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MAIIERNIA 





2302. Mahernia verticUlata. 



(X?3) 



into a coriatwiis caps, wth nisuiy seeds.— More than 

 30 hcrlv* !uul siibslinibs of S. .\fr., mostly with im-isod 

 Ivs. and dixHipinn. boll-shapinl lis. 



verticiUato, l.inn. tU. iMlomta. Hort., not of bota- 

 nists, wliich is llrnimiiuia I'nuliana). Uonky-Hkll. I'ljl. 

 230"-' A fniiiicnt plant in conservatorios, and sonii^ 

 tinu's seen in window-gardens anil 

 coUeetions: half woody, very dif- 

 fuse and strafigly, not making a 

 centr;il leader, the terete crooked 

 sts. si-alinnis: K"s. 

 small, nnieli eut into 

 linear divisions, with 

 deep -eut stii)ules: 

 ils. •'4in. orlesslouK, 

 nodding, usually 

 about 2 together, 

 'J^' ' (I W^ fi'""' axillary shouts, 



V >il /'/■,'Cr.. sweet, fragrant, 



honey-yellow. — 

 Free bloomer in win- 

 ter and spring. Oi 

 easy cult. Pro]), by cuttings. 

 A very pretty twiggy bush 

 for the cool greenhouse. The 

 branches are long and flexible, 

 so that siieeiniens may be 

 trained into any form. It 

 may also be used for hanging- 

 baskets. It is of easy cult, m 

 pots, but lifts badly. 

 Elabrata, Cav. Lvs. dentate or dentate-pinnatifid 

 (not so finely cut as in the last), ^vered wi h stdlate 

 ao^vB: trailing, not odorous.-It.is doubtful whethe. the 

 plant cult, mder this name is the M. glabral.a of 

 botanists. L. H. B. 



MAHOE, MOtTNTAIN: Hibiscus elaius. 



MAHOGANY: SwirfCTita- Mountain M.: Ccrcocorpus. 



MAHONIA (after Bernard M'Mahon, a Prominent 

 American hort i.ult urist ; 177.5-1816 ; see Vol. Ill, p. 1586, 

 f^a biographical skc-tch). Syn., Odosthnon. Berberi- 

 Mce^. Ornamental woody plants groNvn.chiefly for their 

 handsome evergreen foliage and for their large panicles 

 of yellow flowers. Usually united with Berbcris 



Evergreen shrubs, rarely small trees: lvs alterniae 

 odd-pinnate, rarely :5-foliolate, with minute subulate 

 Ses: fls yellow, in many-fld. ra<.emes or panicles 

 fpr^n^ng from the axils of bud-scales' sepals 9; pet^als 

 6 with nectaries at the biuse; stamens 6; ovary l-c<-lled 

 with usuallv f<nv ovules: fr. a dark bl.i<- and bloomy 

 rarely red berry, with usually few -ff^f^-^ 

 45 sri-^ic-s in N. ami Cent. Amer. an.l Iv and h E. Asa 

 From Berbcris with which it is often united, it is Ciisily 

 distinguished by the pinnate lvs. and the unarmed 

 branches, also by the large infl springing from tlie ax Is 

 of bud-sc'ales an.l by the 9 >^^vf %^ !;"''. f:^^f' ^^ ^"'^'^^ 

 in Engler, Bot. Jahrbiicher 31 :30-l.« (1901). 



The mahonias art^ very handsome evergreen shrubs 

 gprearling usuallv by suckers, with arge leaves and 

 yellow flowers in conspicuous panicles appearing in 

 spring and followed by dark blue bloomy berries Most 

 of the 8p.:cies arc tender, but M. np.n.x, M Aquif„hum, 

 M. nm'o.s«, M. ■pinmila var. Wagnen are hardy as tar 

 north as Massachu.setts, but the fo lage is liable to be 

 scorched if exposed to the winters sun though M. 

 repens w more resistant an<l is rare y hurne.l .li. 

