. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 486 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. C. Flowers deep red. Fruit black. * 41. R. sangui'neum Pursh. The bloody, or red, flowered Currant. Idenlification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 164.; Don's Mill., 3. p. 191. Smonumes. R. malvSceum Smith in Rees's Cycl.; CaloMtrya sangulnea Spacli
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 486 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. C. Flowers deep red. Fruit black. * 41. R. sangui'neum Pursh. The bloody, or red, flowered Currant. Idenlification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 164.; Don's Mill., 3. p. 191. Smonumes. R. malvSceum Smith in Rees's Cycl.; CaloMtrya sangulnea Spacli. Engravings. Hort. Trans., 7. t. 13.; Bot. Seg., t. 1349.; and am Jig- 884. Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves cordate, somewhat 5-lobed, serrated, veiny, smoothish above, but clothed with villous tomentum beneath. Racemes droop- ing', 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. {Don's Mill.) A large branchy smooth shrub. North-west coast of America, in rocky situations, by the sides of streams. Height 4 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1826. Flowers deep rose; March and April. Fruit pur- plish, with a glaucous bloom; ripe in August. Varieties. a R. s. 2 glutinosum. R. glutin6sum Benth. Hort. Trans. 2d ser. vol. i. p. 476., R. angustum Dougl. MS. {Oar fig. 885.)—The foliage 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 before the 881. R- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et frutice
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