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BERBERIDACEAE (BARBERRY FAMILY) 



more than a foot long in the larger plants ; flowers large and 

 deep blue with the two upper petals white ; spur and sepals about 



equal in length, often three- 

 fourths of an inch. Follicles 

 smooth, the seeds with a thin 

 margin or wing at the end. 

 (Fig. 114.) 



Means of control the same as 

 for the Purple Larkspur. 



FIG. 114. Western Larkspur (Del- FIG. 115. Common Barberry (Berberis 

 phinium trollifolium) . X i- vulgafis). X i- 



COMMON BARBERRY 

 Berberis vulgaris, L. 



Introduced. Perennial. Propagates by seeds. 



Time of bloom : May to June. 



Seed-time: Fruit ripe in September, but persistent on the stems 



until winter. 



Range: Eastern and Middle United States. 

 Habitat: Fence rows, thickets, and waste ground. 



