BARBERRY TRIBE. 



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generally turning to a berry. Shrubs, growing prin- 

 cipally in mountainous parts of the temperate zones, 

 especially in the north of India. Several species have 

 thorny stems and astringent bark, and furnish a yellow 

 dye ; the berries are acid, and may be made into an 

 agreeable preserve ; those of one species, Berberis Asid- 

 tica, are dried in the sun like raisins. Several hand- 

 some species are cultivated in gardens, under the name 

 of Mahonia. 



B^RBERIS (Burberry}. 



1. BERBERIS (Barberry). Sepals 6 ; petals 6, with 

 2 glands at the base of each within ; berry 2-seeded. 

 (Name said to be of Arabic origin.) 



2. EPIM&DIUM (Barrenwort). Sepals 4 ; petals 4, 

 with a scale at the base of each within ; pod many- 

 seeded. (Name of uncertain origin.) 



