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n, BERBERIDACE^. 



14. P-aEONiA Linn. Pseony. 



\^P(B6nia. 



Cat. of 5 sepals. Pet 5 — 10, concave. Stamens numerous 

 arising from a thick disk. Follicles 2—5, with many seeds, and 

 covered with the bi-lamellated stigmas. — Said to be named in 

 honour of the physician Pmon, or Uaioiv ; but this was one of 

 the names of Apollo, aud the title of all physicians. 



1. P.* coralUna Ketz (entire-leaved P.) ; herbaceous, follicles 

 downy recurved, leaves biternate glabrous, their segments ovate 

 entire. E. B. t. 1513. 



On the island called Steep Holmes, in the Severn. Blaize Castle, 

 near Bristol. Mr. Hancock, IL. 5, 6. 



Ord.il BERBERIDACE^ Vent. 



Sepals 3 — 6, often coloured, in a double row and bracteated. 

 Petals of the same or double that number, glandular at the base.' 



Stamens opposite to the petals, 

 recurved valves. 



Anthers 2-celled, opening by 

 Ovary 1 -celled. Style usually short. Fruit 



mostly a Berry. Seeds inserted at the^base of or upon a lateral 

 placenta. Albumen fleshy. — Shrubs often spiny, or herbs, of 

 temperate climates. Leaves ciliated on the serratures. 



1. Berberis. Stamens 6. Fruit a 2— 3 -seeded berry. 



2. Epimedium. Stamens 4. Fruit a many-seeded pod. 



1. Berberis Linn. Barberry. 



Cal of 6 concave, coloured, inferior, deciduous sepals. 

 6, each with two glands at the base. Stamens 6. 



Pet 



- - , Stigma pel- 

 late, nearly sessile. Berry 2— 3-seeded, —Name : Berberys is 

 the Arabic name of the fruit. 



L B. vulgaris L. (common B,); racemes pendulous, spines 

 S-forkedj leaves obovate ciliato-serrate. F. B. t. 49. 



Copses, woods, and hedges, in England and Scotland. Near Fer- 

 moy, Ireland. Pj . 5, 6. — Shrub with upright twiggy stems. Flowers 

 yellow, smelling disagreeably. Stamens highly curious in their 

 formation and in their elastic property when touched. Berries oblong, 

 a little curved, red, tipped with the black stiyma : they are acid and 

 much used for preserves. 



2. Epimedium "Zznw. Barrenwort. 



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Cal of 4 sepals, caducous. Pet inferior, with an inflated 

 nectary on the upper side. Stamens 4. Capsule pod-shaped, 

 2-.valved, inner valve bearing several seeds along its middle.— 

 Name of doubtful oriofin. 



none, stem-leaf 



twice ternate. E 



(alpine B.) 



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