2 o6 THE GARDENER’S VE 
All the Torts flower in fummer, about May, June, 
July, Sec. continuing, in mod of the Sumachs, con¬ 
spicuous till autuinn, in their large red fpikes, but are 
not generally fucceeded by plenty of feeds in this coun¬ 
try ; but thefe, however, for fowing, of the forts ufu- 
ally or occaftcnally raifed therefrom, may be obtained 
at the nurferies and principal feed {hops in the fpring. 
The plants of all the fpecies are hardy to grow in 
the open ground, in any common foil and fituaticn, in 
general with other hardy-flirubs; and may allbe obtain¬ 
ed at mod of the principal nurferies, of proper growth, 
of two, three, or four feet, for planting in the proper 
feafonsof autumn or fpring; or may be planted any time 
in open weather, from October till March or April; 
placing them in lhrubberies, clumps, fpacious borders, 
and any decorative plantations of fhrubs in pleafure- 
grounds, in which difpofe them in a diverftfied order, 
and more or lefs towards the front, or backward, in 
their refpe&ive compartments, according to their -dif¬ 
ferent growths. 
They are propagated or raifed by feed, fome by lay¬ 
ers and fuckers, and others by their radicant or rooting 
branches. 
By feeds, all the forts may be raifed, or of fuch as 
the feeds are attainable, and by which, moft of the 
Sumachs in particular, are occafionally propagated; 
as may alfo any of the other fpecies: fow the feed ge¬ 
nerally in the fpring, in a bed or border of light earth, 
or in pots of fimilar foil, and covered in with earth, 
half an inch to an inch deep; or, if fowed in pots, 
fome might be plunged in a moderate tan or dung hot¬ 
bed, and the plants will foonercomeup, but Ihould be ex- 
pofed to the full air: give water in fummer, and protection 
fromfeverefroftin winter; and when the plants are a year 
old, plant them in nurfery-rows, to advance in proper 
growth, two or three years, to an eligible fize of two, 
three, or four feet, for final tranfplanting where intend¬ 
ed, in lhrubberies, &c. 
By layers, any of the forts with pliant branches may 
be propagated in autumn or lpring, chufing the lower 
young wood, flit-lay or gafh the under fide a little, lay¬ 
ing that part in the earth; they will root freely, for 
planting off from the parent plant, the following au¬ 
tumn. 
And by fuckers and rooting branches, the Sumachs 
and fome of the others, often fend up many fuckers 
from the roots, which may be planted off in the au¬ 
tumn or fpring, either in the fhrubbery, &c. to remain, 
or in the nurfery for a year or two; and inTeveral of 
the Toxicodendrons, they propagating both by the 
rooting Items and branches, and by fuckers, may be fepa- 
rated with roots, and planted in nurfery-rows, or fome 
at dice where they are to remain. 
GETABLE SYSTEM 
In the above different methods of raiflng theft 
plants, generally in the tree kinds, run them witft a 
Angle ftem, two or three feet, or more, to branch out 
above; and the others of more fhrubby growth, may 
branch out below, or quite from the bottom; and, in all 
of which, when of fome advanced growth, two or 
three-feet, are proper for the flirubbery ; permit them 
to branch out in full heads, according to their natural 
order; only prune occaiional rambling or very irre- 
. gular lhoots and branches; and clear off fuckers from 
the roots. 
Rises, CURRANT TREE, and Gooseberry 
Bush. 
-Clafs and Order. 
Pentandi'ia Monogynia, 
Five Males , One Female ; 
Or -Plants with Hermaphrodite Flowers, having Jive 
Stamina, or Males, and one Pijiillum, or Female » 
THIS Genus, Ribes, by the laws of Botany, comprife 
the Currants as the original, and the Grojularia or 
Goofeberry as fpecies of that family, confilting of fe- 
veral fpecies of each; moftly valuable for their large 
production of berries, excellent both as culinary and 
table fruit; are all of the deciduous Ihrubby kind, of 
bufhy growth, garnilhed with middling and fmall Am¬ 
ple tri-lobated leaves, -and very fmall pentapetalous 
greenifh flowers, produced in fmall clufters along the Ades 
of the branches; having in each flower a monophyl- 
lous or one-leaved, bellied, five-lobed calyx; a corol¬ 
la of Ave fmall obtufe, petals, attached to the border 
of the cup; including five fhort ftamina, a roundilh 
germen under the flower, fupporting a bifid internal 
diyle, and the germens grow globular and oval, umbili- 
cated berries, fmaller and larger in different fpecies, of 
one cell, full of a juicy pulp and many fmr.llfeeds, by 
which the plants may be raifed, but more generally 
propagated by cuttings and fuckers. 
They confift of feveral fpecies, furnilhing many va- 
• rieties of the fruit. 
i. Currant Kinds; 
Having fmcoth or thcrnlejs Branches, largej Leaves, and 
the Flowers and Fruit in longejl pendulous Clujiers. 
I. Ribes rubrum. Red-fruited, cr Common Currant 
Tree. 
A middling deciduous ftirub, of bulhy growth, four, 
five, or Ax feet high, or more—unarmed or thornlefs ; 
the leaves ( middling) tri-lobated or cut in three 
Joftes; and fmooth pendulous clufters of plane flowers, 
fueceeded by bunches of fmall berries.—Native of 
England 
