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The Corona is of five petals, fmall, obtufe and ereft, adjoined 

 to the margin of the empalement. 



The Filaments are liv£, awl-fhaped, ere6l and inferted in the 

 calyx, i he Jntherce are incumbent, compreffed, and gap- 

 ing at the margin. 



The Germen roundifli and beneath. The Style bifid. The Stig- 

 mas obtufe. 



The Seed-vejjel a berry, globous, umbilicated and of one cell, 



with two receptacles, lateral, oppofite and longitudinal* 

 The Seeds many, roundilli, and fomewhat compreffed. 



The Species J, with us^ are^ 



* Ribefia inermia. CurranuTrees. 



I. RiBEs nigrum pennfylvanicum. FennfyU 

 'vanian Black Currants. 



This grows to the height of the common cuhivat- 

 ed Currant, but the ftalks are generally more flen- 

 der and covered with a darkifh, fmooth bark. The 

 leaves have the fame refemblance but are fmaller. 

 The flowers grow in loole bunches, and are fucceed- 

 ed by oblong, black fruit when ripe. 



* * GrolTularias aculeatae. Goofe-berries. 



RiBEs oxycanthoides. Mountain Wild Goofe-- 

 berry. 



Thefe grow to the fize of the common Goofe ber- 

 ry, but have fmaller ftems and not branching fo much; 

 but near the earth are often prickly on all fides. The 

 leaves are fmaller but have the fame appearance. The 

 fruit is alfo much fmaller but of an agreeable tafle 

 when ripe. This either by a little culture becomes 

 fmooth, otherwife we have a different kind, not 

 more prickly ihau the common/ 



3. RlBES 



