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Berberis triacanthophora (p. 359). Strike out Veitch Exped. No. 951. 
Berberis levis (p. 360). This species needs further investigation. I believe 
that there are several different species mixed under what I have referred to B. levis 
and even in the specimens mentioned by Franchet. Wilson’s Nos. 1284 and 4287 
with jet-black fruits from western Szech’uan represent a new species different 
from the true B. levis as well as from B. Soulieana Schneider (see below). It may 
be described as follows: 
BERBERIS ATROCARPA Schneider, n. sp. 
Frutex 1-1.5 m. altus; ramuli hornotini (plantae in Arboreto Arnoldiano olim 
cultae) laeves, striato-angulato-sulcati, flavescentes, annotini vetustioresque 
grisei v. cinerascentes, sulcati; internodia 2.5—4 cm. longa; spinae 3-fidae, flaves- 
centes, dorso applanatae, mediae 1—4.5 cm. longae. Folia sempervirentia, firma 
sed satis flexilia, coriacea, lanceolata v. rarius anguste elliptico-lanceolata, basi in 
petiolum vix ad 5 mm. longum contracta, apice acuta, mucronata, plana, margine 
spinoso-serrata dentibus porrecto-divergentibus 0.5-1.5 mm. longis 2-3 pro 1 cm., 
latiora ad 5.5 em. longa et 1.5 em. lata, angustiora ad 7 cm. longa et 1.4 em. lata, 
superne saturate viridia, subnitentia, nervis paulo v. vix visibilibus, subtus plus 
minusve discoloria, flavo-viridia, fere enervia. Flores ignoti. Fructus in inflores- 
centia unica ad 8 fasciculati (ramulis fructiferis brevissimis saepe pluribus congestis), 
ovato-globosi, stylo distincto excepto circiter 5 mm. longi et 4 mm. crassi, atri, 
nitiduli; pedicelli vix ultra 8 mm. longi, saepe rubescentes; ovula 2-3 subsessilia, 
semina pleraque 2. 
4 — Szech’uan: Mupin, Nos. 1284, type, and 4287 enumerated on p. 360 
vol. I. 
As far as I know there is no otherspecies of this section which has such jet-black, 
almost globose fruits. According to Franchet the fruits of B. levis are “ ovatae 
Digro-coeruleae." As I said on p. 360 the fruits I have seen of the type of B. levis 
are without bloom, but it is often difficult to tell the real color of fruits from dried 
Specimens only. Apparently B. atrocarpa and B. levis are closely related, but a 
very careful examination of the Chinese Berberis shows that there are many more 
erent species, each confined to a certain region. — ' 
* The typical B. levis Franchet of which I have a cotype (Delavay’s No. 993 
Tom He-chan-men) from the Kew Herbarium before me, is also represented by a 
Specimen collected by G. Forrest in Yunnan: “ shady situations amongst scrub on 
re ascent of the Sung-kwei pass from the Lang-kong valley, alt. 9-10000 ft., 
pril 1906 ” (No. 2012; spreading shrub of 3-6 ft., flowers bright-yellow) which is 
named B. levis by Diels (in Not. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh, VII. 341 [1913]). 
Berseris Sovutreana Schneider is, as I now believe, a distinct species and 
Vi stenophylla Hance is a synonym of it. The type was raised in Hort. 
ilmorin from seeds collected by R. Farges in the region of “ Tchen keou tin " in 
eastern Szech’uan. In the same region probably, E. H. Parker collected the type 
— of B. stenophylla and not at Chungking as stated by Hance because there 
Soul green Berberis at all at this locality according to Wilson's observations. B. 
is — has very firm leaves, rather patent spinose teeth (1-2 mm. long and three 
pe our or even five in 1 cm. of the length of the margin) and distinctly glaucous 
"e ith mostly three seeds and otherwise similar to those of B. atrocarpa. —— 
din. - Soulieana apparently belong the following specimens: Shensi: Tai-pei- 
1: 1910, W. Purdom (No. 7), which I doubtfully referred to B. Julianae on p. 
and southwestern Kansu: near Kua-tsa, on decomposed rock slope, alt. 
bed m., November 9, 1914, F. N. Meyer (No. 1823; shrub). Both are exactly 
