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BKRBERIS 



BERBEKIS 



4. ahsUU, DC. (H. coriaria, Koyle. li. floribilnda. 

 Wall). Shrub, to S It.i-hist year's braiu'lios yi-Uouish 

 br«»'n, sliitlitly angular; spines mostly siinple: Ivs. 

 I'lliptio to ovatc-obloii);. acute or obtusish, spinosely 

 ileiitato. oee;i-sioiially entire, 1-2 '2 in. long, of finn tex- 

 tur»> at maturity: racemes 10-25-fld., sessile, usually 

 spn-ading and stout: 



fr. nearly 



2MI. long, 



539. Berberis Regeliaaa. 



(X.'3) 



longer than the stout 

 p«^li^els. bright ri-tl, 

 iinallv bluish purple 

 ami hliKimy: -stigma 

 on a short distinct 

 style. June; fr. Sept., 

 Oct. Himalayas. B. 

 R. 27 :4(>.— Hardy at 

 the .\rnold .Arbore- 

 tum. Hybrids occur 

 with B. vtilyiirif. 



5. canadensis, Mill. 

 (6.C(iri)/iMn;i<i, Loud. 

 B. nitgiilizons, Hort . ) . Up- 

 right shrub, 1-3 ft., with 

 arching branches: spines 

 small. 3-part ed : Ivs. 

 cuneate - oblong to ob- 

 ovate, remotely spinulose- 

 dentate, rarely entire, usu- 

 ally obtusish, 1-2 in. long: 

 racemes many-fld., longer 

 than the Ivs.; petals re- 

 tu.se or emarginate: fr. 

 ovoid, scarlet. May, June; 

 fr. .Sept., (let. .Mleghanies. 

 G.W. 1:101.— The plant 

 Bold imder this name is 

 usually B. vtilgarix. Lower 

 and more graceful then B. vulgaris; the foliage turns 

 scarlet in autuiiui. 



6. koreana, I'alibin. Shrub, to 6 ft.: branches 

 grooved, yellowish or reddish brown; spines short, 

 scarcely ' jin. long, usually simple: Ivs. obovatc, or oval, 

 rounded at the apex, cuneate at the base, 1-2' ■> in. long 

 and ' 2-1 ' 2 in- broad, spinose-scrrulate, reticulate and 

 I)ale beneath: racemes shorter than Ivs., rather dense, 

 slender-stalked, nodding: fr. subglobose-ovoid, '4in. 

 long, bright red. May: fr. Sept., Oct. Korea. J.C.T. 

 2tj, I :.5. — Hand.some species with broad Ivs. coloring 

 deep red in autumn and with briglit red fr. persisting 

 until the following spring; has proved perfectly hardy 

 at the Arnold .\rboretum. 



7. Siebdldii, Miq. Shrub, to 3 ft. : last year's branches 

 deep ri'dclish lirown, angular, 2-edged toward the end: 

 spines ;}-parted, slender: Ivs. oblong-obovate, 1-2^-2 in. 

 long, acute or obtusish, cuneate at the base, setosely 

 ciliate and usually revolutc at the margin, bright green 

 below: racemes 3-(j-fld., slender-pedunclecl, umbel-lil^e: 

 fr. ovoid to subglobose, ^^in. long, rather dry, liright 

 red and lu-strous. May, June: fr. Sept. Japan. S.'l.S. 

 1:14. — \ verj' hand.some shrub: Ivs. purplish when 

 unfolding and marked with green veins, deej) vinous red 

 in autumn: the fr. retains the bright color until the 

 following .spring. It has proved perfectly hardy at the 

 Amtild Arboretum. Often B. liegeliana is cultivated 

 under the name B. Sieholdii. 



8. polyantha, Hemsl. Shrub, to 12 ft.: branches 

 grayi.sh brown, slightly angled, glabrous or i)ub<rulous 

 with usually short spines: Ivs. cuneate-obovatc, rounded 

 at the apex, leatherj-, spiny-s(frrate, rarely nearly entire, 

 pale grayish green, %-\]4 in. long: fis. deep yellow in 

 pendulous .'ihort-stalkcl panicles 2-6 in. long: fr. oblong- 

 ovoid, narrower] into a distinct style, pale red, bloomy, 

 Hin. long. June, July; fr. Sept. W. China, (i. 33: 

 2fi9. — \'ery hand.'wjme with its large panicles of deep 

 yellow fla.; not quite hardy in Mass. 



n. Francisci-Ferdinandi, Schneid. Shrub, to 10 ft.: 

 branches re(l-l)rown, nearly terete, with long spines: 

 Ivs. elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, acute, cuneate at the 

 ba.se, densely spiny-serrate, bright green, thin, 1-2 '2 in. 

 long: Ms. yellow in pendulous, usuall.y narrow panicles, 

 with the slender stalk 3-.5 in. long: fr. ovoid-oblong, 

 scarlet, almost ' 2in. long, with nearly sessile stigma. 

