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BERBERIS 



25. Sargentiana, Schneid. Evergreen shrub, to 6 

 ft. : branches nearly terete, grayish brown, with usually 

 short spines: Ivs. coriaceous, elliptic-oblong to oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute or acuminate, densely spiny-serrate, 

 dark green above, light green and reticulate below, 

 l}^-4 in. long: fls. fascicled, many, }^>in. across; pedicels 

 %-%in. long: fr. globose-ovoid, J-jjin. long, black, with 

 sessile stigma. May, June; fr. Sept., Oct. W. China. 

 Very handsome with large dark green Ivs. At the 

 Arnold Arboretum it has proved the hardiest of the 

 evergreen barberries. See page 3566. 



26. hakeoides, Schneid. (B. congestifldra var. hake- 

 aides, Hook. f. B. congestifldra, Hort., not Gay). Shrub, 

 to 6 ft. : last year's branches angular, grayish brown; 

 spines small or oftener leafy., and semi-orbicular with 



541. Berberis Thunbergii. 



spiny teeth: Ivs. oval to nearly orbicular, 1-2 in. long, 

 rigid, spinoseKlentate, bright green above, glaucous 

 beneath: fls. in dense globose clusters; clusters very 

 numerous along the branches and forming spikes toward 

 the end which is often leafless: fr. ovoid, %m., bluish 

 black. Chile. G.C. III. 29:295. B.M. 6770. Very 

 handsome with its numerous bright yellow fl.-clusters. 

 Not hardy N. 



27. ilicifolia, Forst. Shrub, to 8 ft.: last year's 

 branches angular, purplish, minutely pubescent when 

 young: Ivs. obovate, %-2 in. long, dark green above, 

 coarsely spiny-toothed: racemes 5-10-fld., shorter than 

 the Ivs. with the peduncle about 1 in. long; fls. orange- 

 yellow. Patagonia. B.M. 4308. F.S. 3:291. Similar 

 to the following. Very rare in cult.; for the plants 

 usually cult, under this name see No. 31. 



28. Darwinii, Hook. Shrub, 1-3 ft. : branches brown, 

 pubescent when young: Ivs. cuneate, obovate, spiny- 

 toothed and usually 3-pointed at the apex, glossy dark 

 green above, light green and lustrous beneath, %-\ 

 in. long: racemes 6-20-fld., longer than the Ivs., with the 

 peduncle 2-4 in. long, pendulous; fls. orange-yellow, 

 often reddish outside; style as long as the ovary: fr. 

 dark purple. June; fr. Aug., Sept. Chile to Patagonia. 

 B.M. 4590. F.S. 7:663. P.F.G. 2:46. J.F. 2:111. 

 G.M. 44:660. 



29. asiatica, Roxbg. (B. hypoleuca, Lindl.). Shrub, 

 to 10 ft.: last year's branches grayish yellow, 

 grooved, puberulous when young; spines small: Ivs. 

 obovate to oblong, 1-3 in. long, entire or with few teeth, 

 whitish beneath: racemes 8-25-fld., 1-2 in. long: fr. 

 purple, with distinct style. Apr.. May. Himalayas. 

 J.H.S. 2:246 Hardy only S. 



30. chitria, Lindl. (B. aristAta, Sims, not DC.). 

 Shrub, to 6 ft. : last year's branches yellowish or reddish 

 brown, slightly grooved or nearly terete ; spines slender, 

 to %in. long: Ivs. oblong, or oblong-obovate, cuneate 

 at the base, 1-3 in. long, spinose-serrate or entire, sub- 

 coriaceous: fls. deep yellow, often reddish, in long- 

 peduncled panicles: fr. purplish, ovoid-oblong, with 

 distinct style. June. July. Himalayas. B.R. 9:729. 

 B.M. 2549 (a few-fld. form, as B. umbellata). Often 



confused with B, aristata, which is easily distinguishe 

 by its simple sessile racemes. 



31. Neubertii, Lem. (B. vulgaris x Mahonia Aqui- 

 fblium). Branches grayish brown, without spines, 

 upright: Ivs. simple, oval or ovate, or sometimes 

 oblong, cuneate at the base, often with 1 or 2 smaller 

 lateral Ifts., spiny-toothed, dark grayish green above, 

 lJ^-3 in. long: fls. in racemes. Of garden origin. I.H. 

 1:111. G.C. III. 9:73, 75. Var. latifdlia, Rehd. (B. 

 ilicifolia, Hort., not Forst. B. latifolia, Hort.). Lva. 

 broader, those of the shoots more rigid, with fewer 

 and broader, more spreading spines, with broader 

 often nearly truncate base. Hardy in sheltered posi- 

 tions at the Arnold Arboretum, but not evergreen; in 

 the S. the Ivs. are persistent. 



B. actinacdntha. Mart. Evergreen shrub, to 3 ft.: spines 4-7- 

 parted: Ivs. obovate to oblong, J-^-l in. long, spiny: fls. ^li iuh t- 

 stalked, in clusters. Chile. B.R. 31:55. B. acuminata, Franch. 

 Allied to B. Gagnepainii. Evergreen shrub: branches yellow, terete: 

 Ivs. lanceolate, 4-7 in. long, acuminate, with numerous small spiny 

 teeth: fls. fascicled; pedicels about 1 in. long. S.W. China. J.H.K. 

