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BERBERIS NERVOSA, STRONG-NERVED 
BarBerry. 
Class and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—BerserivEz, ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala 6 squamis 3 extus stipata. Petala 6 intus biglan- 
dulosa. Stamina edentula. Bacca 2—3-sperma. Semina 
2, rarius 3 ad basim lateraliter inserta, erecta, oblonga, 
testa crustacea, albumine carnoso, cotyledonibus foliaceis 
ellipticis, radicula longa apice capitellata.—Frutices, folds 
primariis abortivis et in spinam sepius mutatis, secundariis 
in axillis fasciculatis. Flores in omnibus flavi. D C. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Berzenis nervosa ; foliis elongatis 5—6-jugis, jugo inferiore 
a petioli basi distante, foliolis ovato-acuminatis repande 
spinoso-dentatis basi 3—5-nerviis, racemis elongatis, 
filamentis 2 dentatis. 
Berzeris nervosa. Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. v. 1. p. 219. t. 5, 
(excl. the flowers, which belong to B. Aquifolium.) 
Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. v. 1. p.29. Torr. et Gray, N. Am. 
FA. v4 p.dl. 
Manonia nervosa. Nutt. Gen. Am. v. 1. p.202. De Cand. 
Prodr. v. 1. p. 108. 
Berseris glumacea. Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 120. 
Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1425. 
Manomia glumacea. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 109. 
One of the many beautiful plants, now a great ornament 
of our gardens and shrubberies, for which we are indebted 
to the late enterprising Doueias. He sent seeds of it 
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