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PENT ANDRIA MONOGYNIA. RibeS. 
sanguineum. 
aureum. 
recurvatum. 
Jturidum. 
bos, calycibus tubulatis, petalis oblongis, bracteis 
lineari-spathulatis pedicello duplo brevioribus, germi- 
nibus hirsutis. 
On the Rocky-mountain in the- interior of North Ame- 
rica. M. Lewis. v. s in Herb. Lewis. 
Flowers large, yellow $ the whole olant covered with 
viscous hair. This species approaches near to R. glan- 
dulosum. FI. peruv. 3. p 13. t 233. f. b. It differs 
principally in the leaves being equally lobated, not 
having the middle lobe projecting ; its long slender 
pedicels, and its petals. 
7. R. inerme; foliis cordatis trilobis serratis venoso-lineatis 
supra glabris, subtus tenui tomento albicantibus, 
racemis laxis pubescentibus foliis duplo longioribus, 
calycibus tubulatis, petalis oblongis longitudine caly- 
cis, bracteis obovato-spathulatis longitudine pedicello- 
rum, germinibus hirsutis. 
On the Columbia river. M. Lewis. Tj . March, v. s. 
in Herb. Lewis. Flowers beautiful, of a blood red 
or purple ; branches purple. It approaches near to 
R. albinervium. Fi. peruv. 3 .p. 12. t 232. f. b. 
8. R. inerme, glaberrimum ; foliis trilobis : lobis divarica- 
tis inciso-pauci-dentatis petiolo basi ciliato brevioribus, 
racemis laxis dense-multifioris, calycibus tubulatis pe- 
dicellis longioribus : tubo gracili : laciniis oblongis 
obtusis, petalis linearibus laciniis calycis duplo brevi- 
oribus, bracteis linearibus longitudine pedicellorum, 
baccis g'abris. 
On the banks of the rivers Missouri and Columbia. 
M. Lewis. . April, v. s. in Herb Lewis. ; v. v. in 
Hort. Flowers in close racemes, beautiful golden- 
yellow; berries red or brown, of an exquisitely fine 
taste, and considerably larger size than any of the 
garden currants. The shrub before flowering has the 
appearance of a species of Crataegus. 
g. R. inerme ; ramis recurvatis, foliis latiusculis acuterio- 
batis pubescentibus glanduloso-punctatis, racemis re- 
flexis, calycibus tubulatis glabris. 
Near Hudson’s Bay, Canada. Michaux. T? • +• Ber- 
ries black. 
10. R. inerme ; foliis utrinque punctatis, racemis pendulis, 
calycibus cylindraceis, bracteis pedicellis longioribus. 
Willd. sp . pi 1. p. 115(5. 
R. pensylvanicum. Lam. encycl. 3. p . 47. 
