37497, BEKBERIS SUB- 

 CAULIALATA. Barberry. From Bo- 

 tanic Garden, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ire- 

 land. Decidiio iS, spiny shrub from 

 W estern China, with short leaves one- 

 half to one inch long; 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. 



28380. BERBERIS THUN- 

 BERGII X VULGARIS ATRO- 

 PURPUREA. Hybrid barberry pro- 

 duced by Dr. Walter Van Fleet. Very 

 handsome yellow-flowered shrub of 

 somewhat more open habit than B. 

 ihunbergii and posessing slightl3darger 

 leaves v^hich, however, retain the 

 beautiful deep purple color of B. vulgaris 

 atropurpurea. A very promising orna- 

 mental deserving trial as a park, lawn 

 or garden shrub. 



25569. BERBERIS WIL- 

 SONAE. Mrs. Wilson's Barberry. 

 From Thomas Smith, Newry, Ireland, 

 A dwarf, much-branched shrub dense- 

 ly clothed with gray-green leaves 

 about a half-inch long, which turn a 

 beautiful crimson in the fall. Spines 

 nearly an inch long. Flowers a rich 

 golden. Fruits nearly round, coral or 

 salmon red, somewhat translucent, 

 borne very abundantly. Discovered 

 y E. H. Wilson in ^Vestern China. 



