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CHAPTER XV, 



OF BARBERRIES. 



The Different Sorts ^ and their Culture^ 



The Barberry is useful for preserving and pickling, and 

 for garnishing of dishes ; the trees also have a fine effect in 

 shrubberies and pleasure grounds, being beautiful flowering 

 shrubs. In autumn and winter they have a delightful appear- 

 ance, from their various-coloured fruit. I would, therefore, 

 recommend planting them in all shrubberies and pleasure 

 grounds. Those who are fond of the natural harmony of 

 singing-birds will find Barberries Avell adapted for attracting 

 them to the spots where they are planted, most birds being 

 very fond of them. They should not, however, be planted 

 near the sides of public walks, as the flowers emit a very 

 strong and rather disagreeable smell. 



The Barberry is ranged, by Linnaeus, in the first order of 

 his sixth class, entitled Hexandria Monogjmia. 



The following Sorts are most esteemed for their Fruity ^c. 



1. The Red Barberry without stones, which has an agree- 

 able flavour when full ripe. 



2. The White Barberry. 



3. The Black Sweet ; which is the tenderest of them, 

 and should be planted in a warm situation. 



4. The Common Red with stones. This is planted more 

 for ornament than use, on account of its beautiful red berries. 



The Barberry is a native of England. 



Of Raising and Pruning Barberries. 



Barberries are very easily propagated from suckers and 

 layers, and require the same management in pruning as other 

 flowering shrubs. I would always recommend planting them 

 in pleasure groimds, and not in kitchen gardens. On grass 

 lawns, in pleasure grounds of small extent, they have a fine 

 appearance,, and are frequently planted in such situations as 

 ornamental flowering shrubs ; they are also planted frequently 

 in clumps. 



