182 HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA, Berberis, 
1. B. asiatica. R. 
_Shrubby- Leaves obovate-oblong, hard, mpinonastontiil 
ed. Spines triple. Racemes axillary. Pedicels, and flowers 
erect. Nectarial glands subcylindric. Germs from five 
to six-seeded. 
Berberis ilicifolia. Asiat. Researches. 6. p. 357. 
A native of the mountainous countries north of Hindoo- 
sthan, where it was first observed by Captain Hardwicke, 
on his journy to Shreenagur, and afterwards found by Dr. 
Buchanan in Napal, from whence the latter sent seed 
to the Botanic Garden at Calcutta in 1802; in April 1808. 
the plants therefrom blossomed for the first time. In ap~ 
pearance it resembles the common Berbery bush of Eu- 
rope. 
Stems several from the same root, bending much to ene 
side. Branches slender, after the first year spreading 
and drooping ; young shoots angular, and furrowed. Bark 
of the old ligneous parts of a light ash colour, and yellow 
within ; and sois the wood ; the height of our shrubs now 
when seven years old, is from four to eight feet. Spines 
three, rarely five-fold from one base, straight, strong, and 
sharp. Leaves in fascicles in the axills of the spines, sub- 
sessile, obovate, and oblong ; margins spinous, with cir- 
cular sinuses between, texture hard, smooth on both sides, 
but reticulate with veins; from one to two inches long. 
Stipules small, subulate, petiolary, having some small 
scales intermixed with the insertions of the leaves. Ra- 
cemes solitary, from the centre of the fascicles of Jeaves, 
many-flowered. Pedicels often as long as the racemes, 
straight, one-flowered ; sometimes there is no raceme, and 
then several, long-pedicelled flowers occupy its place. 
Flowers rather large, pure yellow. Bractes at the base’ 
of the pedicels triple, one-flowered, ovate, acute. Calyx 
about nine-leaved, imbricate. Leaflets unequal, yellow, 
smooth. The exterior three minute, and may be called 
bractes; the next three larger; the iner three still larg- 
