﻿Inventory 42, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate VI. 



A Tall-Growing Gooseberry from Kansu, China (Ribes alpestre giganteum, 

 S. P. I. Nos. 39916 and 40022». 



A remarkably spiny tall wild gooseberry, growing at altitudes of 7,000 to 9,000 feet in the Province 

 of Kansu. Suitable as a hedge plant. The berries are elongated, of medium size, and hang on the 

 bush throughout most of the winter. These fruits are preserved by American missionaries and 

 make a delicious tart jam. Photographed by Prank N. Meyer, near Yangsa, Kansu, November 

 29, 1914 (P13149FS). 



