1 1 o Papaveraceae 



and petals generally overlapping in several 

 series; stamens as many as the petals and 

 opposite them; flowers perfect. 



Berberis ^ smooth, trailing shrub. Leaves 



aquifolium petioled, pinnate, leaflets 3-7, 



Pursh. ovate or oval, oblique, obtuse, 



Trailing truncate or slightly cordate at 



Mahonia. -, -, 



the base, sessile thick, persist- 

 ent, finely veiny, 1-2 inches long, with spine- 

 bearing teeth. Flowers yellow, in several 

 erect, dense, terminal racemes; berry globose, 

 blue or purple. 



A straggling shrub with spiny glossy 

 dark green leaves, which change to beauti- 

 ful tints of scarlets and yellows during mid- 

 summer and autumn. Frequent in the 

 Rockies in woods; flowering in June. 



PAPAVERACE^J 

 Poppy Family 



Herbs with milky or coloured sap and al- 

 ternate leaves or the upper rarely opposite, 

 flowers perfect, regular or irregular; sepals 2, 



