BERBERIS 



globese, blackish purple. May. Chile to Strait of Ma- 

 gellan. B.M. 6505. S.B.P.G. II. 1: 100. P.M. 10: 171. 

 —A very graceful, free-flowering shrub ; one of the 

 hardiest of the evergreen species ; will stand the win- 

 ter even north if somewhat protected. 



10. stenophylla, M;ist. i /;. riiirirhi! ■. ,',,ipetrifdHa). 

 Height l-:i ft., with sl.-ii.lrr. aivhiii- 1. ranches : Ivs. 

 narrow-ol.l.Mii:. n-v.ilutr at th.- liiaiu'lii-. spiny pointed, 

 Vi-IM in. l"ns-'- '^li"k Krt''u ali..\ t- : tl>. L'-ti, in pedun- 

 cled, pendulous umbels. Uf tfardin ori^-iu. May. G.C. 

 III. 7:619. A.F. 0: 325. -Handsome shrub, nearly as 

 hardy as the former. 



cc. Lvs. cnai-seJi/ spi)nj fletrtate. 



BERBERIS 



155 



D. FIs. 



rhi 





11. iIiciidlia,F..rst. II„llyI. av,.,l. Lvs. 

 green, persisting till late in wiiiiif. shinii 

 ovate, tapering at l.asi-, (■..ais.ly s|.iiiy-tu,, 

 short, 4-fid., somewhat cnrymljusu ; lis. c 

 Terra del Fuego. B.M. 4308. F.S. 3: 291. 



12. D4rwini, Hook. Height 1-3 ft. : branches brown, 

 pubescent when young : lvs. sessile, cuneate, obovate, 

 usuallv .'^-tM at tlM> ajM-x, fflfi-ssv dark green above, K-1 

 in. long iM.i.M, -Iniir, in.iny-Hd., pendulous; fls. 

 orange \ > .1 i-h MHiside : style longer than 

 theovai\ I i;-!., Cliile to Patagonia. B.M. 

 4590. F.S : m; ,. \\l\>i ^-.if: 



13. ■Wallichiana, ix ;. i B. JAmesoni, Hort., not Lindl.). 

 Shrub, to 1(1 ft., with grayish brown branches : spines 

 3-parted, marly an imli long : lvs. sessile, oblong-ellip- 

 tic or lauci-olate. rtiuotely spiny serrate, shining on both 

 sides, 1-2 in. long : fls. long-pedicelled, nodding, 3-6 in 

 a cluster. Himalayas. B.M. 4656. P.F.G. 1:79. 



14. Neiiberti, Lem. (B. ilicifdlia, Hort., not Forst. 

 B. Aquifoliiim x vidgAris). Branches grayish brown, 

 without spines, upright : lvs. simple, oval or ovate, 

 sometimes with 1 or 2 smaller lateral Ifts., spiny or 

 setulose-dentate, dark grayish green above, 1^-3 in. 

 long: fls. in racemes. Of garden origin. I.H. 1:111. 

 G.C. III. 9:73, 7.'i. -Hardy north, but lvs. not persistent. 



228 Bcrbens Thunbergu 



DD. Fls. in compound, pendulous racemes. 



15. aristita, DC. Bush, 2-6 ft. : lvs. oblong, semi 

 sistent, usually spinose-dentate, 1-3 in. long : fl: 

 long-peduncled, compound racemes. Himalayas. : 

 9:729. 



16. J4mesoni, Lindl. Shrub, much branched : 

 oblong, 2-3 in. long, with few large and strong spii 

 fls. orange, in drooping panicles or compound 

 Ecuador. I.H. 6:201. 



AA. Zivs. pinnate, persistent: branches spineless. 



{Mahonia.) 



B. Petioles short or almost none. 



c. Bacemes few-fid., slender, mostly lateral. 



17. Frfimonti, Torr. From .5-12 ft.: Ifts. 3-7, rigidly 



coriaceous, ovate or oblong, with few strong, spiny teeth, 



glaucous, dull, ' ■. - - - 



229. Berberis AQUiloIium (X K). 



pedicels slender : fr. at least Kin. in diam., red, in- 

 flated, and rather dry. W. Texas to Utah and Mex. 

 G.F. 1: 497. -Remarkable for its pale, glaucous foliage 

 and large berries. Not h.ardy north. 



cc. Bdcemes many-fid., dense. 



18. pinnata. Lag. {Mahdnia fasciculAris, DC). Two 

 to 3 ft. : Ifts. 5-17, oviite or ovate-lanceolate, coriaceous, 

 undulate at the margin and with few spiny teeth, dark 

 green, somewhat shining; fls. in short, fascicled racemes: 

 fr. blue. Calif., N. Mex. B.M. 2396. B.R. 9:702.-Not 

 hardy north. 



19. Japdnica, Spreng. (M. Japdnica, DC. B. Bealii, 

 Fort.). Height 5-10 ft.: Ifts. 9-13, roundish or ovate, 

 coriaceous, usually truncate at the base, with large, re- 

 mote, spiny teeth, 2-5 in. long : racemes 3-4 in. long, 

 fascicled : fr. bluish black. China, Japan. B.M. 4846, 

 4852. P.F.G. 1:11. F.S. 6:79. -Very effective by its 

 large foliage, thriving best, like the other Mahonias, in 

 a partly shaded position. Hardy north to New York in 

 sheltered positions. 



20. Nepal6nsis, Spreng. (B. Japdnica, Hort.). Tall, 

 4-6 ft. : Ifts. 5-25, rigid, obovate-oblong, repand-toothed, 

 with few spiny teeth on each edge. India to Japan. 

 N. 1:182. A.G. 18:355. 



BB. Petioles prominent or elongated. 

 c. Lfts. truncate or rotmded at the base. 



21. Aquifdlium, Pursh (Mahdnia Aquifolium, Nutt.). 

 Pig. 229. From 3-6 ft.: Ifts. 5-9, oblong or oblong-ovate, 

 shiny dark green above, spiuulose-dentate : racemes 

 erect, fascicled: berries blue, small. May. British Co- 

 lumbia to Ore. B.R. 17:1425. L.B.C. 18:1718. P.M.B. 

 9: 5. — Handsome evergreen shrub, hardy north in shel- 

 tered positions. 



22. nervdsa, Pursh. Dwarf evergreen shrub : sts. but 

 a few inches high, tipped with long, husk-like, pointed 

 bud-scales : Ifts. 11-21, lance-ovate, 3-5-ribbed, remotely 

 spiny-toothed, borne on a strongly jointed stalk ; ra- 

 cemes elongated, erect: fr.oblong, blue. Ore. B.M.3949. 

 L.B.C. 18:1701. F.S. 2:127. P.M. 7:55, as Mahonia 

 ylumacea. 



23. ripens, Lindl. (Mahdnia repens, Don). Rarely 

 over 1 ft. high, stoloniferous : Ifts. 3-7, roundish ovate 

 or ovate, pale or glaucous and dull above, spinulose- 

 dentate : fls. and fr. like the former. Brit. Columbia to 

 Calif, and N. Mex. B.R. 14:1176. L.B.C. 19:1847. 



cc. Lffs. cuneate at base, narrow-lanceolate . 



24. Fbrtunei, Lindl. Dwarf : Ifts. 5-9, distant, nar- 

 rowJy lanceolate; spiny teeth numerous, small : racemes 

 erect, fascicled. China. F.S. 3:287 bis. 