 jJponiM «-iU succeed if planted in sheltered ".'♦'■at ms 

 M pinruila is a most b<!autiful evergreen spe^-ies, but it 

 renuires protection from cf)ld winds, and th(; winters 

 sun M.TepenH is the best evergreen species we have 

 It snrea/ls rapidly and the foliage is rarely burned and 

 the numerous clusters of showy yellow flowers rc-nder it 

 mo-^X attractive at the end of May. I hey prefer a 



MAHONIA 



humid soil and a positi.m sheltered from strong winds 

 and from the hot sun. They are easily transplanted 

 ami some, particularlv M. rc/icns and M. nirrosa, 

 spread considerably by suckers. Propagation is by 

 seeds sown soon after maturity or stratified and sown 

 in spring, or bv suckers which are freely produced in 

 most species, klso by cuttings of haU-ripeucd wood 

 under ghuss and by layers. 



Aquifolium, 1, 2, 3. 

 Bmlii. 0. 

 faticicularis, 3. 

 Fortunci, 7. 

 Froniolitii, 8. 

 ffhimiicvn, 4. 

 gracilis, I. 



INDEX. 



KriiciUiina, 6. 

 1/,-n'vi/i, 2. 

 japoiiicft, 6. 

 jUKlandifolia, 1. 

 niacrocarpa, 2. 

 7taiui, 2. _ 

 ncpalensis, 5. 



nervosa, 4. 

 nulka7ius, 1. 

 pilinata, 3. 

 repens, 2. _ 

 rotundifolia, 2. 

 trifurca, 6. 

 Wagneri, 3. 



A. Racemes many-fld., usually dense. 



B. LJls. rounded or truncate at the base, rarely cuneate, 



ovale to ovate-oblong. 



C. Text^ire of lvs. leathery; lfts.S-9, sometimes 13. 



n. Petiole about 1 in. long; Ifts. 3-9. 

 1 Aquifdlium, Nutt. (Berberis Aquifdlium, Pursh 

 Odosthnon nutkanus, Rydb.). Fig. 2303. Irom 3-6 

 ft • Ifts. 5-9, oblong or oblong-ovato, dark green and 

 lustrous above, spinulose-dentate VA-S in. long: 

 racemes erect, fascicled: berries blue, small. May. 

 BrTt Col to Ore. B.R. 1425, L.B.C. 18:1718. P.M. 

 9 5 G 12 -721 -28: 143. G.M. 44:659. Gn.W. 23:361. 

 Var iuglandifolia, Jouin. Lfts. usually 7, the lowest pair 

 usuallv close to the base of the petiole, often subcordate 

 at the base, smaller and of thicker texture, teeth 

 smaller, accumbent; rachis usually red Var. gracilis, 

 Jouin (M. grdcilis, Ilort., not ledde). Lfts. 5-9 

 oblong-ovate, cuneate at the base, spinose-serrate with 

 small teeth, slightly lustrous above 2-3 in. long. 

 There are also forms with variegated lvs., with yeUow 

 foliage and with the young foliage bright red. 



2 repens, Don (Berberis ripens, Lindl. B. Aquifd- 

 lium, Brit. & Brown. B. nana, Greene. Odosthmon 

 Aquifdlium, Rydb.). Rarely over 1 ft. high, stolo- 

 niferous: lfts. 3-7, roundish ovate or ovate, pa-le or 

 glaucous and dull above, spinulose-dentate 1 J 2-2 /2 

 in long- fls. and fr. as in the preceding. Brit. Col. to 

 Calif. ^andN. Mex. B.R. 1176. L.B.C. 19: 1847.- 

 Hardier than the preceding species, but less handsome. 







2303. Mahonia Aquifolium. ( X H) 

 Var. rotundifaUa, Fedde [Berberis rolundifblia Hh- 

 vevi Hort.). L/ts. usually 5, broader, often sub- 

 oXcu at nearly entire or finely f"/! sparingly serrate^ 

 Var. macrocarpa, .loiiin. Frs. thicker and lvs. less 

 opaque. - <o 



DD. Petiole usually very short; lfts. <-ls. 

 3 Binnata. Fedde (Berberis pinnata, hag. M. 

 fasciSs DC. B. Aquifmuni var. fascxeuhirts, 

 & Two to 6 ft.: lfts. 7-13, ovate or ovate-lanceo- 

 late, undulate at the margin and with few spmy teeth. 



