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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 Mor- 

 tola 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 lai ge 

 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 ratlier 

 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 A^LGARIS ATRO- 

 PURPUREA. Hybrid barberry. Produced by Dr. Walter Van 

 Fleet. Very handsome yellow-flowered shrub of somewhat nioi*e 

 open habit than B. thunhergii and possessing slightly larger leaves, 

 which, however, retain the beatutiful 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 alxjut 

 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. 



