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4 6 A R B O R E T U M E T lU lU T IC E T U M B R I T A N N IC U M .
May and June. Berries red ; ripe in September. De-
caiing leaves yellowish green and reddish. Naked young
wood whitish yellow.
Leaves much smaller and narrower than in B. vulgaris,
attenuate a t the base, but nearly sessile ; the margins serrulate,
with 6 - 8 distant, often inconspicuous, mucronate teeth.
Raceme 5 - 8 -flowercd, nodding ; flowers smaller than in B.
vulgàris ; fruit smaller and much shorter. Stem and roots
yelfow ; the former rarely exceeding 3 ft. in height. Found
in the Alleghany Mountains, Virginia and Carolina, Tenessee,
and Georgia. ( Tor. and Gray.) Introduced into England in
1759, but probably lost, as we have seen no plant answering
this description in British gardens.
61. B. (v.) can ad én sis .
a 8 . B. s i n e ' n s i s Desf. The Chinese Berberry.
lien tifica tio n . Desf. Catal. H o rt. P ., UjO ;
Dec. P ro d ., 1. p . 106.; Do n ’s Mill., 1. p. 115.
Sunonynie. B . vulgaris T hunb. Jap. 1. p. 14b.
Engravings. Our Jigs. 62. and 63. from a specimen
in the l lo r t. Soc. Garden.
Spec. Char., 4c. Spines 3-parted.
Leaves oblong,, obtuse, entire, or
the lower ones a little toothed.
Racemes many-flowered, nodding.
(Doris Mill.) A deciduous shrub ,
with slender shoots. China.
Height 3 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced
in 1800. Flowers yellow ; May
and June. Berries oval, d ark red ;
ripe in September. Leaves
smooth, sharply serrated. Decaying
leaves of a fine yellowish red.
Naked young wootl reddish yellow.
The plant a t the Horticultural
Society’s Garden, and at Messrs.
Loddiges’s, has smooth leaves, red
shoots, and closely resembles Bérberis iberica.
62. BárberU sinénsis.
Identification. Swt. Brit. F l.-G a rd .; Lindl. Pen. Cyc., 4. p. 261.
Engravings. Swt. B rit. F l. Gard., 2d ser., t. 100. j and ourjig. 64.
6S. BirlierU sinénsis. n a i. slzo.
C. Leaves leathery, evergreen, or sub-evergreen. Flowers solitary, or in Clusteis.
m 9. B. d u T c i s D. Don. The sweet-fruited Berberry.
Spec. Char., 4c. Spines long, slender, simple, or 3-
parted. Leaves obovate obtuse, with or without a
bristly point, quite entire, glaucous on the under side.
Flowers solitary, on slender stalks, twice as long as
the leaves. (Lindi., Pen. Cyc.,) An evergreen shrub,
with shining leaves. Straits of Magellan to Valdivia.
Height 2 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1830. Flowers
yellow ; March to June. Berries round, black, about
the size of a black currant ; ripe in August. Decaying
leaves bright yeliow ; dropping in May and June.
An elegant evergreen bush, which, in some places, has
attained the height of 5 ft. The flowers are large, o f a
fine briglit yellow, more expanded than they are in
many species, and, Ifom their long slender stalks, they s4. B*4i«.dûich.
hang down in a very graceful manner. In its native country, the fruit is
used, both green and ripe, as we use gooseberries, for making pies and tarts
and preserves, for which it is most excellent. I t is quite hardy and evergreen.
J» 10. B. r u x i f o ' l i a Lavi. The Box-leaved Berberry.
Identification. Lam. l i t , t. 263, tig. 3 .; Do n ’s Mill., 1. p. 117.
E ngravings. Lam. 111. t. 2,53. flg. 3. ; and our Jig. 66.
Spec. Char., 4c. Spines 3-parted. Leaves ovate, or ovate-
lanceolate, smooth, quite entire. Pedicels longer than
the leaves, either solitary, 1-flow'ered, or in threes,
rising from a short peduncle. (Don's Mill.) A siiiall
twisted sub-evergreen shrub. Native o f the Straits
of Magellan. Height 2 It. to 3 ft. Introduced ?.
Flowers yellow. December to March. Berries bluish
purple, 4 -seeded.
Said to be nearly allied to B. dulcis. A very valuable
65. B érbens iu z ifoUa .
addition to our hardy evergreens; though, at present, rare in British gardens.
11. R. a c t i n a c a ' n t u a ilTari. The ray-spined Berberry.
I d e n t i f i c a t i o n . Roemer ami Schultes, 7. p. 12.; Hook.
1 o t. Mis., 3. p. 1,3.5.
Engraving. Out Jig. 66.
Spec. Char., 4c. Spines palmate, 3—5
divisions. Leaves ovate elliptic, rigiii,
coriaceous, toothed, mucronate. P e duncles
4—5, sub-umbellate, shorter
than the leaves. An evergreen shrub,
with numerous spreading branches, and
long white spines, generally in threes, ^
but sometimes more numerous. Straits
o f Magellan. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. In troduced
? 1830. Flowers deep yellow,
a little larger than those of B. vulgàris
; May and June. F ru it ?.
A very desirable species, nearly allied
to B. heterophylla. Our engraving is of
a specimen taken from a very hand.sonie
plant ill the rich collection of evergreens
6o. lierberis a u tin a c á u ü u .
at Elvaston Castle. Dr. Hooker mentions a variety with sinailer leaves than
the species, but it does not appear to be introduced. Quite hai'dy.
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