same rank among the Gooseberry as the R. sanguineum does among the Currant-tribe. JR. Menziesii is
clothed with long fulvous aculei.
f f Floribus viridescentibus.
3. JR. oxyacanthoides ; aculeato-setosum, nudiusculum, spinis 1-3 nunc basi coalitis, foliis
cordatis quinquelobis serratis subtus (saepe) petiolisque pubescentibus, pedunculis brevis-
simis subbifloris, calycis glabri tubo cylindraceo intus hirsuto, limbo patente. petalis obovatis
longiore, germine pedicellisque nudis.—Linn. Sp. PI. p . 291. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p.
165, (non Mich.) Rich, in Frank!. ls£ Joum. ed. 2. App. p . 9 ? Torrey, FI. o f XJn. St. v-.
270. JDe Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p . 478.
Hab. Throughout Canada, and as far as the Saskatchawan. Mchaux. Pursh. Drummond. Newfoundland.
Dr. Morrison.—Tins varies considerably in the aculei and spines,,in their number and colour (more
or less bright or fulvous,) and in the more or less dense ramification, and pubescence. Of our plant,
Mr. Drummond says the fruit is very similar to the common Gooseberry, equally agreeable, red and
green.
4. R. setosum ; ramis dense setosis, aculeis insequalibus subulatis, foliis subrotundis basi
cordatis pubescentibus 3—5-lobis alte crenatis, pedunculis bifloris subbracteatis, calycibus
tubulato-campanulatis, laciniis linearibus obtusis patentibus petalis integerrimis duplo
longioribus, baccis hispidis. Lindl. in~Hort. Trans, v. 7. p . 243. Bot. Reg. t. 1237.
Hab. Banks of the Saskatchawan. Douglas, (in Bot. Reg.)-—My original specimens of this, from the
Horticultural Society, have few aculei upon the stem, and the germen generally quite destitute of
setae. The Bot. Register figure approaches much nearer to what I consider the true JR. oxyacanthoides,
only the fruit is hispid. I fear the pubescence and armature afford characters very little to be relied
upon in this Genus.
5. R. triflorum; aculeis nullis, spinis subsolitariis, foliis cordatis 5-lobis serratis glabris,
pedunculis elongatis 2-3-floris, calycis glabri tubo anguste cylindraceo, limbo patente
demum reflexo, petalis calyce brevioribus, staminibus sublonge exsertis, genuine nudo.__
Willd. Hart. Berol. t. 61. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p . 165. Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p . 91. Be
Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p . 479.
Hab. Mountainous situations to the west of the Rocky Mountains, rare. Douglas.—My specimens of
this from Mr. Douglas, are from the Horticultural Society’s Garden; they entirely agree with Willdenow’s
figure. As a species, it seems to be best distinguished from the following, by the constantly smooth fruit,
very narrow flowers, and exserted stamens. I have not seen native specimens from the British Possessions;
but I have received Pennsylvanian plants from Dr. Schweinitz, both under the name of JR. gracile, and
R. trifidum.
6. R. Cynosbati; caule inermi (raro aculeate), spinis subgeminis, foliis cordatis 5-lobis
serratis subtus petiolisque magis minusve pubescentibus, pedunculis elongatis 2-3-floris,
pedicellis divaricatis, calycis tubo ovato cylindraceo (intus basique styli hirsutis vel glabris),
limbo patente, laciniis petala obovata superantibus, staminibus vix exsertis germine setoso-
aculeato. Mich. Am. v. 1. p. 111. Jacq. Hart. Find. v. 2. t. 123. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p.
166. Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p. 90. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p . 270. De Cand. Prodr. Vi
3. p. 479.—0. fructu inermi. R. oxyacanthoides. Rich, in Frankl. S Joum. ed. 2. App.
P- —7- ramis nunc aculeatis, pedunculis brevioribus, floribus pubescenti-hirsutis purpuras-
centibus, fructu aculeate.
Hab. Canada. Michaux. Mrs. Percival. Mrs., Sheppard. Mr. Cleghom. fi. Hudson’s Bay. Dr.