 1900:191. B. acumintita, Stapf=B. Gagnepainii. B. acuminAta, 

 Veitch=B. Veitchii. B. aetnhisis, Prcsl. Ix>w, dense, deciduous 

 shrub: branches yellowish gray, angular with numerous spines, 

 about Hin. long: Ivs. oblanceolate or obovate, spinose-serrate, H~ 

 \ l /z in. long: racemes short, 8-14-fld. Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica. B. 

 aggregdta, Schneid. Allied to B. polyantha. Lvs. oblong-obovate, 

 spiny-toothed, ?i~l in. long: panicles short and very dense, about 

 &in. long: fr. subglobose, salmon-red. W. China. B. Andrti'inu, 

 Naudin 3. laurina. B. anyuldsa, Wall. Deciduous shrub, to 4 ft.: 

 young branchlets puberulous, angular, spiny: Ivs. oblong-obovate, 

 J^-1H in- long, whitish beneath, entire or sparsely spinulose: fls. 

 solitary or few, slender-stalked: fr. red. Himalayas. B.M. 7071. 

 B. Aquifdlium, Pursh=Mahonia Aquifolium. B, argiita, P.nM - 

 Mahonia arguta. B. Belstaniana, Hort.=B. virescens. B. Berp- 

 mdnnix, Schneid. Allied to B. Sargentiana. Evergreen shrub, to 

 6 ft.: Ivs. coriaceous, elliptic, indistinctly veined, 1-1 J-^ in. long: fls. 

 fascicled, many: fr. oblong-ovoid, black, bloomy. Cent, and W. 

 China. Var. acanthophylla, Schneid. Lvs. to 2 in. long, sinuately 

 spiny. W. China. Only the variety is in cult. B. Bretschneideri, 

 Rehd. Allied to B. koreana. Shrub, to 8 ft.: branches terete, red- 

 dish brown with few and small spines: Ivs. obovate-oblong, 1 } 2-2 '-j 

 in. long, setose-serrate: racemes about 1 H in- long: fr. oblong, pur- 

 plish. N.China. S.T.S. 2:110. Hardy N. B. brachypoda, Maxim. 

 Allied to B. amurensis. Shrub, to 6 ft.: Ivs. elliptic-oblong, acute, 

 pubescent on both sides, !/ 3J- in. long: racemes pubescent, slen- 

 der, 2-3 in. long: fr. scarlet. Cent. China. B. candidula, Schneid. 

 (B. Wallichiana var. candidula, Schneid. B. Wallichiana var. pal- 

 lida, Boiss.). Allied to B. verruculosa. Evergreen prostrate shrub: 

 branchlets glabrous, yellowish: Ivs. elliptic with few spiny teeth, 

 white beneath, about 1 in. long: fls. solitary. Cent. China. V.F. 15. 

 B. Cdroli, Schneid. (B. integerrima var. stenophylla, Maxim.). 

 Similar to B. Poirctii. Shrub, to 6 ft.: Ivs. oblanceolate, usually 

 entire, H~1H in. long: racemes 8-14-fld. Mongolia. Var. hoano- 

 h^nsis, Schneid. Racemes many-fld., 1-1 J 2 in. long, pedicels Hin. 

 long: fr. subglobose, salmon-red. W, China. Only the variety is in 

 cult. B. cerdsina, Schrad. Allied to B. sinensis, but Ivs. more often 

 toothed, racemes shorter, hardly longer than the Ivs. and spines 

 shorter, usually simple. Of unknown origin. B. congestifldra, Gay. 

 Allied to B. hakeoides. Lvs. oblong-ovate to orbicular, often 

 entire: fls. in dense umbels on upright stalks \?-\ in. long. Chile. 

 B. cratxgina, DC. Shrub, to 5 ft.: branches brownish red, nearly 

 terete: Ivs. deciduous, oblanceolate to oblong-obovate, H-l H in. 

 long, usually entire: racemes 6-20-fld., 1-2 in. long: fr. bluish black. 

 Asia Minor. The true B. crataegina does not seem to be in cult. 

 B. erotica, Linn. Deciduous shrub, to U ft.: branches purplish with 



542. Fruiting twig of Berberis Thunbergii. ( X }3 



numerous spines often nearly 1 in. long: Ivs. lanceolate, H^-^in. 

 long, usually entire: fls. 3-7, in short umbel-like racemes. S.E. Eu. 

 Orient. B. crispa, Gay. Allied to B. hakeoides. Branches puber- 

 ulous: Ivs. thinner, ovate or oval, spiny-toothed, ^3-1/2 in. long: 

 fls. 5-8, on slender pedicels, clustered. Chile." B. dealbata, Lindl. 

 Lvs. persistent, nearly orbicular, with few spiny teeth: racemes 

 short, dense, nodding. Mex. B.R. 21 : 1750. B. ekgaris, Hort.=B. 

 Lycium. B. emarginata, Willd. Possibly B. sibirica X vulgaris. 

 Low shrub: spines 1-5-parted: Ivs. obovate to obovate-oblong, }$- 

 1 ?4 in. long, setulose-dentate: racemes shorter than the Ivs., up- 

 right; petals usually emarginate. Of unknown origin. G.O.H. 62. 

 B. Ffridleri, Gray. Allied to B. canadensis. Shrub, to 5 ft.: spines 

 3-5-parted: Ivs. obovate-lanceolate, ?4-l % in. long, lustrous, i-ntire 

 or spinulose: racemes dense, long-peduncled, pendulous. Colo, to 

 Xew Mex. G.F. 1:462. B. Fdrtunei, Lindl. =Mahonia Fortunei. 



