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# 15. B.asta’tica Roxb, The Asiatic Berberry. 
Tienieaine BORD, in Dec. Syst., 2. p. 13. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 107.; Don’s Mill., 1. p- 116; Pen. 
Synony of The Lycium of Dioscorides, Royle in Linn. Trans., xvii. p.83.; B. tinctdria Lech. ; 
the Raisin Berberry, Pen. Cyc. 
Engravings. Deless. Icon. sel., 2. t. 1.; and our fig. 70. 
Spec. Char., $c. Spines trifid, or simple. Leaves oval, cuncated or ellip- 
tical, mucronate, smooth, under surface glaucous, entire or spinulosely 
toothed. Racemes short, 
many-flowered, corymbose, 
shorter than the leaves. 
Pedicels elongated, one- 
flowered. Berries oval. 
(Dor’s Mill.) A vigorous- 
ly growing sub-evergreen 
shrub, crowded with nume- 
rous luxuriant suckers. Ne- 
pal, on mountains. Height 
6 ft. to 8ft. Introduced in 
1820. Flowers yellow; 
May and June. Berries | 
purplish, with a fine bloom ; 
ripe in July. Decaying 
leaves yellow and red. 
Leaves somewhat resem- 
bling those of B. heterophylla, 
but not glaucous. The plant 
is easily distinguished from ‘ L 
that species by the very short 10s: Derberle asides 
racemes of its flowers, by their being produced much earlier, and by the 
smoothness of its shoots. On July 20. 1837, a fine plant of B. asidtica, 
in the grounds at Syon, was covered with fruit, while one of 2, aristata, 
standing close beside it, was covered with its beautiful rich yellow blossoms, 
many of which were not fully expanded. The fruit is oblong, pinkish or 
purplish, wrinkled, and covered with a fine thick bloom like that of the 
best raisins. The plants in 5 or 6 years attain the height of 6 or 8 feet. 
#2 16. B.arista‘ta Dec. The bristled-tooth-/eaved Berberry. 
Identification. Dec. Prod., 1. p. 166.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 115. 
Synonymes. B. Chitria Buch.; B. angustifolia Rorb.; B. sinénsis Desf. 
Engravings. Hook. Exot. Flor., t. 98.; Bot. Reg., t. 729. ; and our jig. 71 
Spec. Char., &c. Lower spines 3-parted, simple ; 
leaves obovate-acute, tapering much to the 
base, ending in a mucro (prickly point) at the 
apex, membranous, smooth on both sides, ser- 
rated, with 4 or 5 bristly teeth. Racemes 
nodding, many-flowered, longer than the 
leaves. Berries oblong. (Don’s Mill.) A 
vigorous-growing sub-evergreen shrub, crowd- 
ed with suckers which sometimes grow 8 ft. 
to 9ft. long ina season. Nepal, on mountains 
5000ft. to 8000 ft. of elevation. Height 6ft. 
to 10 ft. Introduced in 1820. Flowers yel- 
low; June and July. Berries purplish, with 
a fine bloom; ripe in September. Decaying } 
leaves yellow and scarlet. Naked young wood Fe aerate: 
yellowish brown. 
Very distinct from any of the preceding species or varieties, growing with 
extraordinary vigour, and capable of being formed into a very handsome small 
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