304 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART Iii. 
Racemes scarcely pendulous, shorter than the leaves ; 
petals emarginate. (Don’s Mill., i. p. 115.) A shrub 
closely resembling B. vulgiris, of which it is, doubtless, pg 
only a variety; but it is one half smaller in all its parts, “*; 
and has the petals emarginate. It is found wild in Si- 
beria, and was introduced into England in 1820. In the 
garden of the London Horticultural Society it has at- 
tained the height of 7 ft.in 10 years. Price, in the Lon- 
don nurseries, 2s. a plant; at Bollwyller, 2 francs; and 
in New York, ?. 
xz 5. B. 1e’rica Stev. The Iberian Berberry. 
Identification. Stev. and Fisch. in Litt. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 115. ; and Lindl, in Pen. Cyc., 4. p. 261. 
Synonymes. B. vulgaris ? v. ibérica Dec. Syst., 2. p. 6.; B. sinensis Wal. 
Engravings. Dend. Brit., t. 26.; and E. of Pl., 4928., as B. sinénsis ; and our fig. 50. 
Spec. Char., §c. Spines simple, and 3-parted; leaves obovate- w 
oblong, quite entire. Racemes many-flowered; petals entire. 
(Don’s Mill.,i. p. 115.) A shrub closely resembling the common 
berberry, but, according to Dr. Lindley, readily distinguished 
from it by its smaller leaves, and its almost upright racemes. 
The berries are dark purple. It is a native of Iberia, whence it 
was brought to England in 1790. Height 5 ft. 
% 6. B. stne’nsis Desf. The Chinese Berberry. 
Identification. Desf. Catal. Hort. P., 150.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 106.; Don’s Mill., 1. 
p. 115. 
Synonyme. B. vulgaris Thunb. Jap., 1. p. 146. 
Spec. Char., §c. Spines 3-parted. Leaves oblong, obtuse, entire, or the lower 
ones a little toothed. Racemes many-flowered, nodding. (Don’s Mill.,i. 
p- 115.) A shrub closely resembling 2. vulgaris, but seldom growing more 
than 4 ft. or 5 ft. high. The berries are oval, of a deep red colour (Dee.), 
or, according to Dr. Lindley, of a dirty red ; 1-2-seeded. It is a native of 
China, where it was found during Lord Macartney’s embassy, between 
Pekin and Gehol ; and it was introduced into England in 1800. There are 
plants of it in the garden of the London Horticultural Society, and in the 
arboretum of Messrs. Loddiges. Dr. Lindley observes that it is more com- 
mon in French than in English gardens, and that it most resembles B. 
ibérica. 
zw 7. B.cre’tica L. The Cretan Berberry. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 472. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 106, ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 115. 
Synonymes. B. crética buxifdlia Tourn. ; Vinettier de Crete, Fr. ; Cretische Berberitze, Ger. 
Engravings. ¥ 1. Grec., t, 242. ; Candian Berberry. . 
Spec. Char., §c. Spines 3—5-parted. Leaves oval-oblong, entire, or some- 
what serrated. Racemes 3—8-flowered, rather shorter than the leaves. 
(Don’s Mill., i. p.115.) A low shrub, seldom exceeding 3 ft. or 4 ft. in 
height, with numerous suckers, forming a compact bush, densely covered 
with leaves intermixed with spines. The leaves are produced without any 
obvious order, and in their shape they resemble those of the narrow-leaved 
variety of the common box. The berries are ovate, black, 2-seeded, more 
astringent than acid; stigma on a very short style. It is a native of Crete, 
or Candia, of Cyprus, and also of Japan; and it has been cultivated in 
England since 1759; but, being a plant of no great show, it is not very 
common in gardens or nurseries. There are plants of this species in the 
arboretum of Messrs. Loddidges, and also in the arboretum of Messrs. 
Buchanan and Oldroyd, at Camberwell. It is also in the garden of the 
Horticultural Society. Dr. Lindley observes of it, that “it is a dwarf - 
scrubby bush, looking like a starved specimen of the common berberry.” 
Price, in London, 1s. 6d. a plant ; at Bolwyller, | franc 50 cents; in New 
York, ?. 
