37497. BERBERIS SUB- 

 CAULIALATA. Barberry. From Bo- 

 tanic Garden, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ire- 

 land. Deciduous, spiny shrub from 

 W estern China, with short leaves one- 

 half to one inch Ion g ; whitish beneath. 

 Flowers in very short, nodding ra- 

 cemes; fruit red. As dooryard shrubs 

 barberries have proven so invaluable 

 that this Chinese form is worthy of 

 trial. 



37498. BERBERISWAL- 

 LICH I AN A. Barberry. From Botan- 

 ic Garden, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. 

 A large-leaved evergreen species from 

 Himalayas, with brown branches, 

 very dark green dense foliage and long 

 slender spines. Leaves in clusters, 

 three to four inches long; turn claret 

 color in autumn. Deserves trial as 

 dooryard shrub in comparison with 

 Mahonia. Hardy in Ireland. 



25569. BERBERIS WIL- 

 SONAE. Barberry. From Newry, 

 Ireland. A low growing Chinese or- 

 namental shrubwith narrower foliage 

 and more compact habit than Berberis 

 thunbergii. 



