BERBERIS 



BERBERIS 



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Franklin, Mass. G.C. III. 49:10. Hybrids with B. 

 vulgaris occur. 



15. Wflsonae, Hemsl. Low shrub with spreading 

 branches: last year's branches reddish brown, angular, 

 puberulous; spines 3-parted, slender, /^-%in. long: 

 Ivs. oblanceolate or narrowly obovate, %-l in. long, 

 rounded and mucronate or acutish at the apex, rarely 

 3-pointed, pale green and dull above, glaucous beneath, 

 reticulate, thickish : fls. golden yellow, in dense clusters 

 or in very short-stalked umbels: fr. globose, J^in. 

 diam., salmon-red, usually yellow or whitish on the 

 shadv side. May; fr. in Sept. W. China. B.M. 8414. 

 G.C.' III. 42:372. Gn. 71, p. 541. G. 29:520. J.H. III. 

 55:42"). Very distinct handsome shrub, with small 

 foliage, assuming a brilliant fall coloring. It has proved 

 hardy at the Arnold Arboretum in somewhat sheltered 

 positions. 



16. dictyophylla, Franch. Shrub, to 6 ft. high, with 

 slightly angular branches, usually covered with white 

 bloom while young, reddish brown the second year: 

 Ivs. obovate to oblong-obovate, J--l in. long, obtuse or 

 acutish, entire or spinose-dentate, chalky white beneath : 

 fls. solitary, pale yellow, ^-%in. diam'., short-stalked: 

 fr red, ovoid, J^in. long. May. S. W. China. Very 

 diftinct. with its small foliage white beneath like the 

 young shoots. Var. albicaulis, Hort., is a form with 

 the young branchlets distinctly bloomy and the lys. 

 intensely white beneath. Var. epruin6sa, Schneid. 

 Branchlets angled, red-brown, not bloomy: Ivs. light 

 green beneath. Var. approximata, Rehd. (B. approxi- 

 ini'iln. Sprague). Lvs. obovate, spinose-dentate, rarely 

 entire, fb. smaller. B.M. 7833; the type of the species 

 with all or nearly all Ivs. entire is figured in Franchet, 

 Plant. Delavay. "11. 



17. diaphana, Maxim. (B. yunnanensis, Hutchins., 

 not Franch. ) . Shrub, to 3 ft . , with rather stout branches, 

 grooved, light yellowish brown in their second year; 

 spines 1-3-parted, J^-J^, rarely to 1% in- long: Ivs. 

 obovate to oblong-obovate, obtusish, %-lH in. long, 

 spinose-serrulate or sometimes entire, glaucous and 

 reticulate beneath: fls. bright yellow, J^in. diam., sol- 

 itary, or in 2's or 3's on a common peduncle; pedicels 

 ?4-in. long: fr. oblong, often attenuated at the apex, 

 scarlet, slightly bloomy, nearly Hin. long. May; fr. 

 in Sept. W. China. B.M. 8224. S.T.S. 2 : 109. 

 Remarkable for its large fr. ; the Ivs. turn scar- 

 let in autumn. Hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. 



IS. buxifolia, Poir. (B. dulcis, Sweet). One to 

 3 ft.: brandies brown, grooved; spines usually 

 3-parted, short: Ivs. cuneate, obovate or elliptic. 

 }-! in. long: fls. solitary, on long pedicels, 

 orange-yellow: fr. nearly globose, blackish purple. 

 May. Chile to Strait of Magellan. B.M. 6505. 

 S.B.F.G. II. 1:100. P.M. 10:171. L.B.C.20: lull. 

 H.F. 1857:122. A very graceful, free-flowering 

 shrub; one of the hardiest of the evergreen 

 species; will stand the winter even N. if somewhat 

 protected. 



19. empetrif51ia, Lam. Low, densely branched shrub, 

 to 2 ft.: last year's branches slightly angular, brown, the 

 young ones purplish, often bloomy; spines 1-3-parted, 

 'i iiu. long: Ivs. linear, ]4~%m. long, strongly 

 revolute at the margin, spiny pointed, bright green: 

 fls. 1-2, on slender pedicels, about J<in. long: fr. glo- 

 bose, bluish black, about ]4m. diam. May, June. Chile 

 to Patagonia. B.R. 20:27. S.B.F.G. 4:350. Less often 

 cult, and not so handsome as the following hybrid, 

 which has larger Ivs. and umbellate fls. 



20. stenophylla, Mast. (B. Ddrmnii xB. empelrifblia) . 

 Height 1-3 ft., with slender, arching branches Ivs. 

 narrow-oblong, revolute at the margins, spiny pointed, 

 Ji-114 in. long, dark green above: fls. 2-6, in pedun- 

 cled nodding umbels. Of garden origin. May. G C 

 III. 7:019. A.F. 6:325. Gn. 14, p. 46; 61^ p. 305 



(habit); 69, p. 318. G.W. 14, p. 593; 15, p. 103. 

 Handsome shrub, hardy in sheltered positions at the 

 Arnold Arboretum. 



21. concinna, Hook. f. Low, spreading shrub, to 3 

 ft.: branches of last year pale brown, angular; spines 

 3-parted, slender: Ivs. obovate, y^-\ in. long, rather 

 thin and only half-evergreen, remotely spinose-dentate, 

 bright green above, glaucous beneath : fls. solitary or in 

 2's on slender stalks, J-l in. long, bright yellow, over 

 3/in. across: fr. red, oblong-ovoid. June. Himalayas. 

 B.M. 4744. One of the most graceful barberries, 

 similiar to B. dictyophylla, but easily distinguished by 

 the slender-stalked fls. and half-evergreen Ivs. It has 

 proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum in sheltered 

 positions. 



22. verruculdsa, Hemsl. & Wilson. Dwarf, spreading 

 shrub, to 3 ft., evergreen: branches terete, densely 

 verruculose, with slender spines often as long as Ivs. : 

 Ivs. ovate or elliptic to ovate - lanceolate, remotely 

 spiny-toothed, dark green and lustrous above, glaucous 

 beneath, J^-l in. long: fls. 1-2, J^in. across: fr. violet- 

 black, bloomy, ovoid }iin. long, with sessile stigma. 

 June; fr. Oct. W. China. B.M. 8454. Very handsome 

 with its dense dark green and lustrous foliage. Has 

 proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. 



23. Gagnepainii, Schneid. Evergreen shrub, to 

 6 ft.: branches yellowish gray, terete, with slender, 

 rather long spines: Ivs. narrow-lanceolate, spiny-ser- 

 rate, revolute at the margin, light green beneath, indis- 

 tinctly veined, lJ^-3^ in. long: fls. fascicled, 3-8, l /i\n. 

 across; pedicels Jj-l in. long: fr. ovoid, about J^in. 

 long, bluish black, bloomy, with nearly sessile style. 

 June; fr. Oct. W.China. G.C. III. 46:226. B.M. 8185 

 (as B. acuminata). 



24. llvis, Franch. Shrub, to 5 ft., evergreen: branches 

 light yellowish gray, angled, usually with long spines: 

 Ivs. narrow-lanceolate, remotely spiny-serrate, slightly 

 or not revolute at the margin, light green beneath, 

 indistinctly veined, 1-2 in. long: fls. in many-fld. 

 fascicles, j^in. across; pedicels short, }4-%\n. long: fr. 

 short-ovoid, about J-^in. long, black; stigma on a short 

 style. June; fr. Oct. W. China. See discussion on 

 page 3566. 



