DiELS—BERBERIDACEAE, 167 | 
BERBERIDACEAE. 
vBerberis leptoclada, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Frutex 1°2-1°5 m. altus, rami gracillimi, arcuati, purpurei 
glauco-pruinosi. Spinae patentes, in ramis floriferis 4-15 mm. 
longae. Folia parva, coriacea, glabra, (sicca) glaucescentia sub- 
tus + rubicunda, nervis utrinque elevatis reticulata, obovata 
vel spathulata, apice obtusa vel saepius breviter spinescenti- 
apiculata nonnunquam apice recurvata, integra vel rarius denti- 
bus spinosis paucis marginata, I-2 cm. longa, 0°3-0°7 cm. lata. 
Racemi laxiflori pauciflori, floribus 1-2 singulis additis e ramulis 
obsoletis quasi axillares orti, suberecti, folium superantes, 2—4 cm. 
longi. Pedunculi pedicellique glauci. Bracteolae flori adjunctae 
paucae vel nullae. Tepala exteriora suborbicularia ; interiora 
nectarifera, late obovata circ. 3-4 mm. longa. Stamina circ. 3 mm 
longa. Ovarium ovoideum apice attenuatum, stigma disciforme. 
“Shrub of 4-6 ft. Flowers yellow. Dry, rocky hillsides on 
the descent from the Chung-Tien plateau to the Yangtze, near 
Tang-Tui. Lat. 27° 45’ N. Alt. 10,000 ft. September 1904.” 
G. Forrest. No. 330. 
Allied to B. elegans, C. K. Schneider (B. sinensis, Desf. var. 
elegans, Franch.), but differing by the very thin branches, broader 
leaves, the glaucous hue of thewhole plant, longer upright racemes, 
and larger flowers. 
/ Berberis centiflora, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Frutex 0°6-1'5 m. altus. Rami cortice cinereo demum lute- 
scente obtecti. Spinae superne breves. Folia in ramulis per- 
brevibus conferta, coriacea, supra viridia subtus lutescentia vel 
subcuprea, glabra, obovato-oblonga vel oblanceolato-oblonga, 
margine spinis erectis brevibus praedita, 3-4 cm. longa, I-1'5 
cm.lata. Flores multi (supra 20), sclitarii et racemosi, fasciculati, 
longe pedicellati pedicellis 1°5-2°5 cm. longis. Bracteolae flori 
adjunctae acutae. Tepala lutea; exteriora basin versus extus 
glaucescentia, bracteoliformia, triangularia vel lanceolata acuta ; 
interiora obovata vel late elliptica, concava circ. 5 mm. longa, 
3-4 mm. lata. Stamina circ. 4mm. longa. Ovarium angustum, 
stigma sessile. 
“Shrub of 2-5 ft. Flowers yellow. Open situations in pine 
and rhododendron forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. 
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. g-11,000 ft. June-August 1906.” G. 
Forrest. No. 4689. 
Close to B. laevis, Franch., but differing by the shorter inter- 
nodes, shorter and broader leaves, much shorter spines, and long- 
peduncled, larger flowers. 
