 



the Jeaf-cUi.^ier 

 ■ sr.itterv'J prirl-U 



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A. Sit lits htfa )-i)i'i thoDis: hcln 

 hrancJu'S oft'-ii ivifJt inout i 

 bi'irij sv>iuti III !.■.■< prickhj. {Goo^rJn; 

 E. Fl>:. r<.(l and shoini, 4-ji<irfe'.J: .st(!>iitiis Ion 

 exsiiivd. 



1. speciosum, Pursh. Fuchsia -flowered Goose- 

 berry. Fig. "illy. Branches covered with fine reddish 

 prickles and glandular-tipped hairs: thorns long, slen- 

 der, commonly in iVs: Ivs. small, thick, shining, par- 

 tially evergreen: peduncles slender, drooping, 2— l-How- 

 ered : tls. showy; calyx: cylindraceous, 32-^4 in. long; 

 stamens exserted ^4 in. or more beyond calyx, both 

 brisht red: berrv small, pricklv, dry, few-seeded. 

 California. B.M. *3530. B.R. 18:1557. Gn. 31, p. .333; 

 34. p. 230. — The most showy member of the genus, but 

 not hardy in the northern states. 



ciliate on mar.u:ins and veins: <-a!yx-lob<-^ nai'row ■)r ob- 

 lung, greenish or -bill i)ui-|ilisb. shorter than tlie sta- 

 mens; b.-rry small, a^'rreidile. Along the Alleii'lianv 

 mountains. L.B.(_'. 11:I1);>4 (as A'. ^^W7u)■/^/0■ —Some- 

 times offered by dealers in native plants. 



;t. oxyacanthoides, Linn. Fig. 2120: also 92(i-9,V(.l. II. 

 Branches slender, reclined, but often crooked : thorns 

 single (.ir Tri[)le, slender, very finely pointed. '^4-''s in 



-ri 







2119. Ribes speciosum. the Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry (X K)- 



BB. Fls. 'irt^uisli or dull purpli.^li, small, 5-port<d: 



sfameit.'i little or not at all (.'xs<_'rfcd . 



c. Berry smoofJi . 



2. rotrundiEoIium, Michx. Thorns mostly single, very 



short: Ivs. wedge-shaped, smooch or slightly downy, 



2120. Ribes oxyacanthoides (/ 

 Parent of the Amerir-nn gnrtlen (^iiuseLififics. 



long, sometimes nearly wanting : Ivs. thin, roundish, 

 cuneate to cordate, finely pubescent, glossy when grow- 

 ing: calyx greenish white, smooth or pubescent with- 

 out; lobes oblong or obovate, thin and petal-like, erjual- 

 ing or exceeding the stamens; I'etals broadly ovate or 

 spatulate. reaching half way to the anthers: ovary gla- 

 brous: l>erry round, perfectly smooth, but with delicate 

 l:dnom, small or medium, red. Swamps and low grounds, 

 eastern United 8tares. B.M. (;892. B.R. 15:1237 (as 

 I^. setosuDi ). — Parent of the representative American 

 Gooseberries of gardens. 



OC. Berry rougJi-Jiairy or prieldy. 



4. Grossularia. Linn. (ii*. f^vf(-cri'<pa . Linn.). Euro- 

 pean UnosEBERKV. Figs. 922-5, Vol. II. Bush stocky, 

 rii;:Jd: branches thick: thorns nuistly triple, heavy and 

 thick at base, the central one '■^s-^-^ in. long: Ivs. thick, 

 very glossy, pubescent : calyx strongly jiuljescf^nt : lol.tes 

 broadly ovate, thickish, leaf-like, longer tliun the sta- 

 mens ; petals obovate. reaching to base of anthers : 

 ovary pubescent or glandular: berry generally oval, 



large, green, yellow- 

 ish green ('V red. mi- 

 nutely but roughly 

 pubescent, often with 

 glandular hairs or 

 prickles. Eu., north- 

 ern Africa and \\'est- 

 ern Asia. 



5. Cyn6sbati, Linn. 

 Fig. 2121. Thorns 

 commonly single, 

 slender, fine-pointed: 

 petioles and pedun- 

 cles pubescent and 

 glandular; y)eduncles 

 long, filiform: calyx- 

 lobes narrow, oblong, 

 acute, half as long as 

 tube: ovary glandu- 

 lar - hispid : berry 

 large, prickly or rare- 

 ly smooth, re<ldish 

 purple. Eastern 

 North America.— 

 Fruit edible, varia- 

 and worthy the atten- 



ble; sometimes cult, for its fruit, 

 tion of the plant-lireeder. 



0. laciistre, Poir. Swamp GnosEBERRV. Upright 

 shrub, with many slender and straight prickles, and 

 weak solitary or whorled thorns: Ivs. cordate, with 3-5 



