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resented in Wyoming, being common along our streams and 

 in ravines of the foothills and mountains. The berries of all 

 of them are edible, yet only some of the sorts are of sufficient 

 value for culinary purposes to receive the attention of horti- 

 culturists. The one term Ribes includes both the currants and 

 the gooseberries. 



GOOSEBERRY. 



(Ribes). 



The gooseberries differ from the currants in having from 

 one to three spines below the leaves or clusters of leaves. They 

 often have scattered prickles on the stems as well, and the 

 flowers are borne singly or two or three together. 



The best and most successful varieties of gooseberries grown 

 in the United States are of American origin, the English or 

 European gooseberry (Ribes Grossularia L.) having been 

 found too liable to the attacks of mildew in this country. The 

 following gooseberries are natives of this state : 



Bristly Gooseberry (Ribes set o sum Lindl.) 



This gooseberry occurs in the central and northern part of 

 the state, growing on rocky exposed slopes or in moist places 

 about thickets. Its spines are three together and rather large, 

 and the stems usually densely studded with prickles. The 

 flowers are whiter, somewhat narrower and longer than the 

 western gooseberry. Its berries are red and about a third of an 

 inch in diameter. Being very bristly it is not desirable for cul- 

 tivation. 



Western Gooseberry (Ribes saxosum Lindl.) 



The most common and valuable of our native gooseberries. 

 It may be distinguished from the preceding by its shorter and 

 broader greenish flowers and its less spiny stems, the prickles 

 being entirely absent or present only on the young branches. 

 The berries are of good size, dark purple in color when ripe 

 and covered with a bluish bloom. 



