BARBERRY FAMILY 



The plant reaches three to six feet of stature ; the 

 leaves are compounded of five to seven leaflets and 

 each leaflet looks like the leaf of a holly. It has the 

 same coarse teeth, each armed with a bristle. The 

 flowers are yellow, they resemble those of the barber- 

 ry ; are borne in erect, clustered racemes. The fruit 

 is a blue berry, the size of a large pea, in color and 

 bloom greatly resembling the berries of the Concord 

 grape. The plant is hardy, and is a real acquisition 

 to our flora. 



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