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35. EIBESIACE^. 
11. .S". Farsteridnum (Sm.) : ]. lanceolate spurred at the base 
flattened, cyme rouTvd-tojyped compact, sep. orate, pet. lanceo- 
late. — E. B. 1802. — Barren st. short, erect, densely leafy. L. 
forraing small rose-like tufts, bright green. Fl. truly cymose. 
Filam. and ovaries glabrous. Very different from the last in 
appearance; but there are 2 forms, (1) with short obconic 
barren stems and green leaves, (2) with very short globular 
barren stems and glaucous leaves. — Damp rocks in Wales, 
Shropshire, and West Somerset. P. VI. VII. E. 
3. Sempeevi'vum Linn, diagn. em. DC. Houseleek. 
[S. tectorum (L.) : 1. glabrous ciliate obovate-oblong, pet. 12 
or more entire at the margins, Iwpogynous scales short convex 
resembling glands. — E. B. 1320. — L. succulent, green with 
purple tips, forming large roselike tufts. — Walls and roofs 
(planted). P. VII.] E.I. 
4. Cotyle'don Linn. Navelwort. 
1. C. Umbilicus — veneris (L. em. Huds.); lower 1. peltate 
concave, bracts entire, fl. pendulous. — E. B. 325. — Raceme 
usually simple. St. 6 — 12 in. high, leaves mostly collected at 
its base. Fl. greenish yellow. — Chiefly on rocks and walls in 
the West. P. VI.— VIII. E. S. I. 
Order XXXV. RIBESIACE^. 
Cal. superior, 4 — 5 cleft, regular. Pet. 4 — 5, small, inserted 
at the mouth of the tube and alternating with the stamens. 
Ovary 1-celled, with 2 opposite parietal placentas. Style 
2 — 4-cleft. Berry many -seeded ; cell filled with pulp. Albu- 
men homy. Stip. 0. 
1. Rises. Cal. 5-cleft. Berry many-seeded, crowned ^nth 
the persistent calyx. 
1. Ri'bes Linn. 
* Peduncles 1 — Z-flov.'ered. Stems spinous. Gooseberry. 
fl.R. Grossuldria (L.) : ped. with 2 minute bracts, cal. bell- 
shaped, sep. reflexed oblong, pet. ovate.— .£". B. 1292 and 2057. 
—Thorns 1 — 3, at the base of the young branches. Germen 
and fruit smooth {K. Ura-crispa L.) or pubescent or glandular. 
L. rounded, 3 — 5-lobed and cut, glabrous or hairy. — Hedges 
and thickets, doubtfully native. Sh. IV. V. E. S. 
