BERBEKIS 



BEKBERIS 



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gloliese, hlankish purplo. May. Chile to Strait of Ma- 

 geliaii. B.M. (If)!!.'.. S.H.F.O. II. 1: 100. P.M. 10: 171. 

 — A viTv L'lai'efiil, frfc-tliiwering shrub; one of the 

 hanlii'st of the evurgrpcn species ; will stand the win- 

 ter even north if somewhat protected. 



10. stenophylla. Mast. {B. Ddrwini x empetrifbUa) . 

 Height 1-:! ft., with slender, arching branches : Ivs. 

 uarrcuv-i.lilon^', icvciluii' at the margins, spiny pointed, 

 ;2-l'4 ill. \i>\\ix. ilaik L;ncu above: fls. 2-6, in pedun- 

 </leil. peiiiluluus uiiiliils. I )!:' garden origin. May. G.C. 

 111. 7:G10. A.F. (i: :i20. — Handsome shrub, nearly as 

 hardy as the former. 



cc. Lvs, coarseli/ spiny dentate. 

 D. FIs. in sinipli- ritrrnies nr ch(sters. 



11. ilicifdlia, Forst. Iloliy liav.Ml. Lvs. partially ever- 

 green, persisting till hiir in wiiiTcr. shining dark green, 

 ovate, tapering at bast-. ruaiM ly >piny-toothed: pedicels 

 short, 4-tld., somewhat corymbose ; fls. orange-yellow. 

 Terra del Fuego. B.M. 4308. F.S. 3:291. 



12. D&rwini, Hook. Height 1-3 ft. : branches brown, 

 pubescent when young : lvs. sessile, cuneate, obovate, 

 usually 3-fld at the apex, glossy dark green above, ^-1 

 in. long : racemes short, many-fid., pendulous ; fls. 

 orange-yellow, often reddish outside ; style longer than 

 the ovarv ; fr. dark purple. Chile to Patagonia. B.M. 

 4590. F.S. 7:1103. F.F.G. 2:46. 



13. Wallichiina, DC.(iJ.J"(l»ie«OMi,Hort.,notLindl.). 

 Shrub, to 10 ft., with grayish brown branches : spines 

 3-parted, nearly an inch long : lvs. sessile, oblong-ellip- 

 tic or lanceolate, remotely spiny serrate, shining on both 

 sides, 1-2 in. long : lis. long-pedicelled, nodding, 3-6 in 

 a cluster. Himalayas. B.M. 4656. P.F.G. 1:79. 



14. Neuberti, Lem. (B. ilicifdlUi, Hort., not Forst, 

 B. AqHtfolium x viilghrls). Branches grayish brown, 

 without spines, upright : lvs. simple, oval or ovate, 

 sometimes with 1 or 2 smaller lateral Ifts., spiny or 

 setulose-dentate, dark grayish green above, lK-3 in. 

 long: fls. in racemes. Of garden origin. I.H. 1:111. 

 G.C. III. 9:73, 75. — Hardy north, but lvs. not persistent. 





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iiD. Fls. in i-ompound. penduloiLs racemes. 



15. aristita, DC. Bush, 2-6 ft. : lvs. oblong, semi-per- 

 sistent, usually spinose-dentate, 1-3 in. long : fls. in 

 long-peduncled, compound racemes. Himalayas. B.R. 

 9:729. 



16. JfLmesoni, Lindl. Shrub, much branched : lvs. 

 oblong, 2-3 in. long, with few large and strong spines : 

 fls. orange, in drooping panicles or compound racemes. 

 Ecuador. I.H. 6:201. 



AA. Lvs. pinnate^ persistent : branches spineless. 



[Mahonia,) 



B. Petioles short or almost noyie. 



c. Racemes few-fid., slender, mostly lateral. 



17. Frdmonti, Torr. From ,5-12 ft.: Ifts. 3-7, rigidly 



coriaceous, ovate or oblong, with few strong, spiny teeth, 



glaucous, dull, %-! in. long: racemes loose, 3-7-fld.; 



229. Berberis Aquifolium (X >^). 



pedicels slender : fr. at least i-ain. in diam., red, in- 

 flated, and rather dry. W. Texas to Utah and Mex. 

 G.F. 1 : 497. — Remarkable for its pale, glaucous foliage 

 and large berries. Not hardy north. 



cc. Racetnes many-fid., dense. 



18. pinnS,ta, Lag. ^Mahonia fasciculdris, DC). Two 

 to 3 ft. : Ifts. 5-17, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, coriaceous, 

 undulate at the margin and with few spiny teeth, dark 

 green, somewhat shining : fls. in short, fascicled racemes : 

 fr. blue. Calif., N. Mex. B.M. 2396. B.R. 9:702. -Not 

 hardy north. 



19. Japdnica, Spreng. (M. Japdnica, DC. B. Bealii, 

 Fort.). Height 5-10 ft.: Ifts. 9-13, roundish or ovate, 

 coriaceous, usually truncate at the base, with large, re- 

 mote, spiny teeth, 2-5 in. long : racemes 3—4 in. long, 

 fascicled: fr- bluish black. China, Japan. B.M. 4846, 

 4852. P.F.G. 1:11. F.S. 6:79. -Very 'effective by its 

 large foliage, thriving best, like the other Mahonias, in 

 a partly shaded position. Hardy north to New York in 

 sheltered positions. 



20. Nepalfensis, Spreng. {B. Japdnica, Hort.). Tall, 

 4-0 ft. : Ifts. 5-25, rigid, obovate-oblong, repand-toothed, 

 with few spiny teeth on each edge. India to Japan. 

 N. 1:182. A.G. 18:355. 



BB. Petioles prominent or elongated. 

 c. lyfts. truncate or rounded at the base. 



21. Aquifdlium, Pursh (Muhdnia Aquifdlium, Nutt.). 

 Fig. 229. From 3-6 ft. : Ifts. 5-9, oblong or oblong-ovate, 

 shiny dark green above, spinulose-dentate : racemes 

 erect, fascicled: berries blue, small. May. British Co- 

 lumbia to Ore. B.R. 17:1425. L. B.C. 18:1718. P.M.B. 

 9: 5. — Handsome evergreen shrub, hardy north in shel- 

 tered positions. 



22. nervdsa, Pursh. Dwarf evergreen shrub : sts. but 

 a few inches high, tipped with long, husk-like, pointed 

 bnd-scales : Ifts. 11-21, lance-ovate, 3-5-ribbed, remotely 

 spiny-toothed, borne on a strongly jointed stalk : ra- 

 cemes elongated, erect: fr. oblong, blue. Ore. B.M. 3949. 

 L.B.C. 18:1701. F.S. 2:127. P.M. 7:55, as Mahonia 

 glumacea. 



23. ripens, Lindl. (Mahdnia repens, Don). Rarely 

 over 1 ft. high, stoloniferous : Ifts. 3-7, roundish ovate 

 or ovate, pale or glaucous and dull above, spinulose- 

 dentate : fls. and fr. like the former. Brit. Columbia to 

 Calif, and N. Mex. B.R. 14:1176. L.B.C. 19:1847. 



oc. Lfts. cuneate at base, narrow-lanceolate. 



24. Fbrtunei, Lindl. Dwarf: lfts. 5-9, distant, nar- 

 rowJy lanceolate; spiny teeth numerous, small : racemes 

 erect, fascicled. China. F.S. 3:287 bis. 



B. actinacdnfha. Mart. One to 3 ft., evergreen : spines 5- 

 parted : lvs. small, spiny : fis. in sessile clusters. Chile. B.R. 



