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BERBERIDEJE. I. HERBERTS. 



far. j3, serratifolia (Poir. diet. 8. p. 618.) leaves ciliately- 

 serrated. 



Cretan Barberry. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1759. Sh. 4 to 5 ft. 



11 B. CRAT/EGI'NA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 9.) spines simple ; leaves 

 oblong, reticulated, hardly serrated ; racemes many-flowered, 

 crowded, spreading, scarcely longer than the leaves. Tj . H. 

 Native of Asia Minor. Allied to B. Cretica and B. Sinensis. 

 Flowers 12-18, crowded. Like B, vulgaris. 



Cratcegus-like Barberry. Fl. April, May ? Shrub 4 to 8 ft. 



12 B. TINCTO'RIA (Lesch. in mem. mus. 9. p. 306.) spines 

 3-parted ? leaves rather spatulate, spiny-toothed, glaucous be- 

 neath ; racemes simple, pendulous ; bark rather corky : wood 

 bitter and yellow, fy . H. Native of Nellygerry mountains in 

 the Peninsula of India, where the inhabitants call it tjaklon, and 

 they employ a decoction of the wood and bark to dye linen and 

 cotton of a bright yellow colour with the assistance of alum. 



Dyers' Barberry. Fl. April, May. Shrub 6 to 7 feet. 



13 B. THUNBE'RGII (D. C. syst. 2. p. 9.) lower spines 3- 

 parted, upper ones simple ; leaves oval, tapering at the base, 

 quite entire ; racemes few-flowered, corymbose, shorter than the 

 leaves. Jj . H. Native of Japan. B. Cretica, Thunb. jap. 1. 

 p. 146. but not of Lin. Young berries oblong, terminated by 

 the broad, orbicular, sessile stigma, and as if it were truncate. 



Thunberg's Barberry. Fl. April, May ? Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



1 4 B. UMBELLA'TA (Wall, mss.) spines 3-parted, long, equal ; 

 leaves obovate-oblong, mucronate, entire, glaucous beneath; 

 peduncles solitary, erect, bearing at the top several umbellate 

 pedicels which rise from the same centre. ^ . H. Native of 

 Nipaul 1 



Umbellated-doviered Barberry. Shrub C feet. 



15 B. GLAU'CA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 10. H. B. et Kth. nov. spec, 

 amer. 5. p. 71. t. 433.) spines 3-parted ; leaves obovate, under 

 surface glaucous, nearly entire ; racemes many-flowered, erect ; 

 paniculately-branched ; petals obovate. ^ . S. Native of South 

 America about Santa Fe de Bogota. Allied to B. vulgaris but 

 very distinct. Flowers a little larger. Sepals 6, with an addition 

 of 3 largish scales. 



Glaucous-leaved Barberry. Fl. April, May ? Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



16 B. MONOSPE'RMA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 52.) spines 

 3-parted ; leaves oval or obovate, mucronate, lower ones spiny- 

 toothed ; racemes many-flowered, nodding. F? . G. Native of 

 Peru on mountains. Berries black, 1 -seeded. 



One-seeded Barberry. Fl. Aug. Sept. Shrub 4 feet. 



17 B. GIAUCE'SCENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 46.) spines 3- 

 parted ; leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronulate, cuneated 

 at the base and tapering into the petiole, quite entire, glaucescent ; 

 racemes many-flowered, pendulous ; calyx 8-sepalled ; style 

 narrower than the ovary. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 

 vince of Cis Platine in woods. Stipulas awl-shaped, very 

 acute. Flowers globose, about the size of those of B. vulgaris. 



Glaucescent-lenved Barberry. Fl. Sept. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



18 B. LATIPOLIA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 52. t. 282, a.) 

 spines short, 3-parted, or simple ; leaves obovate, quite entire, 

 mucronate, under surface pale ; peduncles 3-6-flowered, shorter 

 than the leaves, fy . H. Native of Peru in the Andes towards 

 the village of Pillao in cold groves. Berries oval, dark, 3-4- 

 seeded, terminated by the pedicellate stigma. Flowers unknown. 



Broad-leaved Barberry. Fl. March, April. Shrub 9 feet. 



19 B. FLEXUO'SA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 52. t. 281. f. 2.) 

 spines 3-parted ; leaves obovate, glaucous, quite entire, mucro- 

 nate at the apex ; racemes aggregate, unequal, few-flowered. 



fj . G. Native of Peru on rocks in the' Andes ; about Tarma 

 and Cheuchin. Young berries ovate-oblong, drawn out into a 

 neck at the apex and crowned by the orbicular stigma, adult 

 ones oblong, black, 4-5-seeded. 