Richardson, y. Lake Huron. Dr. Todd.—The figure of Jacquin well accords with my specimen received
from Canada; but then some of the germens and young fruit, on the same individual specimens, are clothed
with setae, while others are destitute of them; thus, except in the broader tube of the corolla, if that be
a constant character, and the shorter stamens, it scarcely differs from the following.
7. R. divaricatum; ramis divaricatis setosis demum nudis, spinis 1-3 axillaribus deflexis
grossis, foliis subrotundis 3-lobis inciso-dentatis nervosis glabris, pedunculis 3-floris nutanti-
bus, calyce infundibuliformi, laciniis demum patentibus tubo duplo longioribus, stylo
staminibusque exsertis, baccis glabris. JDougl. in Hort. Trans, v. 7. p . 515. Bot. Reg.
t. 1359.
Hab. A common bush on the banks of streams near Indian villages, on the North-West coast of
America, from 45°. to 52°. north lat. Douglas. Scouler.—Mr. Douglas has observed that this ranks systematically
next to R. triflorum, and indeed some of the wild specimens I can scarcely, if at all, distinguish
from that species, while other wild ones have, like those in cultivation at the Horticultural Society’s Garden,
flowers twice or thrice as large, and spines under the gemmae, which are remarkably large and stout, quite
unlike those of any species with which I am acquainted. Berry black, smooth and sphaerical, one third of an
inch in diameter, pleasant to the taste.—I have good reason for supposing, that in different soils and situations,
this and all the other American individuals of the present groupe, vary exceedingly; and it is hardly possible to
define their limits in words.
8. R. irriguum ; aculeis axillaribus ternis, foliis cordatis subquinquelobis dentatis ciliatis
utrinque pilosis nervosis, pedunculis trifloris glanduloso-pilosis, calycibus campanulatis,
laciniis linearibus tubum aequantibus, baccis glabris. Bougl. in Hort. Trans, v. 7. p. 516.
Hab. Moist mountain-rocks, near springs and streams on the Blue Mountains, in lat. 46°. 33'., and on
the banks of the Spokan River, North-West America. Douglas.—Berries sphaerical, half an inch in diameter,
smooth, juicy, well-flavoured. I only possess a native specimen of this in fruit: and judging from the foliage
and spines, and from the withered calyx, as well as from the berry, it seems to me that it is closely allied to,
if not the same as, R. triflorum.
9. R. saxosum; caule inermi rarius aculeate, spinis nullis vel solitariis binisve, foliis
cordatis 5-lobis serratis glabriusculis, pedunculis brevissimis deflexis 1-2-floris, calycis glabri
tubo campanulato, laciniis patentibus demum reflexis corolla duplo longioribus stamina
subsequantibus, germine nudo.—R. saxatile. Bougl. MSS. apud Hort. Soc. Land, (non
Pall.)—R. triflorum. Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p. 90.
Hab. Common on the undulating grounds of the interior among stones, (N. W. Amer. ?) Douglas. Lake
Huron. Dr. Todd.,, Saskatchawan. Dr. Richardson. Mr. Drummond.—-This has the same short peduncles
as R. oxyacanthoides, but a very different and more campanulate calyx; in the latter respect coming near
R. Cynosbati. It is probably not uncommon in North America, and may have been confounded with some
already described species, or it may itself belong to the following species of this groupe, which seems to be
scarcely known except to Michaux, and on account of the vagueness of his character, not to be determined,
except by reference to his Herbarium, if indeed it exists there. I have received it from Dr. Boott, gathered
near Boston, under the name of R. triflorum, and hence, as well as from Dr. Bigelow’s description, I suspect it
to be the plant of the Florida Bostoniensis: where the fruit is described as resembling a common Gooseberry.
10. R. hirtellum; spinula subaxillavi, ramis breviter rariterque hispidulis, foliis parvis
semitrifidis lobis paucidentatis, pedunculis unifloris, bacca glabra rubra. Mich. Am. v. 1. p.