APRTI. 1 TO JUNE 30, 1921. 71 



53627 to 53752. 



P^'roni Kow, Ernrlnml. Seeds presented by Sir David rniin, director, Royal 

 Botanic^ Garden. Received April 30, 1921. 



53627 to 53649. T'.KurKRis spp. Rerberidaoe.T. Barberry. 



53627. Berberis aggregata C. Schneid. 



A shrub native to thickets in western Szechwan at altitudes of 

 4,000 to 9,500 feet. It attains a heifrht of 5 feet and bears dense 

 racemes of small yellow flowers followed by salmon-red fruits. 

 (Adapted from Sari/cnt, Planiae Wilsonianae, vol. t, r». 375.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52454. 



53628. Bekheris aristata DC. 



"A tall-jiiowin? ornamental barberry which bears multitudes of 

 larcro racemes of yellow floweis. Rcoinniendcd as an ornamental 

 park and i:arden shrub in the northern sections of the United 

 States." (/-'. N. Meyer.) 



Native to the temperate Himalayas, the Nilghiri Mountains, and 

 Ceylon. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40144. 



53629. Berberis atrocaepa C. Schneid. 



An ornamental shrub, 3 to 5 feet tall, with leathery evergreen 

 leaves, shining rich green above and yellowish green beneath. The 

 shrub is native to western Szechwan and there is no other species 

 in that section which has such jet black, almost globose fruits. 

 (Adapted from F^nrfjeiit, riantae Wilsonianae, vol. 3, p. J/37.) 



53630. Berbetets chinensis Poir. 



"A Chinese barberry, 1 to 3 feet high, found between bowlders and 

 rocks at altitudes of 4,000 to 6,000 feet. It becomes very showy 

 toward the end of summer when its berries, which are produced in 

 great abundance, assume a bright coral-red color." (F. N. Meyer.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. T. No. 36737. 



53631. Berbekis darwinii Hook. 



An evergreen shrub from the island of Chiloe and south Chile, one 

 r)f the most handsome shrubs for garden hedges. It is hardy in 

 England and in Norway as far north as Christiania. (Adapted from 

 Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 7'/.) 



53632. Berberis dictyophylla Franch. 



A Chinese shrub 4 feet high, erect when young, semiarching with 

 age. The bright grass-green leaves are intensely glaucous below. 

 The stems are also glaucous. The small, pale-yellow flowers are fol- 

 lowed by red berries. (Adapted from The Gardeners' Chronicle, ser. 

 3, vol. 52, p. 243.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I^ No. 49056. 



53633. Berberis feancisci-ferdinandi C. Schneid. 



A rather striking western Chinese barberry 10 feet high, with thin, 

 bright-green leaves, panicles of pendulous yellow flowers, and scarlet 

 oblong fruits half an inch long. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52931. 



53634. Berberis gagnepaint C. Schneid. 



A Chinese evergreen shrub 3 to 6 feet high, with leathery leaves, 

 spiny on the margins, and delicate yellow flowers on red pedicels. 

 The ellipsoid fruits are glaucous purple. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40147. 



