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LIX. Report on some of the more remarkable Hardy Ornamental 

 Plants raised in the Horticultural Society s Garden from seeds 

 received from Mr. David Douglas, in the years 1831, 1832, 

 1833. By George Bentham, Esq. F.LS. Secretary. 



[Continued from page 414.] 



Read June 17, 1834. 



RlBES GLUTINOSUM. 



R. inerme, foliis cordatis subquinquelobis serratis venosis utrinque glabriusculis 

 subviscosis, racemis 30-40-floris laxis pubescentibus folio duplo triplove longioribus, 

 pedicellis flore longioribus, calycibus tubuloso-campanulatis : laciniis oblongis obtusis 

 patentibus petala (rubra) integerrima superantibus, braeteis oblongo-lanceolatis, baccis 

 turbinatis hirsutis. 



1 he few plants raised of this species have not yet flowered, but 

 from the dried specimens transmitted by Mr. Douglas it promises 

 to exceed the R. sanguineum in beauty ; in foliage it only differs 

 from that species, by being destitute of down and slightly viscous ; 

 but the bunches of flowers are twice the length, containing at least 

 from thirty to forty flowers, which are borne on long slender pedicels 

 the flowers are red, but the dried state of the specimen does not 

 admit of any opinion being formed as to the intensity of the colour. 

 It is quite hardy and grows vigorously in common garden soil. 



Ribes malvaceum. 



R. inerme, foliis cordatis 3-5-lobis serratis supra rugosissimis hispido-scabris subtus 

 venosis villoso-tomentosis, racemis laxis pubescentibus folio vix longioribus, pedicellis 

 brevissimis, calycibus tubuloso-campanulatis : laciniis ovatis obtusis patentibus, petalis 

 brevissimis orbicularis subretusis, braeteis ovatis, baccis ovoideis hirtis. 



This is another species allied to R. sanguineum, but which has 

 not yet flowered in the garden. The young plants however, as 



