CHAP. XLII. 



CRAT/E V GUS. 



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j* 1, L. BERBERIVO^IA Lindl. The Berberry-leaved Lowea. 



Identification. Lindlcy in Bot, Keg., t. 1261. 



Sunonymes. 7i5sa simplicifblia Sal. Hort. Allert., 359., Parad. Land., t 101., Oltvu't s foyage, 



5. 4<). atl. t. 4.3. ; K. berberifMia Pall, in Nov. Act. Petr., 10. . 379. t 10. f. 5.,'. Willd. Sp. t 2. 



p. 1063., Aft. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 3. p. 258., Smith in Rees's Cyclopedia, Redoutu Ros., 1. 27. t. 2., 



Lima. Rusarum Monog., p. 1., French edition, p. 23., Dec. Prod., 2. p. 602., Spreng. Syst., 2. 



p. 546., n'allrt't/i Monog., j>. 25. 

 Engravings. But Reg., t 1261. ; Parad. Lond. t. 101.; Olivier's Voyage, 5. 49. atl. t. 43. ; Nov. 



Act. Petropol., 10. t. 10. f. 5. ; Ucdoute llos., 1. 1 2. ; and our Jig. 549. 



. Char., $c. Leaves undivided, without stipules, 

 obovate-cuneate, serrated at the tip. Prickles decur- 

 rent, and of the colour of ivory. Sepals entire, sub- 

 spathulate. Petals yellow, marked with purple at the 

 base. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 602.) An undershrub, a native 

 of Persia, near Amadan, where it abounds in saltish 

 soil ; and also in fields at the bottom of Mount Elwend, 

 and in the Desert of Soongaria. It was introduced in 

 1790, grows to the height of 2 ft., and flowers in June 

 and July. 



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Varieties. Seringe, in Dec. Prod., has characterised three forms of this species under the name of 

 R. berberifv\\a Pall., which we give as varieties of Lbwco. as follows : 



j* L. b. 1 glabra Ser. Prickles upon the stem stipular and scattered. Leaves spathulate. 

 j* L. b. 2 velutlna Ser. Stem, prickles, and leaves velvety. Leaves spathulate-lanceolate. 



Prickles stipular and scattered. A native of Persia. 



j* L. b. 3 Redoutebn* Ser. ,R. berberifblia. Red et Thor. Ros., 1. p. 27., with a correct figure, 

 LindL Rosar. Monog., 1. ; R. shnplicif61ia Salisb. Prod., p. 359. Prickles scattered, not 

 stipular, numerous. Leaves lanceolate. 



Description, $c. The plant of this species in the garden of the London Hor- 

 ticultural Society is an undershrub, with recumbent, slender, and rather in- 

 tricate branches, and whitish leaves. It rarely flowers ; and, in regard to its 

 propagation and culture, Dr. Lindley, in the Sot. Reg. for August, 1829, re- 

 marks that no more appears to be now known of it, than was at the period 

 of its first introduction in 1790. " It resists cultivation in a remarkable man- 

 ner, submitting permanently neither to budding nor grafting, nor layering, nor 

 striking from cuttings, nor, in short, to any of those operations, one or other 

 of which succeeds with other plants. Drought does not suit it ; it does not 

 thrive in wet; heat has no beneficial effect, cold no prejudicial influence; 

 care does not improve it, neglect does not injure it. Of all the numerous 

 seedlings raised by the Horticultural Society from seeds sent home by Sir 

 Henry Wilcock, and distributed, scarcely a plant remains alive. Two are still 

 growing in a peat border in the Chiswick Garden, but they are languishing 

 and unhealthy ; and we confess that observation of them, in a living state, for 

 nearly four years, has not suggested a single method of improving the culti- 

 vation of the species." {Bot. Reg., 1261.) These plants still remain without 

 increase : but young plants may be obtained in some of the nurseries, which 

 have been raised from seeds ; and at Vienna, as we are informed by Mr. 

 Charles Ranch, it succeeds perfectly by budding on the common dog rose. 



Sect. V. PO^MEJE Lindl. 

 GENUS XIII. 



CRAT^E V GUS LindL THE THORN. Lin. Syst. Icosandria Di-Pentagynia, 



Identification. Lindl. in Lin. Trans., 13. p. 105. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 626. ; Don's Mill, 2. p. 598. 

 Syntniymcs. CratzE > gus and J/t'spilus sp. of Lin. and others ; Neflier, Alisier, and AuWpine.Fr. ; 



Doom, Uzbeer, and Mispcl, Ger. ; Doom, Dutch; Spino, ///.; and Espino, Span. 

 Derivation. From kratos, strength ; in reference to the hardness and strength of the wood. 



Description, $c. The species are small deciduous trees or shrubs, mostly 

 natives of Europe and North America, and some of them of Asia and the 