.Ffezuotw-branched Barberry. Fl. from Dec. to Ju. Sh. 4 to 8 ft. 



20 B. CORIA'CEA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 46.) spines small, 3- 

 parted, sometimes wanting ; leaves on short petioles, oblong, 

 narrow, obtuse, mucronulate, gradually tapering to the base ; 

 racemes curved, pendulous. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the 

 southern parts of the province of St. Paul. Berries small, acid, 

 eatable. Stipulas somewhat triangular. 



Coriaceous-leaved Barberry. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



21 B. RUSCIFOLIA (Lam. ill. t. 253. p. 2.) spines 3-parted; 

 leaves oblong, tapering at the base, mucronate, entire, or grossly 

 and spiny-toothe.d ; peduncles short, bearing 4-5 flowers at the 

 apex, fy . G. Native of South America about Buenos Ayres. 

 Flowers a little larger than those of B. vulgaris. 



Ruscus-leaved Barberry. Fl. ? Clt. 1825. Shrub 4 to 8 ft. 



22 B. PANICULATA (Juss. in D. C. syst. 2. p. 12.) spines 

 short, trifid ; leaves lanceolate, mucronate, entire, or spinulosely- 

 toothed ; peduncles angular, erect, racemosely-panicled. ^ . S. 

 Native of Peru. Bracteas linear-subulate, one half shorter than 

 the pedicels. Calyx with 3 bracteas at the base. 



Pamc/erf-flowered Barberry. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



23 B. ILICIFO LIA (Forst. in comm. goett. 9. p. 28.) spines 3- 

 parted ; leaves ovate, tapering at the base, coarsely and spinulosely- 

 toothed ; peduncles short, 4-flowered ; pedicels elongated, some- 

 what corymbose ; berries ovate, bottle-shaped. J? . H. Native 

 of Terra del Fuego in the fissures of rocks, at a place called 

 Baye de Bougainville in the Straits of Magellan. In Terra 

 Fuego the inhabitants make use of the wood for bows, for which 

 purpose it is well adapted, on account of its great elasticity. 



Holly-leaved Barberry. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1791. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



24 B. ASIA'TICA (Roxb. in D. C. syst. 2. p. 13.) spines trifid, 

 or simple ; leaves oval, cuneated, or elliptical, mucronate, smooth, 

 under surface glaucous, entire, or spinulosely-toothed ; racemes 

 short, many-flowered, corymbose, shorter than the leaves ; pedi- 

 cels elongated, 1 -flowered ; berries oval. Tj . G. Native of the 

 East Indies and Nipaul. Deless. icon. sel. 2. 1. 1. In the form 

 of the leaves this species comes very near to B. ilicifblia. 

 Berries terminated by the thick short style ; pollen grey. 



Asiatic Barberry. Fl.? Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



25 B. PETIOLA'RIS (Wall, mss.) spines simple ; leaves obo- 

 vate roundish, or obovate-oblong, spiny-ciliated, on long petioles, 

 membranous; racemes solitary, short, loose, erect, or rather 

 pendulous ; flowers large. Tj . H. Native of Nipaul ? 



Stalked-leaved Barberry. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



26 B. RIGIDIFO LIA (H. B. et Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 70. t. 

 431.) spines 3-parted; leaves oblong, terminated by a spiny 

 mucrone, hardly furnished with one or two teeth, smooth ; ra- 

 cemes few-flowered, scarcely longer than the leaves. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of South America. Allied to B. liitea. Flowers the size of 

 those of B. vulgaris. Bracteas subulate, 3-times shorter than 

 the pedicels. 



Rigid-leaved Barberry. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



27 B. QUINDIUE'NSIS (H. B. et Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 70. 

 t. 432.) spines none ; leaves oblong, spiny-toothed, mucronate, 

 smooth ; racemes erect, pubescent, many-flowered, longer than 

 the leaves. Jj . S. Native of South America in the mountains 

 about Quindiu. Flowers one half larger than those of B. vul- 

 garis. Bracteas linear-subulate, smooth. 



Quindiu Barberry. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



28 B. SPINULO'SA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 45.) branches rather 

 flattened, smooth, or even ; spines 3-parted ; leaves few in a 

 fascicle, on short stalks, oblong, tapering and cuneated at the 

 base, remotely spiny-toothed, quite entire at the base. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil in the province of St. Paul, near the town of 

 Curitiba. Branches flexuous. Stipulas membranous, somewhat 

 triangular. 



Spinulose-lenved Barberry. Shrub 3 to 5 feet. 



29 B. LAURI'NA (Billb. in flor. 1821. p. 330.) spines? leaves 





