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2. Berberis L. Barberuy. 



Sepals 6, protected by bracts. Petals 6. 

 Stamens 6. Fruit baccate, few-seeded. Flow- 

 ers yellow. — >c? . 



1. B. PINNATA Lag. Leaflets pinnately 

 veined, shining above, acuminate; first pair of 

 leaflets near the base of the petiole. — Colma. 

 Mission Hills. Spring. 



Berries glaucous, edible. Stem and root 

 contain a yellow dye. 



2. B. AQUIFOLIUM Pursh. Leaflets pinnately 

 veined, shining above, acuminate; first pair of 

 leaflets remote from the base of the petiole. — 

 Crystal Springs. Spring. 



3. B. REPENS Lindl. Leaflets pinnately 

 veined, not shining above, not acuminate. — 

 Marin County. Spring. 



4. B. NERVOSA Pursh. Leaflets palmately 

 nerved. — Marin County. Spring. 



Family 3. RANUNCULACE^. 



Petals alternate wdth sepals and imbricate in 

 tBstivation. Stamens oo ; anthers extrorse (lat- 

 eral), longitudinally dehiscent. Ovaries sev- 

 eral, rarely reduced to 1, apocarpous. Fruit 

 akene, follicle or berry. Stipules 0. 



1. Paeonia Toiu-u. Peony. 

 Sepals 5, unequal, persistent. Petals equal 

 5 or 10. Stamens oo; ovaries few, seated on a 



