VI. BERBER a" CEjE : BE^RBERIS. 



C. Leaves leathery, evergreen, or sub-evergreen. Flowers solitary, or in Clusters. 

 ^ 9. B. du'lcis D. Don. The sweet-fruited Berberry. 



Identification. Swt. Brit. Fl.-Gard. ; Lindl. Pen. Cyc, 4. p. 261. 

 Engravings. Swt. Brit. Fl. Gard., 2d ser., t. 100. ; and ourjig. 64. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Spines long, slender, simple, or 3- 

 parted. Leaves obovate obtuse, with or without a 

 bristly point, quite entire, glaucous on the under side. 

 Flowers solitary, on slender stalks, twice as long as 

 the leaves. {Lindl., Pen. Cyc.,) An evergreen shrub, 

 with shining leaves. Straits of Magellan to V^aldivia. 

 Height 2 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1830. Flowers 

 yellow ; March to June. Berries round, black, about 

 the size of a black currant ; ripe in August. Decay- 

 ing leaves bright yellow ; dropjjing in May and June. 



An elegant evergreen bush, vv'hich,in some places, has 

 attained the height of 3 ft. The flowers are large, of a 

 fine bright yellow, more expanded than they are in 

 many species, and, from their long slender stalks, they ''' n'r.v auici.. 



hang down in a very graceful manner. In its native country, the fruit is 

 used, both green and ripe, as we use gooseberries, for making [)ies and tarts 

 and preserves, for which it is most excellent. It is quite hardy and evergreen. 



ji 10. B. i?uxiFo^LiA Lam. The Box-leaved Berberry. 



Identification. Lam. 111., t. 253. tig. 3.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 117. 

 Engravings. I.am. 111. t. 253. fig. 3. ; and our fig. 65. 



Spec. Char., <^c. Spines 3-parted. Leaves ovate, or ovate- 

 lanceolate, smooth, quite entire. Pedicels longer than 

 the leaves, either solitary, 1-flowered, or in threes, 

 rising from a short peduncle. (Don's Mill.} A small 

 twisted sub-evergreen shrub. Native of the Straits 

 of Magellan. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced ?. 

 Flowers yellow. December to March. Berries blu- 

 ish purple, 4-seeded. 



Said to be nearly allied to B. diilcis. A very valuable 

 addition to our hardy evergreens ; though, at present, rare in British gardens. 



jtk 11. B. actinaca'ntha Mart. The ray-spined Berberry. 



Idtntification. Rcemer and Schultes, 7. p.l2.; Hook. 



I'ot. Mis., 3. p. 135. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 66. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. S| lines palmate, 3 6 

 divisions. Leaves ovate elliptic, rigid, 

 coriaceous, toothed, mucronate. Pe- 

 duncles 4 3, sub-umbellate, shorter 

 than the leaves. An evergreen shrub, 

 with numerous spreading branches, and 

 long white spines, generally in threes, 

 but sometimes more numerous. Straits 

 of Magellan. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. In- 

 troduced ? 1830. Flowers deep yellow, 

 a little larger than those of B. vul- 

 garis ; May and June. Fruit ?. 



A very desirable species, nearly allied 

 to B. heterophylla. Our engraving is of 

 a specimen taken from a very handsome 

 plant in the rich collection of evergreens 

 at Elvaston Castle. Dr. Hooker mentions a variety with smaller leaves than 

 the species, but it docs not appear to be introduced. Quite hardy. 



Be'rbens Auxifolia. 



Bfyheris actinacintha. 



