CHAP. LV. 



GROSSULA CE^E. RPBES. 



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at other times green, or purplish blue ; 

 and, when ripe, it is agreeable to the 

 taste. This species was introduced in 

 1705; but it is not common in British 

 gardens, the R. oxyacanthoides of Mi- 

 chaux (R. lacustre Poh\) being dif- 

 ferent from it. Perhaps it is only one 

 of the wild states of the common 

 gooseberry; indeed it would not sur- 

 prise us, if future experiments should 

 prove that most of the sorts described 

 in this section were neither more nor 

 less than different states of this valuable 

 fruit shrub. As it varies so very much 

 when in a state of culture, it is reasonable 

 to suppose that it will vary much also in 

 a wild state, in different soils, situations, 

 and climates. 



$& 2. R. seto^sum Lindl. The bristly Gooseberry. 



Identification. Lindl. Bot. Reg. ; Hook. Fl. Amer., 1. p. 230. 

 , Don's Mill, 3. p. 177. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1830. 

 Engravings. Lindl. Bot. Reg., t. 1237. ; and ouxfig. 716. 



Spec. Char., Sf-c. Branches beset with dense bristles. i ; p •-, -., 



Prickles unequal, subulate. Leaves roundish, 

 cordate at the base, pubescent, 3 — 5-lobed, deeply 

 crenated. Peduncles 2-flowered, sometimes brac- 

 teate. Calyx tubularly campanulate, with the 

 segments linear, obtuse, and spreading, twice 

 the length of the petals, which are entire. Ber- 

 ries hispid. (Don's Mill., iii. p. 177.) Native of 

 North America, on the banks of the Saskat- 

 chewan. A shrub, growing 4 ft. or 5 ft. high ; 

 flowering in April and May. Introduced in 

 1810. 



sfe 3. R. triflo'rum W. The 3-flowered Gooseberry. 



Identification. Willd. Enum., 1. p. 51. ; Berlandier in Me'm. 



Soc. Phys. Gen., 3. pars 2. ; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 479. ; Don's 



Mill., 3. p. 177. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 

 Synonyme. R. stamineum Horn. Enum. Hort. Hafn.. 



p. 237. 

 Engravings. Mem. Soc. Phys. Gen., 3. pars 2. t. 1. f. 4. ; and 



our fig. 717. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Infra-axillary prickles soli- 

 tary. Leaves glabrous, 3 — 5-lobed, incisely 

 dentate. Peduncles bearing 1 — 3 flowers. 

 Pedicels long. Bracteas membranaceous, 7 ] 

 sheathing. Calyxes tubularly bell-shaped. 

 Petals spathulately obcordate. Berries red- 

 dish, glabrous. (Dec. Prod., iii. p. 479.) A 

 native of North America. Introduced in 

 1812; and easily distinguished from R.Cy- 

 nosbati by its smooth fruit, narrow flowers, 

 and exserted stamens. In British gardens, 

 its grows to the height of 3 ft. or 4 ft., and 

 produces its whitish flowers in April and May. 



m 4. R. (t.) ni'veum Lindl. The snowy-flowered Currant-like Gooseberry. 



Identification. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., t. 1092. 

 Engravings. Bot. Reg. 1. 1692.; and oar fig. 718. 



Spec. Char., tyc. Branches prickly, the prickles solitary, or in pairs, or in 

 threes. Leaves glabrous, roundish, entire at the base, having in the 

 outward part 3 blunt lobes that are crenately cut. Flowers about 2 



