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2. Berberis L. BaRBERRY. 
Sepals 6, protected by bracts. Petals 6. 
Stamens 6. Fruit baccate, few-seeded. Flow- 
ers yellow.— hb. 
1. B. pinata Lag. Leaflets pinnately 
veined, shining above, acuminate; first pair of 
leaflets near the base of the petiole.—Colma. 
Mission Hills. Spring. 
Berries glaucous, edible. Stem and root 
contain a yellow dye. 
2. B. aquirotium Pursh. Leaflets pinnately 
veined, shining above, acuminate; first pair of 
leaflets remote from the base of the petiole.— 
Crystal Springs. Spring. 
3. B. repens Lindl. Leaflets pinnately 
veined, not shining above, not acuminate.— 
Marin County. Spring. 
4. B. nervosa Pursh. Leaflets palmately 
nerved.—Marin County. Spring. 
Family 3. RANUNCULACEZ. 
Petals alternate with sepals and imbricate in 
wstivation. Stamens o ; anthers extrorse (lat- 
eral), longitudinally dehiscent. Ovaries sev- 
eral, rarely reduced to 1, apocarpous. Fruit 
akene, follicle or berry. Stipules 0. 
1. Peonia Tourn. Prony. 
Sepals 5, unequal, persistent. Petals equal 
5or10. Stamens o; ovaries few, seated on a 
