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2, Berberis k. BARBERRY. 



Sepals 6, protected by bracts. Petals 6. 

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

 ers yellow. ^ . 



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. KEPENS Lindl. Leaflets pinnately 

 veined, not shining above, not acuminate. 

 Marin County. Spring. 



4. B. NERVOSA Pursh. Leaflets palmately 

 nerved. Marin County. Spring. 



Family 3, RANUNCULACEJE, 



Petals alternate with sepals and imbricate in 

 aestivation. Stamens oo ; anthers extrorse (lat- 

 eral), longitudinally dehiscent. Ovaries sev- 

 eral, rarely reduced to 1, apocarpous. Fruit 

 akene, follicle or berry. Stipules 0. 



1, Paeoilia Touru. PEONY. 



Sepals 5, unequal, persistent. Petals equal 

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



