Horticultural Society’s Garden in 1838, and seems hardly diflerent
from the species. (Gard. Mag., 1830, p. 4.) ^ uineicnt
Other Varieties. Till lately, botanists made even tlie rough and the smooth-
fi lilted kinds of the cultivated gooseberry two distinct species, as mav he
re®" f t the synonymes to R. U'va-crispa above; thoimh it was re
coided by Witlienng, that seeds from the same fruit would produce both
rougii and smooUi-fruited plants. I f varieties were to be sought for amon«
the sorts m cultivation, they would be found almost without numbei"
Tlic tollowing selection of garden varieties has been made solely with refer'
eiice to the habit of growth of the plants : — ‘
The Red C haiifagf or Ironmonger, has the branches erect and fasti.
giate, and will form a handsome bush, 6 or 7 feet high
Horse,naris Green G a f is a most vigorous-growing plant,'with a spread-
mg head, and will form a bush 10ft. high.
The Red Rose is a vigorous-growing bush, with a neiidiilous head, but
hte h t h ' f ” "-! if height befoie it is allowe' fdt to branch out. fo a stake to some
B. Floiuers red,
a. 12. R. SPECIO'SUM Pursh. The shovry-Jlowered Gooseberry
Engramngs. Sw. Fl.-Gatd., 2[1 ser., I. H9. ; ami our Jig. 854.
Spec. Char., ej-c. Shrub prickly. Prickles
infra-axillary, triple. Branches hispid.
Leaves with petiole short, and disk
wedge-shaped at the base, rounded
at the outer end, indistinctly 3-lobod,
incisely crenate, glabrous, and nerved.
Peduncles longer than the leaves, and I
bearing 1—3 flowers. Pedicels and
germens hairy with glanded hairs.
Bracteas rounded or very obtuse.
Flowers of a deep red. Calyx cylindrical,
4-parted ; the lobes oblong, obtuse.
Petals of tlie length of the lobes
of the calyx. Stamens 4 ; in length
double that of the calyx. Filaments
red. Style as long as the stamens,
simple, red. (Dee. Prod.) A very S54. irapocm„„.
q t e ? " t e a f t ? l S l t e ? ' r t o ’4? - t
of toe" t o ? " s'ittering blossoms (resembling those
X X X I I . g r o s s u l a ' c e æ : r i uns.
t t 13. Ii. M e n z i e ' s / i Ph. Meuzies’s Gooseberry,
- -Pnr.h Sent .2. Aul). p.732. ; Duo's Mill., 3. p. 185.
t i s i in thu Lambertian hurbarium.
Cure Char cS-c. Very prickly. S[iines 3-partite. Leaves
? ? d a te trimcate a i the base. S-lobed, serrated, wrinkled
from vdns clothed with pubescence beneath. Peduncles
usually 1-flowered. Calyx cylineftcally “ " f tL
5-„arted, glandular. Stamens 5, enclosed. Style a U le
is e r te d . Germens and peduncles prickly. (Doira MiU.)
A verv prickly shrub. North California and at P o it Trin
i d a d . Height 4 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced m 1830. ffiowers
bright bDrliligrnllut rrceuo red o UJ.r crimson, glandular,re as r7i showy .
as in the pre-
ceding species ; May ___ and P n iit J n n d e ;^ r u pe?. i t red
T? mierophullum IT. B . e t K u n th is a native q f t h e moun-
855. a . i'Mon/.iesif.
notf JiVf ciexxiicoq , a t a^n __e_le vation o f 4200 ft., wvipthrv thsheo rlet aavneds ! It
grows to th e height o f from 4 ft. to 6 ft.
§ ii. B o tr y c a ip um D e c .
S n f r a S l t e W f i i i . p. 185.) P lan ts intcrn.odiate between
gooseberries and currants.
tt 14 J i. OEIENTA'LE Poir. T h e E a ste rn C a rrm ita fe Gooseberry.
Svec Char., f r . Plant rather prickly. Leaves 3 --5 - a..
lobed somewhat reniformly orbicular, cut, hairy , lobes
rathef deep, obtuse. Petioles hairy. Racemes erect-
s l y l e '^ l f f i d t o f lm 'a p e ^ ^ S e ! '? ! ?
t i t e r s duced to 1 8 2 4 . Flowers greenish yellow ; April and May.
F ru it red ; ripe in September.
850. /L orientale.
s t ; t e f o e r
^ s „ . a ' t i l e PaU. Th e rock Cmrant-like Gooseberry.
Uenlification. I’a ll. I . ' '™ « !
l i r S S l . ■ L u f tS " S o » . A lt. 111., t. 239.1 a n d o u r fig . 857.
: A,nr &e Prickles scattered. Leaves roundish-ciineiiyjcc.
c/iii ., 4 • Racemes erect. Brac teas linear, shorter
form, bluntly ¿ f t “®/’, .„ „ s . Sepals small, o f a livid
t L t l t ' t o t t s n i t ; t n i s h puriile. P e ta ls spathu-
tale Berries smooth, globose, bractless, dark purple when |
? f V t t r t r o t t i n 1 8 1 9 .' Flowers small, g r e e n f t
p t l ? Apfil and May. F ru it dark p u rp le ; n p e in August.
t t 16 J i . D ia o a ' n t h a L . j i * T h e tw in -p ric k le d Cw i'aBi-iifc G o o s e b e rry .