486 A R B O R E T U M E T F R U T IC E T U M B R IT A N N IC U M .
C. Flowers deep red. Fruit black.
áfe 4 1 . Ä . s a n g u i ' n e u m Pursh. T\\c hXooáy, or red, ßowered Cnnmt.
Identification. Pursh FI. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 16Í. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 191.
Stpiaiiymes. R . malvàceum Smith iu Rees's Cycl. ¡ Calobótrya sanguínea Spach.
Engravings. Hort. Trans., 7. t. 13. ; Bot. Reg., t. 1349. ; and our 884.
Spcc. Char., Leaves cordate, somewhat ö-lobed,
serrated, veiny, smoothish above, but clothed
with villous tomentum beneath. Racemes drooping,
pubescent, twice the length of the leaves.
Calyx tubularly campanulate, with oblong, obtuse,
spreading segments, exceeding the petals, which
are red, and quite entire. Bracteas obovate-spa-
thulate. Berries turbinate, hairy. (Doris Mill.)
A large branchy smooth shrub. North-west coast
of America, in rocky situations, by the sides of
streams. Heiglit 4 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1826.
Flowers deep rose ; March and April. Fruit purplish,
with a glaucous bloom ; ripe in August.
Varieties.
afe R.- Í. 2 glutinòsum. R. glutinòsum Benth.
884. f i. sanguineum.
K-m« 2d ser. vol. i. p 47Ö., R, angústum Dougl. MS.
(Our/g^^ 885.) — The fohage is destitute of down, and slightly vis-
cous. The racemes are rather larger than in the species, and the
flowers are of a very pale rose colour. This variety comes into leaf
a month beiore the species.
885. f i. s. glutinosuna. 886. R . s. malvàceum.
« R. s. 3 malvàceum. B. malvàceum Benth. 1. c. (Our fig. 886.)
— Leaves rough and hispid on the upper side, and clothed underneath
with a whitish cottony down. The racemes of flowers are
shorter and closer ; and each flower is almost sessile on the common
stalk. ^ In colour, the flowers are rather darker than those of R. s.
glutmosiim, and have more of a lilac tinge.
SI R. s. 4 atro-riibens Hort. — Flowers and racemes rather smaller, and
oi a_ much deeper and darker red, than those of the species.
Horticultural Society’s Garden.
By far the most ornamental species of the genus. I t is easily propagated,
and as hardy as the common black currant. It flowers profusely ; and, com-
ing into bloom early in the season, forms the most splendid bush to be seen '
m British shrubberies, from the middle or end of March to the beginning or
middle of May. A great many seeds were sent over by Mr. Douglas, a number
of wtoch were ffistribiited by the Horticultural Society ; and the plants
produced from them have varied in the colour of their flowers, from pale piuk to
deep red. Ih e plants, also, seed freely in this country ; and hence a luiuiber
ot varieties have been originated by nurserymen, independently of B. s.
iiialvaceum and R. s. ghitmàsum, which ditfer from the species, not only in
the shades qt colour of thèir flowers, but also in their leaves. The variety
which has the darkest-coloured flowers is R. s. àtro-rùbens.
^ 4 2 . R. a ' t r o - p u r p u ' r e u m Meyer. The dark-purple^owert?/ Currant.
Identification. Meyer in Led. Fl. Ross. AU. 111. t. 231. ; FI. Alt., 1. p. 268.;
Don’s Mill., 3. p. 191.
Eiigravings. Led. F l. Ross. Alt. 111., t. 231. : o u r ^ 887. from a living plant
in the Birmingham Botanic Garden. ; audfig. 888. from Ledebour.
Spec. Char., <^c. Stem erect. Leaves pubescent,
nearly orbicular, cordate, 3—5-
lobed; lobes acute, serrated. Racemes
drooping. Pedicels exceeding the bracteas.
Calyxes campanulate, ciliated. Berries
glabrous, and bractless; dark purple, and
the fiize of those of the common currant.
(Doris MUl.) An upright shrub.
Altaia, on mountains and subalpine
places on the river U rs a l; and also at the
river Tscharysch. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft.
Flowers deep purple; April and May.
Fruit dark purple ; ripe in July.
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fi.àtro.purpiireura.
f:'!:
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R , àtro-purpùreum.
Varieties.
SI R. a. 1. — Flowers deep purple. Leaves rather pubescent beneath,
but smooth and glabrous above, as well as the branches.
SI R. a. 2.— Leaves rather pubescent beneath, but hispid from bristles
above, as well as the petioles and stems. Found near the river
Volschoi Ulegumen.
SI R. a. 3.— Flowers paler. Leaves pubescent above, but most so below.
Branches smooth.
§ iv. Syrnphócalyx Dec.
Derivation. From sumphuo, to grow together, and halux \ in reference to th e sepals of th e calyx
ofthe species belonging to this section.
Sect. Char. The calyxes tubular, and yellow. The racemes many-flowered.
Leaves compassing the bud. Unarmed shrubs. (Dec. Prod., iii. p. 483.)
t t 43. R. a u 'e e u m Pursh. The gotdenflowered Currant.
JdmtijlcaUon. Pursli FI. Amer, Sept., l .p . 1G4, ; Do n ’s Miîl., 3. p. 191.
Si/mmjmss Ji. palmàtum Desf. C. Hoi-i. Paris. ; Chrjsopótrya revolùta Spach.
Engravings. Beri., 1. c., t. 2. f. 23. ; Bot. Reg., t. 125. ; and out flg. 889.
Spec. Char., <f-c. Quite glabrous. Leaves 3-lobed ;
lobes divaricate, with a few deep teeth, shorter than
the petioles, which are ciliated at the base. Calyxes
tubular, longer than the pedicels. Tube slender. Segments
oblong,obtuse. Petals linear, much shorter than
the calycine segments. Bracteas linear, length of the
pedicels. Style entire. Berries glabrous. Flowers
golden yellow. Fruit yellow, seldom black, and of '
an exquisite flavour. (Don’s Mill.) An upright branchy
slirub, which before blowing has the appearance of a
species of Cratæ'gus. North-west America, in light
gravelly soils, from the Great Falls of the Columbia
River to the niountains, and on the southern
branches. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1812.
Flowers yellow ; April and May. Fruit yellow, seldom black ; ripe in
August.
tt R. n. 1 præ'cox Lindl. in Hort. Trans, vii. p. 242. R. fràgrans Lod.
(Bot. Cab., t. 1533.; and o u r /g . 890.) — Flowers earlier. Leaves
cuneated at the base, pubescent beneath ; lobes deeply serrated.
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889. fl. aúreum.