Cactacese. Grossulariaceee. 
179 
— Ls of the rosettes warty-glandular above, edged with 
long, white, flexible hairs which form a small tuft at 
the end of the leaf. Pets larger and broader than in 
S. arachnoideum.—Reculet in the Jura. 8 
Fauconneti Reut. 884. 
6 (1). Ls of the rosettes glaucous, glabr. above.—Alp.; G. 
(Engadine, Poschiavo). 7 . . Wulfeni Hopp. 885. 
— Ls of the rosettes pubescent-glandular above . 7 
7. Pets almost 3 times as long as cal.-lobes. Rosettes large. 
S. globiferum Gaud. Pittoni Schott?—Alp.; ,W. (Zwisch- 
bergen!) Cogne, Yal Tornanche. 7 Gaudini Christ. 88G. 
— Pets at most twice as long as cal.-lobes. Rosettes small. 
—Alp., reported from Camogask, Graub. 7 
Braunii Funk. 887. 
OBS. During the last few years still a large number of species have 
been established which have yet need of final examination ; See Beitr., 74 and 
B. S. M. IT, 32 and 49.—Hybrids: alp.-arachnoideum ; alp.-montanum; arach¬ 
noid.-montanum (barbulatum Schott, piliferum Jord.); arachn.-tectorum (Fon- 
tanae Briigg.!) montan.-Wulfeni (Huteri Kern.); tectorum- Wulfeni (Comollii 
Rota). 
47. Cactacese. 
208. Opuntia. Opuntia. XII, 3. 
1. Pis leafless, fleshy, jointed, prickly. FI. of a sulphur 
yellow. 0. nana Vis.—Rocky places; near Sion (Valere), 
at least naturalised. 6 . . vulgaris Mill. 888. 
48. Grossulariaceae. 
209. Ribes. Ribes. V, 5. XXII, 10. 
1. Prickly shrubs. Racemes 1—3-fld. Gooseberry.—Uncul¬ 
tivated, stony, thickety places ; hedges ; also cultivated.*) 4 
uva crispa L. 889. 
— Shrubs without prickles. Racemes many-fld. (in 890 the 
fern, racemes only 2—5-fld) ..... 2 
2. Racemes erect. FIs imperfectly dioecious. Bracts lanceo¬ 
late, longer than the pedicels. Ls shining underneath, 
smaller and more shortly petioled than in the species 
which follow.—Mountain woods; distrib. 5 alpinum L. 890. 
— Racemes pendant at any rate after flowering. FIs herma¬ 
phrodite. Bracts oval, gen. shorter than the pedicels 3 
3. Ls dotted underneath with yellowish glands. Fr. black, 
of a peculiar flavour. Black-currant.—Water-side; rare; 
G. Y. (Payerne); often cultivated. 4 . nigrum L. 891. 
*) R. Grossularia L, the form with larger fr., covered with setaceous 
glandiferous hairs, is only cultivated with us. 
