]4 2. BEEBEEIDACE^. 



spurs bent down, fl. racemose, young carpels diverging. — -B. B. 

 8. 2730. M. iv. 92.— Root-stock black, of 2 oblong knobs. St, 

 1—2 ft. bigh. Fl. purple. Filaments slightly bairj', with 

 cuspidate wings. Pet. inflated above ; lip broad. Helmet open, 

 hemispherical. Pedicels erect, downy. — Banks of rivers and 

 brooks, rare. P. VI. VIL E. 



Tribe V. Paoniece. 



14. Acijs'a Linn. Bane-berry. 



1. A. spicdta (L.) ; raceme simple elongate, pet. as long as 

 the stamens, berries oval. — K B. 918. R. iv. 121. — L. stalked, 

 biternate ; Its. ovate, trifid, deeply cut. St. 1 — 2 feet h^h. Fl. 

 white. — Mountainous limestone tracts in the North. P. v. E. S. 



15. P^o'nia Linn. Pesony. 



[* P. Cnral'Una (Retz.) ; 1. biternate, leaflets ovate entire 

 glaucous beneath, caps, downy recurved from the base. — E. B. 

 1513. R. iv. 128.— Root fleshy, knobbed. Herb 2 feet high. 

 PI. large, crimson with yeUow anthers. — On the Steep Holmes 

 Island in the Severn. P. V. YI.] E. 



Order II. BERBERIDACEiE. 



Sep. 3 or 4 or 6 in a double row. Pet. the same or double 

 that number. Stam. opposite to the petals. Anth. opening by 

 valves attached at the top and turning upwards. Cai-pel 1, 1- 

 celled ; seeds attached to the bottom or on a lateral placenta, 

 albuminous. — Stipules usually wanting. 



1. Bebbbbis. Sep. 6, deciduous. Pet. 6, each with 2 glands 

 at the base within. Stam. 6. Berry 2 — 3-seeded. 



[2. Epimedtom. Sep. 4, deciduous. Pet. 4. Nectaries 4, 

 cupshaped. Stam. 4. Caps, podlike, many-seeded.] 



1. Bee'bekis Linn. Barberry. 



1. B. vulgaris (L.) ; spines 3-parted, 1. obovate ciliate- 

 serrate, racemes pendulous mauy-flowered, petals entire. — K B. 

 49. iJ. iii. f. 4486.— Height 6— 8 feet. Fl. yellow. Berries red, 

 oblong, slightly curved. Filaments curiously elastic— Hedges 

 and thickets. Sh. V. VI. E. S. ? I. 



2. EpiME'DirrM Linn. Barrenwort. 

 [K alpinum (L.) ; rhizome producing leaves and stems, stem- 



