VI. BERBERA CEA: MAHO'NIA, 51 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves 
of 3—6 pairs with an 
odd one, the lowest 
pair near the base of 
the petiole. Leaflets 
ovate-lanceolate, ra- 
ther distant, one- 
nerved, spiny-toothed, 
with 4 or 5 teeth on 
each side. Racemes 
nearly erect, much 
crowded. Filaments 
bidentate.(.Don’s Mil.) 
An upright evergreen 
shrub. California and 
Mexico, on mountains. 
Height 5ft. to 8 ft. 
Introduced in 1819. 
Flowers yellow ; Mar. 
to May. Berries pur- 
ple; ripe in September. 
Decaying leaves rich 
yellow; drop in June. 
Very handsome. “ Per- 
haps the most showy of all the family.” (Hook.) It is readily distinguished, 
even at a distance, from the other mahonias, by the glaucous green and 
subdued tone of colour of its leaves; those of all the others being of a 
darker green, and more or less shining. The plant is rather too tender to 
be treated as a detached bush, unless some slight protection be given to it 
during very severe frosts; but it will grow freely against a wall with scarcely 
any protection. Layers and seeds. 
# 2. M. Aquiro‘tium Nutt. The Holly-leaved Mahonia, or Ash Berberry. 
Identification. Nutt. Gen. Amer., t. p.212.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 108.; Don’s Mill, 1. p. 118. 
Synonyme. Bérberis Aquifdlium Ph., Pen. Cyc., and Tor. & Gray. 
‘ngravings. Pursh. Fl. Amer. Sept. 1.t.4.; Bot. Reg., t. 1425.; and our fig. 73. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves of 4 pairs 
of leaflets with an odd one, the 
lower pair distant from the base 
of the petiole; leaflets ovate, ap- 
proximate, cordate at the base, 
one-nerved, spiny-toothed, with 
9 or 6 teeth on each side. Ra- 
cemes erect, and much crowded. 
Filaments bidentate. (D.’s Mill.) 
A shining evergreen shrub. New 
Albion to Nootka Sound. Height 
5 ft. to 7 ft. in its native country, 
probably 10 ft. in England. In- 
troduced in 1823. Flowers yel- YH 
low; April and May. Berries .¥ 
purple; ripe in September. 
Varieties. One variety, M. A. nut- 
tanum Dec., is mentionea by De 
Candolle; and another, found at 73. Mahdnia Aquiflium 
the junction of the Portage river ; a 
with the Columbia, by G. Don. Torrey and Gray consider Mahonia 
répens and M. pinnata Menzies as only varieties of this species; an inad- 
vertence excusable in those who have not seen the plants in a living state. 
E 2 
72. Mahdnia fascicularis. 
