124 35. GROSSULARIACE. 
from the last in general appearance but difficult to distinguish 
on paper.—Rocks in Wales and Shropshire. P. VI. VIL E. 
3. Sempervivum Linn. 
[1. 8. tectorum (L.); 1. glabrous ciliated, pet. 12 or more en- 
tire at the margins, hypogynous scales short convex resembling 
glands.—E. B. 1320.—L. succulent, forming large roselike tufts. 
—Walls and roofs (planted). P. VII. Houseleek.] 
4. CoryLepon Linn. 
1. C. Umbilicus (L.); lower 1. peltate concave, bracts entire, 
fl. pendulous.—. B. 325.—Raceme usually simple. St.6—12 in. 
high, leaves mostly collected at its base. Fl. greenish-yellow.— 
Rocks and walls in the west. P. VI.—VIII. 
(2. C. lutea (Huds.); bracts toothed, fl. erect.—E. B. 1522.— 
Fl. bright yellow.—Probably not a native. P. VII.) 
Order XXXV. GROSSULARIACEA. 
Cal. superior, 4—5-cleft, regular. Pet. 4—5, small, inserted 
at the mouth of the tube and alternating with the stamens. Ovary 
l-celled, with 2 opposite parietal placentas. Style 2—4-cleft. 
Berry many-seeded ; cell filled with pulp. Albumen horny. 
1. Rips. Cal. 5-cleft. Berry many-seeded, crowned with the 
persistent calyx. 
1. Rises Linn. 
* Peduncles \—3-flowered. Stems spinous. Gooseberry. 
1. R. Grossularia (L.); ped. with 2 minute bracts, cal. bell- 
shaped, sep. reflexed oblong, pet. ovate —Z. B. 1292 and 2057. 
—Thorns 1—3 at the base of the young branches. Germen and 
fruit smooth or pubescent or glandular. L. rounded 3—5-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, |. shining heneath.—ZE. B. 704. St. 51. 6.— 
Male raceme dense, of many flowers ; fem. of 2—5 fl. Limb of 
the calyx nearly flat. Berries scarlet. L. with 3 acute deeply 
serrate lobes.— Woods in the north of England, rare. Sh. IV. V. 
E. 8. 
3. R. nigrum (L.); racemes pendulous downy with a simple 
pedicel at the base of each, bracts subulate shorter than the pedi- 
