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as large as our huckle-berries, are ovoid-globose, and pointed with the 

 thick persistent style, terminated by a dilated stigma ; whence they 

 have been said to be " lagenseform." It is the handsomest species of 

 the genus, on account of its deep green and shining, Holly-like leaves, 

 and very copious, golden yellow flowers. 



* * Chilenses. 



3. Berberis empetrifolia, Lam. 



B. empetrifolia, Lam. 111. t. 253, f. 4 j DC. 1. c. ; Hook. & Arn. Bot. Misc. 3, p. 

 136 j Hook. f. FL Antarc. p. 231 ; Gay, Fl. Chil. 1, p. 93. 



Hab. Mountains near Santiago, Chili: "abundant in the upper 

 part of the middle region of the Chilian Cordilleras." 



The species is not contained in the Antarctic collection, which was 

 made on the moister eastern side of Fuegia. It belongs to a drier 

 region, and extends northwards along the Chilian Andes to latitude 

 30°, according to Gay. Our specimens of this and the succeeding 

 Chilian species have neither flowers nor fruit. 



4. Berberis Chilensis, Gill. 



Berberis Chilensis, Gillies in Hook. Bot. Misc. 3, p. 135 j Gay, FL Chil. 1, p. 79. 

 B. ilicifolia, Bert, in Merc. Chil., ex Gay. 



Hab. Cordilleras, near Santiago, Chili ; and between Santiago and 

 Valparaiso. 



5. Berberis actinacantha, Mart. 



Berberis actinacantha, Mart, in Schult. Syst. Veg. 7, p. 12; Hook. & Arn. Bot. 



Misc. 3, p. 135 ; Gay, 1. c. 

 B. crispa & B. horrida, Gay, Fl. Chil. 1. c. ? 



Hab. Between Santiago and Valparaiso. Also on the heights be- 

 hind Valparaiso. 



