﻿34 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40406 to 40496— Continued. 



2, 7, even 13 months. Native of California, Nevada, and Utah, in the 

 mountains, 1,400 to 2,800 meters. Designated by different names or con- 

 sidered as a variety of R. leptanthum by its shorter style, by its nectar- 

 iferous anthers, and by the pubescence of its leaves. R. eongdoni {R. 

 quercetorum Greene) with subglabrous ovary and glabrous fruit is con- 

 sidered a variety. It is a plant likewise from California, from Mariposa 

 County, according to Heller, and from Kern County.*' (E. Janczewski, 

 Monographic des Groseilliers, p. 380.) 



40491. Ribes viburn [folium A. Gray. 

 " 7498." 



"An evergreen, unarmed shrub, 7 or 8 feet high against a wall, young 

 shoots slightly downy at first, with numerous resin glands. Leaves 

 ovate or oval, three-fourths to If inches long, one-half to 1% inches 

 wide ; rounded at the base, blunt at the apex, coarsely toothed, glossy and 

 smooth above, almost or quite devoid of down beneath, but thickly sown 

 with resin dots which emit a very pleasant turpentinelike odour when 

 rubbed ; stalk downy, one-eighth to one-sixth inch long. Flowers one- 

 third inch across, produced in April in erect racemes about 1 inch long, 

 terminating short, densely leafy shoots ; dull rose coloured, the sepals 

 spreading. Berry oval, red, one-third inch long. Native of Lower Cali- 

 fornia and Santa Catalina Island ; introduced to Kew in 1897. A remark- 

 ably distinct species, of little beauty, but interesting for its evergreen 

 aromatically scented leaves. It needs wall protection at Kew.*' (ir. J. 

 Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. It08). 



40492. Kibes trilobum Meyen. 

 {Ribes gayanum Spach.) 



" 7328." 



See S. P. I. No. 40440 for previous introduction and description. 



40493. Ribes sp. 



" 7555 P. Yilmorin No. 5261." 



40494. Ribes watsonianum Koehne. Gooseberry. 

 " 7450." 



" Shrub little branched, with stiff shoots, pubescent, bristly with gland- 

 ular bristles, without setiform spines, armed only with very short nodal 

 spines, never more than 6 mm. long, usually ternate, rarely more numer- 

 ous (5 to 7) and semiverticiliate. Glands secreting a yellow oily sub- 

 stance, soluble in alcohol. Vegetation and flowering very late. Buds 

 ovoid, much larger than in neighboring species. Leaves small, rounded, 

 rather pale green, 2| to 6 mm. long, 3i to 6i cm. broad, 3 to 5 lobed, very 

 deeply cut with lobes obtuse, base subcordate or cordate, pubescent and 

 bristling with glandular hairs. Flowers medium sized, whitish or liesh 

 colored, bristly with stiff hairs. Fruit pale, rather large, spherical, entirely 

 bristly with rather long delicate spines. Flesh a little viscous, rather 

 sweetish. Ripens the end of July and August. Native of the high moun- 

 tains of northern California (Trinity Mountains, 2.700 meters), and of 

 Oregon and Washington (Mount Paddo at 2,000 meters). R. icat- 

 sonianum never produces scattered setiform spines, even on the most 

 vigorous shoots." (E. Janczewski, Monographic des Groseilliers, p. 368). 



40495. Ribes divaricatum Dougl. Gooseberry. 

 " 4795." 