 May, June; fr. Sept. W . China.— The drooping pani- 

 cles of scarlet frs. are very handsome. 



10. Poiretii, Schneid. (B. sinensis, Hemsl., not Poir. 

 B. sinensis var. anguslijblia, Regel). Shrub, to h ft.: 

 branches slender, arching, the j-ounger grooved, pur- 

 plish brown; spines about 'sin. long, usually simple: 

 Ivs. oblanceolato, to narrow-oblanceolate, J^-l'/2 in. 

 long, entire, slightly reticulate and green beneath: 

 racemes 8-14-fld., 1-2 in. long; pedicels scarcely '4in. 

 long, bracts about half as long: fr. ovoid-oblong, deep 

 blood-red. X. China, Amurland. — H.ardy 

 and handsome, but rare in cult, and usu- 

 ally confounded with the following species. 



11. sinensis, Poir. (B. spa(/iuMto,Schrad. 

 B. ibbrica, Stev. & Fisch. B. snnguino- 

 /e/i(r;, Schrad. B.dniinpeUi, Koch). From 

 4-6 ft., with slender, often arching 

 branches, the yoimger grooved, reddish 

 brown; spines 1-3-parted, '2-?^in. long: 

 \s. cuneate, oblong or obovate-lanceo- 

 late, entire or sometimes with a few teeth, 

 grayish green or glaucescent beneath, 14- 

 long: racemes pendulous, slender-peduncled, 



rather dense; pedicels slender, about J^in. long, several 



times longer than the bracts: berries <ovoid, purplish. 



Caucasus. B.M. 6.573. G.O.H. 63. L.D. 7:487. G.W. 



8:11.5. G. 34:379. — A hardy, graceful species, very 



handsome in fr. 



12. heteropoda, Schrenk. Fig. 540. Three to 6 ft.: 

 branches stout, spreading, the younger chestnut- 

 brown, lustrous slightly grooved, spines sometimes to 

 2 in. long, often wanting: Ivs. broadly obovate or oval, 

 entire or sometimes remotely serrate, pale bluish green, 

 1-2 in. long, some short and some slender-petioled : 

 fis. in stalked, usually .5-7-fld. racemes, orange-yellow, 

 fragrant; ovules long-stalked: fr. ovoid, dark blue with 

 glaucous bloom. May. Turkestan, Songaria. G.F. 

 8:4.5.5 (adapted in Fig. 540). — Handsome and very 

 distinct species. B. heteropoda var. oblonga, Regel, 

 see B. oblongn in supplementary list. 



13. integerrima, Bunge (B. nummularia, Bungc). 

 Shrub, to 6 ft.: la.st year's branches terete, purplish 

 brown; .spines usually sim])le, to 2 in. long: Ivs. obovate 

 or broadly obovate, usually entire, sometimes remotely 

 setose-serrate, grayish green: racemes dense, usually 

 many-fld.; fis. small, on short, pedicels, about i-in. 

 long; ovules short-stalked: fr. black, globose-ovoid. 

 May. — A \'ariable species similar to the preceding. 



14. ThiJnbergii, DC. Figs. .541, 542. Dense, low 

 shrub, 2-5 ft.: branches spreading, deeply grooved, 

 brown, with simple spines: Ivs. obovate or spatulate, 

 quite entire, glaucescent beneath, 3-2-1 '2 in. long: fls. 

 1-3, pale yellow: fr. elliptic or nearly globose, bright 

 red. Apr.," May. G.F. 2:. 53. B.M. 6646. R.H. 1894: 

 173. A.G. 18:3.57. Gng. 4:241; 5:119, 3.53, 355. Mn. 

 2:118. A.F. 8:.526. — One of the most valuable species, 

 especially remarkable for its low, dense, horizontal 

 growth, its large brilliant red frs., remaining fresh till 

 the following spring, and for its bright scarlet fall color- 

 ing; hardy. Very valuable for borders of walks and 

 drives and f(jr low ornamental hedges. Endures par- 

 tiid shade. Cattle and sheep do not browse it much. 

 Var. Maxim6wiczii, Franch. & Sav., has the Ivs. green 

 beiiealli. \ar. plurifldra, Koehne, has :3-10 fls. in short, 

 imibel-like raceme. Var. minor, Rehd. (var. Dnwsonii, 

 Bean). Very low, <lense shrub, '2-2 ft. high, with small 

 Ivs. about ,1 iin. long. A variety with the Ivs. variegated 

 with white "is var. .Silver Beauty, which originated in 



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