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40208. BERBERIS GLAUCESCENS. Barberry. Presented
by the Botanic Garden, Nancy, France. Shrubby barberry, native
of Uruguay and southern Brazil, with 3-parted brownish yellow
spines, one-fourth to two-thirds of an inch long; nearly sessile,
entire, smooth but slightly whitened leaves; and globose flowers
about the size of those of the common barberry, B. vulgaris.

32920. BERBERIS GLOBOSA. Barberry. From La Mortola
Garden, Ventimiglia, Italy. Ornamental shrub, 6 to 8 feet in
height, with very dark, reddish brown branches; 3-parted spines;
rigid, clustered, very narrow leaves; and flowers about the same size
as those of the common barberry, B. vulgaris. Native of the Andean
region in Colombia and perhaps spreading farther south.

27119. BERBERIS PACHYACANTHA. Barberry. From
the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Ornamental shrub, up
to 6 feet in height; with brown thorns, three-fourths of an inch
long; somewhat leathery, finely toothed, bright-green leaves, 3 inches
or more in length, and small racemes (2 inches long) of rather large
yellow flowers. Native of the slopes of the Himalayas, at an altitude
of about 10,000 feet.

40681. BERBERIS POTANINI. Barberry. From F. N.
Meyer, Hsiku, Kansu, China. A shrub 3 to 5 feet high, with rather
stout branches. Very spiny, glistening foliage, bearing a profusion
of scarlet berries nearly half an inch long. Remarkable for its large
fruit and scarlet leaves in the fall. Very drought resistant.

28380. BERBERIS THUNBERGH X VULGARIS ATROPURPUREA.
Hybrid barberry. Produced by Dr. Walter Van
Fleet. Very handsome yellow-flowered shrub of somewhat more
open habit than B. thunbergii and possessing slightly larger leaves,
which, however, retain the beatutiful [beautiful] deep-purple color of B. vulgaris
atropurpurea. A very promising ornamental, deserving trial as a
park, lawn, or garden shrub.

BERBERIS WILSONAE. Mrs. Wilson's barberry. A dwarf,
much-branched shrub, densely clothed with gray-green leaves about
half an inch long, which turn a beautiful crimson in the fall. Spines
nearly an inch long. Flowers a rich golden. Noteworthy for its
nearly round, coral or salmon red, somewhat translucent fruits, which
are borne very abundantly. Discovered by E. H. Wilson in western
China.
        