Btrlens.} BERDERIDE^E. 13 



1. B. nepalensis, Spreug. ; Hook. Fl. I ncl. i. 109; Bedd<>m< 

 Brandis 12; Kurz i. 58; Gamble 5. B. pinuat.a, Koxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 1 M- 

 (probably). Vern. Amildaiida, chiror y Pb.j Chair I y mtl/iisse, janine- 

 m unda, Nep. 



An evergreen shrub attaining- in Bengal a height of 20 feet and 

 occasionally 2 feet in girth. Bark soft, corky. Wood bright yellow, 

 hard. Pores very small, arranged in radial lines or patches. Medullary 

 rays moderately broad, prominent, numerous, well marked on a radial 

 section. 



Outer Himalaya from the Ravi to Bhutan, Khasia Hills, Tenasserim, Nilgiris and 

 Western Ghats, above 5,000 i'eet elevation. 



Weight, 49 Ibs. per cubic foot. The wood has a handsome colour and might be 

 useful Tor inlaying ; it is used as a dye by Bhutias. 



Ibs. 



E 2318. Darjeeling, 7,000 ft 49 



2. B. Vlllgaris, Linn.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 109; Branch's 11. The 

 Barberry. Vern. Zirishk, kaskmal, chochar, Pb. 



A deciduous thorny shrub, with soft brown bark, inch thick. 

 Wood lemon yellow, moderately hard, even-grained. Annual rings 

 marked by an irregular belt of small pores, which are larger than those 

 in the rest of the wood. The pores in the main portion of the annual 

 rings are grouped in short, whitish, irregularly bent lines or tails. 

 Medullary rays fine to moderately broad, well marked on a vertical 

 section. 



Himalaya, from Nepal westwards, in shady forests above 8,000 ft. elevation, 

 Afghanistan and Beloochistan, Europe. 



Weighty our specimen gives 52 Ibs. per cubic foot ; Mathieu Fl. For. p. 12, gives 45 

 to 57 Ibs. Fruit edible. The wood is a good firewood. 



Iba. 



H 3037. Matiyana, Simla, 9,000 ft 



H 3040. Naghanda, Simla, 9,000 ft 55 



3. B. aristata, DC. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 110 ; Beddome xii. ; 

 Brandisl2; Gamble 5. B. angustifolia, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 185. Vern. 

 Sumlu, simlu, kasmal } chitra, Pb. ; Tsema, Bhutia; Chltra, Nep.; Choira y 

 Hind. 



An erect spinous shrub. Bark soft, light brown, corky. Wood 

 yellow, hard. Annual rings distinctly marked by a narrow belt of 

 numerous pores. Pores small, in short, narrow, wavy tails of white 

 tissue. Medullary rays moderately broad. 



Outer Himalaya from the Sutlej to Bhutan : in the North- West Himalaya 6,000 ft. 

 to 10,000 ft., in Darjeeling above 10,000 ft. ; Western Ghats at high elevations ; Ceylon. 

 Wood used for fuel, the root in native medicine. 



H 80, Simla, 7,000 ft 52 



H 2888. Nagkanda, Simla, 8,000 ft 



H 3053. Mahasu, Simla, 8,000 ft 



4. B. Lycium, Royle; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 110; Brandis 12. Vern. 



Simla ; Kashmal, cltotra, Hind. 

 An erect rigid shrub. Bark rough, corky, white or light grev. 

 "Wood yellow, moderately hard. Annual rings marked by a narrow porous 

 belt. Pores very small and extremely small, in narrow irregular lines 

 of white tissue. Medullary rays moderately broad, numerous. 



