26 ESCALLONIACE^ BERBERACE^E. 



RiBES, L. {DC.pr. S,p. 477.) 



1. Grossularia, L. (£. B. 18, t. 1291. R. uva crispa, L. ^ sativum, DC. 

 0. c. p. 478.) % Europe, Siberia. Cultivated. This is the only 

 species of the order, which has fl. here, and that only once in the H. S, 

 Wall. Cat. mentions it as an inhabitant of Buddrinath, near the 

 almost inaccessible sources of the Ganges ; Royle, however, puts it 

 down as a distinct species, under the name of R. Himalense. 



Ribes orientale, Poir. 5 Syria. 



ORDER XIII.— ESCALLONIACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 27. 



Handsome shrubs, of 7 genera, and 34 species : 23 in S. America, at 

 elevations of 6,000 to 14,760 feet (Humb.) ; 2 in N. America; 1 in Bour- 

 bon ; 2 in New Holland ; 1 in Van Diemen's Land, and 5 in the E. Indies. 

 (Polyosma.) — Properties unknown. 

 Itea, L. {DC. pr. 4, p. 6.) 



1. virginica, L. (DC. /. c. ; — B. M. 50. t. 2409.) 5 Pennsylvania. — 

 Lately introduced. 



* Forgesia borbonica, Pers. 5 Bourbon. — Polyosma fragrans, Bennet. 

 (Itea? fragrans, Wall.) 3 Singapore. P. Wallichii ; Bennet. B Khas- 

 sya mountains. 



ORDER XIV.— BERBERACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 29. 



THE BERBERRY TRIBE. 



Shrubs or perennial herbs, of 10 genera, and more than 60 species : 

 23 S. American ; 6 N. American ; 5 European ; 3 Siberian ; 4 from the 

 Levant ; 2 from China ; 5 or more from Japan ; and 9 {Berberis) from 

 India. Of the latter, 6 are Himalayan ; 2 from the Neelgherries ; and 1 

 from Kunawur. — The common Berberry is well known. — Properties of the 

 rest of no great importance. 

 Berberis, L. {DC. pr. \,p. 105; fV. and A. pr. i,p. 15.) 



\. asiatica, Roxb. {Fl. ind. 2, p. 182; — DC. o. c. p. 107; — Deless. 

 icon. sel. 2, t. 1.) B Nepal, Kemaon. Fl. small, yellow, February and 

 March ; fr. R. S. 

 2. Leschenaultii, Wall. {W. and A.pr. \,p. IG. — Mahonia Napaulensis, 



DC. /3. Roxburghii, DC. pr. 1, p. 109 Berberis pinnata, Roxb.fl. 



ind. 2, p. 184.) t Neelgherries, alt. 8000 f. Muniporc. (Roxb.) Fl. 

 smallish, bright yellow, January. 



