many of the plants of that dry region, Ribes cereum has adapted itself 
to the climate of eastern New England. The other currant now of 
special interest is the yellow-flowered Ribes aureum from the northwest- 
ern part of the country. This is a tall shrub with slender, graceful stems 
and tubular bright yellow flowers and, although long cultivated in Europe, 
is still a rare plant in American gardens. It must not be confounded 
with another yellow-flowered species, Ribes odoratum, the so-called Mis- 
souri Currant, which is a native of the region about the headwaters of 
the Missouri River and a larger plant common in all old-fashioned Amer- 
ican gardens. 
The Shad Bushes (Amelanchier) mentioned in the last Bulletin are now 
in full flower and are remarkably fine this year. 
