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BERBERRIES. 



BERBERRIES, though not cultivated to any extent, ma 

 be enumerated among the British fruits. The COMMON 

 BERBERRY is found wild in hedgerows, and is also some- 

 times grown in shrubberies, both as an ornamental plant, 

 and for its fruit, which is preserved in sugar, for use in 

 the dessert. The best variety to cultivate for that pur- 

 pose is the following, but it is difficult to be obtained 

 true. 



STONELESS BERBERRY. A variety of the Common Ber- 

 berry, without seeds. This character is not assumed 

 till the shrub has become aged ; for young suckers, taken 

 from an old plant of the true variety, very frequently, and 

 indeed generally, produce fertile fruit during the early 

 years of their growth ; it is, therefore, necessary to be 

 assured that the plants were taken from an aged stock, 

 in which the stoneless character had been manifested, to 

 be certain that the variety is correct. 



