﻿JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1915. 71 



40139 to 40201— Continued. 



40140. Berberis hookeri viridis Schneider. 

 Differs from the typical form in having the leaves bright green 



underneath. 



40141. Berberis subcaulialata Schneider. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 37497 and 39575 for previous introductions and 



description. 



"This species belongs to the same group as B. stapfvana [S. P. I. 

 No. 37975], but it has globose fruits ripe in November, more dis- 

 tinctly angled branchlets, and larger leaves; the general aspect is 

 otherwise very similar." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in 

 the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 249.) 



40142. Berberis aggregata Schneider. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 34550 and 39574 for previous introductions and 



description. 



"A small, spreading bush. Leaves in rosettes aboufr nine together, 

 ovate to oblanceolate, entire or with a few teeth or spiny hairs in 

 the upper half, dull green above, gray-green beneath, usually about 

 one-half inch long and one-fourth inch broad. Berries small, creamy 

 green, suffused with coral, in dense sessile clusters. China." (Kew 

 Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, 1914, Appendix, p. 58.) 



40143. Berberis angulosa Wall. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 27115 and 33016 for previous introductions. 



"A deciduous shrub, 4 feet or more high, with erect, grooved branch- 

 lets covered when young with a short, dark down. Leaves dark, 

 glossy green, clustered in the axils of stiff spines, which are some- 

 times single, but usually wedge shaped, 1 to \\ inches long, leathery, 

 narrowing at the base to a very short stalk or none at all, the apex 

 either rounded or pointed, often terminating in a short tooth; the 

 slightly curled back margins are either entire or have 1 to 3 spiny 

 teeth at each side. Flowers solitary, on stalks one-half to 1 inch 

 long, or on short two to four flowered racemes ; orange-yellow, globose, 

 one-half to two-thirds inch across ; outer sepals narrow oblong, inner 

 one twice as wide ; petals obovate. Fruit elliptical, two-thirds inch 

 long, scarlet. 



" Native of north India ; first discovered in Kumaon early in the 

 19th century and in 1849 by Hooker in the Sikkim Himalayas, at 

 11,000 to 13,000 feet. It is absolutely hardy at Kew, and, although 

 not one of the showiest barberries, is noteworthy for its unusually 

 large flowers and berries. The latter are eatable, and, being less 

 acid, are more palatable than most barberries." (W. J. Bean, Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 234>) 



"Berberis angulosa is a rare Himalayan species and one of the 

 largest flowered and fruited of the 13 found in that mountain range ; 

 it is also one of the most distinct. In Sikkim it forms a shrub 4 

 feet high and more . . . and forms a striking object in autumn from 

 the rich golden yellow and red coloring of the foliage." (Curtis' s 

 Botanical Magazine, pi. 1011.) 



40144. Berberis aristata DC. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 27116, 32789, and 33017 for previous introductions. 

 "A very handsome shrub, of spreading, elegant habit, as much as 



10 feet high and 15 feet in diameter, with smooth young branchlets 



