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ARUORKIUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART III. 



Spec. Chiir., iSc I>i':i\ cs in 4 pairs of 

 leaflets witli an odd one, tlic low- 

 er pairdistant from the base of the 

 petiok- ; leaflets ovate, ap[)roxi- 

 niatc, cordate at the base, one- 

 nerveil, spiny-toothed, with 9 or 6 

 teeth on each side. Racemes erect, 

 and much crowded. Filaments bi- 

 tlentatc. {l)oii\i Mill., adapted.) 

 One of tlie handsomest of hardy 

 evergreen shrubs, attaining the 

 height of G ft. in 6 years, quite 

 hardy, producing a profusion of 

 hunches of yellow flowers during 

 April and May. It is a native of 

 the north-west coast of America, 

 from New Albion to Nootka 

 Sound, growing in rich vegetable L '■^i'-^' 



soil among rocks, or in woods, 



where it forms a thick and rich under-growth. It was introduced into 

 England in 1823, and is to be found in all good collections. Accord- 

 ing to Dr. Lindley, it is " perhaps the handsomest hardy evergreen wc 

 yet possess. Its foliage is of a rich, deep, shining green, becoming purple 

 in the winter ; it bears fruit in some abundance, which consists of clus- 

 ters of roundish black berries, having their surface covered with a rich 

 violet bloom. It most resembles M. fascicularis,froni which its large shining 

 leaves at once distinguish it." (Peniij/ Cyc, iv. p.2G2.) This species is pro- 

 pagated very slowly by layers, and, for some years, plants were sold in the 

 nurseries at ten guineas each. Lately, however, a number of ripe seeds 

 have been produced in England, or imported from America through the 

 Hudson's Bay Company ; and from these, many young plants have been 

 raised, in the Epsom and other nurseries ; so that small plants may now be 

 obtained for bs. each, and in a few years they will, no doubt, not cost half 

 that sum. In Prince's Catalogue for 1825, the price is stated as 25 dollars 

 (5/. 5s.) each. 



• 3. M. .NERVo'sA Nidt. The nerxed-leai'ed Mahonia, or Ash Berberry. 



Jdcntificntion. Nutt. Gen. Amer., 1. p. 212. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 118. 



Sj/nonymes. Bdrbcris nerv6sa Ph. ; MahoniVi glumacci Dec ; Berbcris glum^ca Pen. Cyc. 



jLngravings. Pursh. Fl. Amer., I. t. 5. ; Bot. Reg., t. 1426. ; and out Jig. 58. 



Spec. Char., <$-c. Leaves of 5 

 — 6 pairs, with an odd one, 

 the lower pair distant from 

 the petiole ; leaflets ovate, 

 acuminated, and remotely 

 spiny-toothed, somewhat 

 3 — 5-nerved, with 12 or 14 

 teeth on each side ; ra- 

 cemes elongated ; filaments 

 bidentate. (Don's Mill., i. 

 p. 1 18.) An evergreen un- 

 dcrshrub, in its native 

 habitats seldom exceeding 

 the height of 3 ft., and 

 producing its yellow flow- 

 ers in October, succeed- 

 ed by roundish fruit, of 

 a glaucous-purple colour, 

 and having an insipid 

 taste. The plant is found in 

 shady pine woods, on the 



