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2. R. s E T o 's u M Lindl. The bristly Gooseberry,
Identification. Lindl. Bot. Beg.; Hook. FL Amer., 1. p. 230. ;
Don’s Mill., 3. p. 177. , ,
Engravmgs. Lindl. Bot. Beg., t. 1237.; and ourjr^. 843.
Spec. Char.y S/c. Branches beset with dense bristles.
Prickles unc(iiuil, subulate. Leaves roundish,
cordate at the base, pubescent, 3-5-lobed,
deeply crenated. Peduncles 2-flowered, sonie-
tinies bracteate. Calyx tubularly campanulate,
with the segments linear, obtuse, and spreading,
twice the length of the petals, which are entire.
Berries hispid. (Doris MiU.) A prickly shrub.
North America, on the banks of the Saskat-
chawan. Height 4 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in
1810. Flowers greenish; April and May.
Fruit as in the preceding species.
j;, 3. R. t r i f l o ' r u m W. The 3-flowered Gooseberry.
Jdentification: Willd. Enum,, l.p . 51.; Dec. Prod., 3,
p. 479. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 177.
R . stamineum Horn. Enum. Hort. Hafn.
843. It. tclòsuin.
p. 2à7. ; R t. màjus llort.
Engravings. Mém. Soc. Phys. Gen., 3. pars 2. t. 1. f. 4. ;
and ourjr'g. 84-I.
Spec. Char., Infra-axillary prickles solitary.
Leaves glabrous, 3—5-lobed, incisely
dentate. Petluncles bearing 1—3 flowers.
Pedicels long. Bracteas membranaceous,
sheathing. Calyx tubularly bell-shaped. Petals
spathulately obcordate. Berries reddish,
glabrous. (Dec. Prod.) A prickly shrub.
North America. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced
in 1812. Flowers whitish ; April and
May. Fruit reddish, glabrous; ripe in July
and August.
Easily distinguished from R. C’ynosbati by its «.triflòrum.
smooth fruit, narrow flowers, and exserted stamens.
4. R. ( t . ) Ni'vEUiii Lindl. The s'aowy-floiuered Curranl-like Gooseberr)’.
Identification. Lindl. in Bot. Beg., t. 1G92.
Engravings. Bot. Beg., t. 1692. ; and owrfig. 84.5.
Spec. Char,, 4’c. Branches
prickly, the prickles soli-
tary, or in pairs, or in
threes. Leaves glabrous,
roundish, entire a t' the
base, having in the outward
part 3 blunt lobes
that are crenately cut.
Flowers about 2 together,
on peduncles. Sepals reflexed.
Stamens very prominent,
conniving, hairy,
longer than the style.
(Lindl.) A prickly shrub.
North America, on the
north-west coast. Height
4 ft. to 5 ft. Introd. 1826.
Flowers white, pendulous ;
April and May. Fruit deep 845. it. (I.) niveum.
rich purple, about the size of the black c u rra n t; ripe in July and August.
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The bush bears some similarity to R. triflòrum. The fruit resembles a
small smooth gooseberry ; “ but its flavour is very different : it is entirely destitute
of the flatness which is more or less perceptible in even the best gooseberries;
in lieu of which it has a rich subacid, vinous, rather perfumed, flavour,
wiiich is extremely agreeable. The fruit is rather too acid to be eaten raw ; but,
when ripe, it makes delicious tarts, and would, probably, afford an excellent
means of improving the common gooseberry by cross breeding.” (Lindl.) R.
niveum, apart from these considerations (which, however, will probably lead
to its culture in the kitchen-garden), is, from its white pendulous flowers, a
valuable addition to our ornamental hardy shrubs.
5 . R. ( t .) C y n o ' s b a t i L. The Dog-Bramble Gooseberry.
Identification. Lin. Sp., 292. ; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 479. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 178.
Sunonynie. R. ? triflòrum var.
Engravings. Mém. Soc. Phys. Gen., 3. pars 2. t. 1. f. 3, ; and oaxfig. 846.
Spec. Char., 4^- Infra-axillary
prickles I—2. Leaves 3—4-lobed,
softly pubescent. Peduncles bearing
2—3 flowers. Calyx campanu-
lately cylindrical. Petals small,
much shorter than the stigmas and
stamens. Style simple, toward the
middle hairy, rarely glabrous. Berry
prickly. (Dec. Prod.) A prickly
shrub. Canada, on mountains ; and
also Japan. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced
in 1759. Flowers whitish;
April. Fruit reddish.
Varieties. There are two forms of
this species : — 846. «. (t.) Cynósbaü.
^ 11. (t.) C. 1 1.
frúctu glabro, with
whitish flowers and smooth fruit. Native of Hudson’s Bay.
JI R. (i.) C. 2 frûctu aculeàto, with prickly branches and fruit, and flowers
pubescent and purplish. Native of Lake Huron.
Hardly differs from R. divaricatum, except in the broader tube of the
corolla, and the shorter stamens.
Ji 6. R. ( t . ) d i v a r i c a ' t u m Dougl. The s.'^vevriimg-branched Gooseberry.
Identification. Dougl. in Bot. Rog., t, 1359. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 178. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836.
Synonymes. R. ? triflòrum var. ; /(. ? Grossulària var. triflòra subvar.
Engravings, Bot. Rog., t. 1359. ; and oat Jig. 847.
Spec, Char., 4'C. Branches divaricate, bristly,
at length naked. Spines 1—3 together, axillary,
deflexed, large. Leaves roundish, 3-lobed,
deeply toothed, nerved, glabrous. Peduncles
3-flowered, drooping. Calyx funnel-shaped;
with the segments at length spreading, and
twice the length of the tube. Style and stamens
exserted. (Doris Mill.) Alarge prickly
shrub, with ascending branches. North America,
on the north-east coast, common on
the banks of streams near Indian villages.
Height 5 ft. to 7 ft. Introduced in 1826. ,
Flowers white ; April. Fruit black, smooth,
spherical, agreeable to e a t; ripe in July.
Nearly allied to R. triflòrum, of which, like
li. Cynósbati and some of the following sorts, it is, probably, only a variety.
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