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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM,
1 2 . B . h e t e r o p h y ' l l a J u s . The various-leaved Berberry.
Id e n íiñmtio n . Juss. in P o ir. D iet., 8. p. 622. ; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. 108. ¡D o n ’s
Mili., l .p . 117.; Lindi., P en . O jc .,4 . p. 261.
Summymes. B . ilicifòlia Forst. ; B trlscupidàta Smith.
En g ra vin g s. Hook. E x o t. F l., 1 .1 .14. ; and o u r^ g . 67.
Spec. Char., 4c. Spines 3-parted. Leaves ovate-lanceolate,
glabrous, some of them entire, others furnished with 3
pungent teeth. Pedicels solitary, 1-flowered, hardly longer
than the leaves. Filaments toothed. (Doris Mill.) An
evergreen shrub. Straits o f Magellan. Height 3 ft. to
4 ft. Introduced in 1823. Flowers orange yellow ; May
and June. Berries red ; ripe in September. Decaying
leaves greenish yellow; Ju n e and July.
Much branched, and the older branches covered with dark
wrinkled bark. The leaves clustered, and of two kinds ; the
old ones terminated with a sharp spinose point, and having ^
a lateral spinule on each side above the middle, and the
younger ones being pale green, unarmed, and having their
margins entire and softish. Tlie old leaves are also quite rigid, dark green,
and shining.
J* 13. 7?. Fmpetrifo' lia Lawi. The Empetrum-leaved Berberrj'.
Identification. Lam. ìli., t. 253. ; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. 107.; Do n ’s Mill., 1. p. 117. ; Pen. Cyc., 4. p. 261.
Engravings. Lam . 111., t.253. fig.4.; Sw .B rit.F l.-G a r., 2. s. t. 350.; and o u r / ^ .68.
Spec. Char., i^c. Spines 3-parted. Leaves linear, quite entire,
with revolute margins. Pedicels 1—2, 1-flowered. (Doris
M ill.) An elegant, decumbent, evergreen bush. Cordilleras
of Chili in subalpine woods. Height 1 ft. to 2 ft. In tro duced
in 1830. Flowers yeliow ; December to March. Berries
? yellow ; ripe in July. Wood reddish brown.
Branches slender, twiggy, angular, covered with a chestnut-
coloured bark. Leaves fasciculate, linear, mucronate, revolute, ‘
and entire a t the margins, glaucous ; about half an inch long,
and nearly a line in breadth. Flowers large, spreading. A
very curious and pretty plant, in general aspect much more like
a heath than a berberry. I t is perfectly hardy, and deserves «mpetriftii.-
a place in every collection. I t is readily increased by layers, in heath soil.
D. Leaves leathery, evergreen or suh-evergreen. Flowers
in Racemes.
Si 14. B. d e a l b a 't a Lindl. The whitened-/e«»cí¿
Berberry.
Identification. Bot. Reg., t. 1750. ; P e n . Cyc., 4. p. ‘201.
Synonyme. B . glaúca Hort.
Engr-avings. Bot. Reg., t. 1750.; and ourj?«-. 69.
Spec. Char., 4c. Spines scarcely any. Leaves roundish,
coarsely toothed, rather glaucous, white beneath. R a cemes
very short and compact, pendulous. (Pen. Cyc.)
An upright evergreen bush, with white or glaucous
leaves. Mexico. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft. lutro'duced
in 1830. Flowers yellow, sweet-scented ; December
to March. Berries yellowish purple ; ripe in August.
A tall, slender, evergreen bush, with deep brown
branches, and scarcely any spines. Tlie leaves are sometimes
wedge-shaped and 3-toothed, b ut more frequently
nearly round, with two or three spiny teeth on every side.
A curious and beautiful species, well deserving o f cultivation.
I t is quite hardy, and readily increased by
layers, which root the same season that they are made. u, ¡¡erM, cmitAu..
áÉ 15. B. a s i a ' t i c a Roxb. The Asiatic Berberry.
Identification. Roxb. In Dec. Syst., 2. p. 13. ; Dec. Proil., 1. p. 107. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 116; Pen.
T h e Lycium of Dioscorides, Royle in L in n . T ra n s., xvii. p. 83. ; B. tinctòria Lech. ;
the Raisin Berberry, Pen . -
Engravings. Deless. Icon, sel., 2. t. I . ; and ocrj5g. 70.
Spec. Char., Sjc. Spines trifid, or simple. Leaves oval, cuncated ov elliptical,
mucronate, smooth, under surface glaucous, entire or spinulosely
70. Birberia a siática .
toothed. Racemes short,
many-flowered, corymbose,
shorter than the leaves.
Fedicels elongated, one-
flowered. Berries oval.
(Doris Mill.) A vigorously
growing sub-evergreen
shrub, crowded with numerous
luxuriant suckers. Nepal,
on mountains. Height
6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in
1820. Flowers yellow;
May and June. Berries
purplish, with a fine bloom ;
ripe in July. Decaying
leaves yellow and red.
Leaves somewhat resembling
those o f 7?. heterophylla,
but not glaucous. The plant
is easily distinguished from
that species by the very short
racemes o f its flowers, by their being produced much earlier, and by the
smoothness o f its shoots. On July 2 0 . 163V, a fine plant of 7?. asiàtica,
in the grounds at Syon, was covered with fruit, while one o f B. aristàta,
standing close beside it, was covered with its beautiful rich yellow blossoms,
many o f which were not fully expanded. The fruit is oblong, pinkish or
purplish, wrinkled, and covered with a fine thick bloom like th a t of the
best raisins. The plants in 5 o r 6 years attain the height o f 6 or 8 feet.
Sh 16. B. a r i s t a ' t a Dec. The hñsÚeA-tooth-leaved Berberry.
Identification. Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. 106.; Do n ’s Mill., 1. p. 115.
Synonymes. B . Chitria Buch. ; B . angustifòlia Roxb. ; B . sinénsis Desf.
Engravings. Hook. E x o t. Flor-, t. 98. ; Bot. Reg., t. 729. ; and our fig. 71
Spec. Char., ^c. Lower spines 3-parted, simple;
leaves obovate-acute, tapering much to tiie
base, ending in a miicro (¡irickly point) a t the
apex, membranous, smooth on both sides, serrated,
with 4 or 5 bristly teeth. Racemes
nodding, many-flowered, longer than the
leaves. Berries oblong. (Doris Mill.) A
vigorous-growing sub-evergreen shrub, crowded
with suckers which sometimes grow 8 ft.
to 9 ft. long in a season. Nepal, on mountains
5000 ft. to 8000 ft. o f elevation. Height 6 ft.
to 1 0 ft. Introduced in 1820. Flowers yellow;
June and July. Berries purplish, with
a fine bloom ; ripe in September. Decaying
leaves yellow and scarlet. Naked young wood
yellowish brown.
71. Berberi, a ris tk ta.
Very distinct from any of the preceding species or varieties, growing with
extraordinary vigour, and capable of being formed into a very handsome small