CHAP. LV. 



GROSS ULA'CEiE. RIBES. 



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in our own pages. In short, we have here followed the plan which we adopted 

 under Crataegus, in giving Mr. Gordon's arrangement of that genus ; and for 

 the same reasons as those there given. (See p. 816.) 



§ i. Ni\jra (or those like the common Black or Red Currant). 



Leaves large, and strongly scented. Flowers in bunches. 



1. R. alplnum (Lin. Spec., 296. ;fig.725. in p. 979.) 



syn. diofcum Masters, nurseryman, Can- 

 terbury. (Mcenck Meth., p. 683.) 



2. R. alolnum pumilum Miller, Bristol Nur- 



"sery. (Lindl., fig. 726. in p. 979.) 



3. R. resinbsum Loddiges. ; (Pursh Fl. Amer. 



Sept., 1. p. 163. ; fig. 732. in p. 981.) 

 syn. orientale Catros, nurseryman, Bour- 

 deaux. 

 reclinatum of some collections. 



4. R. nigrum Thompson, Mile End Nursery. (Lin. 



Spec., 291. ; and^g. 734. in p. 983.) 

 syn. olidum of some French collections. 

 (Mcench.) 



5. R. nigrum A'ariegatum VUmorin, Paris. 



6. R. triste Loddiges. (Pall. Nov. Act. Petr., 10. 



p. 278.) Only differing from the com- 

 mon black currant in the dull brown 

 colour of the flowers. 



7. R. petiolare Douglas. 



8. R. prostratum Falla, nurseryman, Gateshead. 



(L'Hcr. Stirp., 1. p. 3. t. 2.) 

 syn. canadense Loddiges. 



glandulbsum Ait.(Hort.Kew.,l. p. 279., 

 not of Ruiz et Pavon.) 



9. R. viscosissimum Douglas. (Pursh Flor. Ror. 



Amer., 1. p. 163. ; fig. 738. in p. 987.) 

 20. R. floridum parviflbrum Cels, nurseryman, Pa- 

 ris. (L' Her. Stirp., 1. p. 4.) 

 6yn. americanum Miller. 



pensylvanicum Cels. (Lam. Diet., 3. 



p. 49.) 

 campanulatum of some foreign col- 

 lections. 



11. R. fl6ridum grandifl&rum Sabine, (fig.135. in 



p. 985.) 

 syn. rigens Michx. (Flor. Ror. Amer., 1. 

 p. 110.) 



12. R. walvaceum Douglas. (Smith in Rees's Cycl.; 



and fig. 741. in p. 988.) 



13. R. glutinbsum Bentham. (Hort. Trans. ; and 



fig. 740. in p. 98&) 

 syn. augustum Douglas. 



14. R. sanguineum Douglas. (Pursh Fl. Amer. 



Sept., 1. p. 164. ; and fig. 739. in p. 988.) 



15. R. sanguineum var. atro-rubens Douglas. 



16. R. rubrum Thompson. (Lin. Spec, 290.) 



17. R. rubrum sibiricum Olda/cer, gardener at 



Stoke Farm, 

 syn. Russian Currant 



18. R. rubrum fructu albo Thompson. 



syn. White Currant. 



19. R. rubrum variegatum. 



20. R. spicatum Loddiges. (Robs. Lindl. Trans., 



3. p. 240. t. 21. ; and fig. 728. in p. 980.) 



21. R. multiflbrum Whitley, Fulham Nursery. 



(Kitaibel in Rcem. et Schult. System., 5. 

 p. 493. ; Bot. Mag., 2368. ; andfig. 729. in 

 p. 980.) 



22. R. petra?\im Lee, Hammersmith Nursery. 



( Wu/f. in J acq. Misc., 2. p. 36. ; Eng. Bot., 

 t. 705. ; and our fig. 111. in p. 979.) 



23. R. glaciale Royle, 1835, (Wall.) 



24. R. punctatum Lindl. (Bot. Reg., t. 1658. ; and 



our fig. 733. in p. 981.) 

 syn. prostratum Ruiz et Pav. (Fl. Peruv., 

 3. 12. t 233. f. a.) 



§ ii. Au'rea (or those like the Missouri Yellow Currant). 



Leaves small and shining. Flowers large, not in bunches, 3 or 4 together. 



25. R. aureum precox Godefroy. (Pursh Fl. 27. R. aureum serotinum fructu luteo ? Floy, 



Amer. Sept., 1. p. 164. ; and our fig. 742. Nurseryman in New York. 



in p. 989.) 28. R. aureum sanguineum Floy. (Lindl. Bot. 



26. R. atireum ser6tinum Douglas. (Pursh; and Reg-, 1. 125.). 



our fig. 743. in p. 989.) syn. flavum Hort. 



syn. missouriense Loddiges. 29. R. tenuiflbrum (? Lindl.) fructu aureo Prince. 



Missouri Currant (Bot. Reg., t.1574 ; and fig. 744. in p. 990.) 



30. R. tenuiflbrum fructu nigro Floy. 



§ iii. Ce^rea (or those small Gooseberry-leaved, and few-flowered, Goose- 

 berry-like Currants which resemble R. cereum). 



Leaves small and powdered. Flowers 3 or 4 together. Fruit shining and smooth. 



31. R. cereum Douglas. The flowers of a light rosy 32. R. infebrians Floy. (Lindl. Bot. Reg., t. 1471. ; 



pink, and fruit of a beautiful amber co- Gard. Mag., 8. p. 225. j and fig. 736. in 



lour. (Bot. Reg., t. 1263. ; Gard. Mag., 5. p. 986.) 



p. 522.} andyzg. 737. in p. 986.) . syn. Intoxicating Red Currant 



§ iv. Grossula v R!:E (or those resembling the common Gooseberry). 



Leaves small and shining. Flowers yellowish green 

 together. Spines few and large. 



33. R. niveum Douglas. (Bot. Reg., t 1692. j and 



fig. 718. in p. 970.) 

 Habit very upright. Flowers white. 



34. R. specibsum Douglas. (Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 



2. p. 731. ; Swt. Brit. Fl. Gard., 2d ser., 

 t. 149. ; Bot. Reg., t 182. ; Gard. Mag., 

 8. p. 455. ; and fig. 722. in p. 975.) 

 syn. stamineum Lambert. (Smith in Rees's 

 Cycl.) 



35. R. irriguum Douglas. (Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. 



p. 231. ; fig. 721. in p. 971.) 



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30. 



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white, or crimson, and not more than 3 or 4 



R. setbsum Falla. (Bot. Reg., 1 1237. ; and fig. 

 716. in p. 969.) 

 syn. Missouri Gooseberry Lodd. 

 R. Grossularia Lodd. (Lin. Spec, 291.) 

 R. divaricatum Douglas. (Bot. Reg., t. 1359. ; 



and fig. 720. in p. 971.) 

 R. triflbrum Mackie. (Willd. Enum., 1. p. 51. ; 

 and our^.717. in p. 969.) 

 syn. stamineum of some French collections. 

 R. LTva crispa Mackie. (Lin. Spec, 291.) 

 syn. Diacantha Loddiges. 



