RIBES^ 



RIBER 



1533 



BB. FIs. /<ir{!r. f,>huh,r. r.'J 'n-yrllrnr. 

 r. h^iir. „i,s h-«fl.-ss. 



11.5. sanguineum, l*ursli. Rr.i> - Fi.n\vEi;Ei> Cukkaxt. 

 Fig. 2124. HraiK-lu-s ml. siiKM.rli ; yuuni,^ parts ]ni- 

 bescent or gUuidular-hairy : 1 vs. 2—1 in. liroad, vouud- 

 {■ordate: rai.H-uies limy,-, pendulous: bracts obuvate, lueui- 

 branouv. a- lon^- ;is thi.- prdii-t- 1 : tls. purpl^^-i't-d or rose- 

 oulorrd: calyx. o\ ary and peduucbes hesrt with sljort, 

 glaudular-tippcd liairs: fr. Iduisli black. rnui;li. ,L;-l:iiidu- 

 lar-bairy. dry ami Idrteri'-h. British T'dundda, tlirMii-h 

 Califoruia aud ^Alrxiro tu South Anifiica. B.^M. :;:::;:.. 

 B.R. li;:i;!-l',i. Gu. ,".1:1110. 



Var. variegratum, \Varsou. Bush low: rarmit^s slmrt 

 aud (k-use, ascL-udiu^-. haridy .ulau'Uilar : l\s. thickoT, 

 downy beneath. 



Var. dlbidum, Hort. {Ii. alhidmn, TTort.). is a fonu 

 with whitish, dirtv vt-Uow or Yellowish red Howers and 

 light-coloi-ed fruit'. " R.Jrl. 18-1::.!:410. (Ju. T.I :1110 (as E. 

 atbuni). Var. atrorubens, Hort . our with dark, blood- 

 red tlowers. Var. !16re pleno, Hort.. has dark, clear 

 double dowers. R. H. 184.". :24r). U.C. II. 1 4 ; 144. All the 

 forms .,f this species are worthy oruaniental ])lauts. 



17. Gordouianum, Lem. A hylu-id between E. smi- 

 guint'U>)i aud E. imn 'f >/( , iuterniediatc in character: tls. 

 resemble ii'. .^'i mjifi nciim, hut lii;4itor: bu^^li rest-nildes 

 E. ai(n.>ii,i, but i;fuerallY fruitless. F.S. 2:11.;,' and 

 plate. Gn. 51:1110 (as E. huhridinn \ .— nf En,i;-lish 

 origin. Hardy and useful. 



cc. E'n-.'nns Irafii. 



IS. aurenin, Pnrsh. ^Iissol'Ki, Floaverini;, Golden 

 or Buffalo Currant. Fit;. 212."); also Fig. 013. Vol. I. 

 Plant free-growing, sprouting from root: lr.s. ouneate or 

 truncate, smooth, shining, when very young densely cov- 

 ered with brown or yellow resinous beads, which disappear 

 witli age: peduncles short, few-fid.; bracts large, leaf- 

 like: tls. spicy-scented, yellow and showy; calyx-tnbe 

 ■-*s-"''> in. long; petahs red: fr. dark brown or black, with 

 bluish bloom. Mississi|,pi valley to R,>cky :\Its. M.R. 

 2 :l2r>. — Alurli i^rriwn for its ytdh.w frn,i;-rant flowers. It 

 iias gi\"en risr to the Grandall a]iil some other fruit-li<.'ar- 

 ing sorts. 



Var. tenuiilorum, Torr^y. Leaves liuht green, Ijroadly 

 .S-5-lobed : tls. usually scentless: berrii's aud.i-r-colored. 

 approach in 2: a pale cherry -reel, acidulous, with (.ut aroma. 

 The Pacific coast, eastward l.evond the Rockv 3Its. 

 B.R. L5:1274. 



19. cereum. Douirl. Fi:;. 2120. UpriLrht branching 

 shrub, n-acbiui.^ :;-4 ft., the young parts minutely pu- 

 bescent and more or Itss ti'lutinous : B"s. riearly orldcn- 

 lar to rcnif'^-ni. rather small (seldom more than 1 in. 

 across ). ;^-.3-iobed and cren ate -toothed, waxy-dotted : 

 racemes short and drooping, glandular-hairy : tis. K 

 in. or less long, narrow tubular, white or pinkish: fr. 

 bright red. rather small, sometimes glandular, sweet 

 but"niawkish. Rocky Mts. and west. B.M. :m)S. B.R. 

 l.'5:12i;;!; 17:1471 (as E. ^(ef'r/(■^^^M . — Sometimes grown 

 for ornament. 



20. viscosissimum, Pursb. Branchy, upright, to f. ft., 

 the young growths viscid: Ivs. round-cordate. 3 in. or 



less wide, .^-.^-lobed with obtuse donldy crenate some- 

 what out di\"isions: racenies erect, viscid: tls. large, 

 fragrant, yellowish or whitish green, the calyx-lobes not 



2123. Ribes rubrum, the common Currant. 

 Xatural size. 



ret^exed, the petals small and white : berry blaidv. mostly 

 glandular-hairy, scarcely ed.lble. Rocky Mts. and ^\■est 



B. acerifbliinn, Hnrt.=niliruni. — 7?. amictitm, Greene. Fls. 

 large. sho\v>', purple. Rel;tt(-il to t.'alifornicxim. Califovnia 

 ~B. Bi'fftonii, Hort.=tT<\.rd'i]uaiumi.— 7i. i'aUfoniicinn, Hook, 

 i^- Am. Branches zigziig: tis, showy: fr. very prickly. Calif.— 

 Ji. co'jnat}! Ill , ijreei-\i'. Related to leptantlnmi. Ore.— Jt'. cur- 

 ratui/i. Small. Related to ^n-acile. (tu. — Ji. eriitlifocarpinn. Co- 

 ville & Lelberg. Trailing: related to prostratinn. Ore. (-i.F. 

 10:bs4. — i?. fra grans, Lodd. = R. aureunu — E. gbitiii'i-siiin , 

 Benth. Related to R, sangiiineiim : blooms earlier: fr. lar<,^e a 

 n Gooseberry. Pacific Coast. — JR. grdcile, Jlichx. Fls. fragile, 

 linely diWded: fr. good. The Gooseberry of the Plains. Mis- 

 sissippi ^3,sin.—E. Hvdsonii'lnv.m. Rich. Resembles R. nigrum 

 in fruit ;md odor. Hndsou Bay reg:ion and northward.— 

 it'. leptdnthinn, Gray. Sturdy, rigid shrub: Ivs. and lis. small: 

 heriT smooth. Rocky j\lts.. westward. — E. Loudon i , Hort.^R. 

 Gordoni^uium.- i?. rnah'drev in , Smith. Resembles R. smignin- 



? t^V-^'T^. 



2124. 

 Ribes sang'uineum 



( X %) . 



2125. Yellow-flowering Currant— Ribes aureum (X H). 



