BERBERIS 



BERBERIS 



491 



I'ranklin, Mass. G.C. III. 49:10. Hybrids with B. 

 ndgnris occur. 



lr>. Wflsonae, Hemsl. Low shrub with spreading 

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

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

 ivs. oblanceolate or narrowly obovate, }4~1 i"- long, 

 rounded and niucronate or acutish at the apex, rarely 

 3-pointrd, 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. 

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

 shailv 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. 

 5.5:42.5. — Very distinct hand.some 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, } 2-I in- long, obtuse or 

 acutish, entire or spinose-dent ate, chalky white beneath: 

 fls, solitary, pale yeDow, V^-Hin. diam., short -stalked: 

 fr red, ovoid, H'm. long. May. S. VV. China.^Very 

 distinct, with its small foliage white beneath like the 

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

 the young branchlets distinctly bloomy and the Ivs. 

 intensely white beneath. Var. epruinosa, Schneid. 

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

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

 tnata, Sprague). Lvs. obovate, spinose-dentate, rarely 

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

 with all or nearlv all lvs. 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 l-.3-parted, l-i-Vi, rarely to 13-2 in. long: lvs. 

 obovate to oblong-obovate, obtusish, Ji-lx^ in. long, 

 spinose-serrulate or sometimes entire, glaucous and 

 reticulate beneath: fls. bright yellow, } 2in. 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, slightlv bloomy, nearlv J'2in. long. May; fr. 

 in Sept. VV." China. B.M. 8224. S.T.S. 2:109.— 

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

 let in autumn. Hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. 



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

 3 ft.: branches brown, grooved; spines usually 

 3-part.ed, short: lvs. cuneate, obovate or elliptic, 

 Js'-l in. long: fls. solitarj', on long pedicels, 

 orange-vellow: fr. nearlv globose, blackish purjjle. 

 Mav. Chile to Strait "of Magellan. B.M. 6.505. 

 S.B.F.G. II. 1:100. P.M. 10: 171. L.B.C. 20:1941. 

 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 

 [irotected. 



19. empetrifSUa, Lam. Low, den.sely branched shrub, 

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

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

 }^-^4in. long: lvs. hnear, J^-^iin. long, strongly 

 revolute at the margin, spiny pointed, bright green: 

 fls. 1-2, on slender pedicels, about )4in. long: fr. glo- 

 bose, bluish black, about 3<4in. diam. Mav, .June. Chile 

 to Patagonia. B.R. 26:27. S.B.F.G. 4 ::J5"0.— Less often 

 cult, and not so handsome as the following hybrid, 

 which has larger lvs. and umbellate fls. 



20. stenophylla, Mast. (B. Ddnrinii xB. empetrifolin) . 

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

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

 52-1 !i in. long, dark green above: fls. 2-ti, in pedun- 

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

 UI. 7:G19. A.F. 6::325. Gn. 14, p. 40; 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: lvs. obovate, J/2-I 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, ?4-l in. long, bright yellow, over 

 J/2in. across: fr. red, oblong-ovoid. June. Himalayas. 

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

 similiar to B. didyophyllii, but easily distinguished by 

 the slender-stalked fls. and half-evergreen lvs. 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 lvs. : 

 lvs. ovate or elliptic to ovate - lanceolate, remotely 

 spiny-toothed, dark green and lustrous above, glaucous 

 beneath, '2^1 in. long: fls. 1-2, }2in. across: fr. violet- 

 black, bloomy, ovoid ^sin. long, with sessile stigma. 

 June; fr. Oct." W. China. B.M. ,84.54.— 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: lvs. narrow-lanceolate, spiny-ser- 

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

 tinctly veined, 1 } 2-3) 2 in. long: fls. fascicled, 3-8, J^in. 

 across; pedicels 32-1 in. long: fr. ovoid, about 33ii'- 

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

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

 (as B. acuminata). 



540. Berberis heteropoda. ( X H) 



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

 light yellowish gra\', angletl, usually with long spines: 

 lvs. narrow-lanceolate, remotely spinv-serrate, slightly 

 or not revolute at the margin, light green beneath, 

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

 fascicles, 33in. acro.ss; pedicels short, 34~32in. long: fr. 

 short-ovoid, about 34in. long, black; stigma on a short 

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

 page 3566. 



