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SMALL FRUIT CULTUEIST. 



B. vulgaris lutea, — Yellow fruited. — variety with 



small yellow fruit ; not very productive. 



B. vulgaris mitis. — Thorns small and not as rigid as in 

 other varieties. 



B. vulgaris nigra* — Black fruited. — Tournefort found 

 his variety on the banks of the Euphrates, about one hun- 

 dred and fifty years ago. He says that the fruit is of a 

 sweet and delicious flavor. I am not aware of its being 

 cultivated in America. 



B. vulgaris purpurea. — Purple fruited. — Fruit dark red 

 or purple. Leaves narrow, with few prickles. 



B, vulgaris violacea. — Violet fruited. — Fruit violet 

 colored. 



There are probably many other varieties of this species, 

 as the seedlings usually vary considerably, especially when 

 the seeds are taken from kinds that are quite distinct from 

 the original species. 



Seedlings grown from the purple-leaved variety will 

 show a great diversity of foliage. Some will have purple 

 leaves like the parent, while others will be margined with 

 purple or red, or be wholly green. 



Berberis Sibirica. — Siberian Barberry. — Xative of Si- 

 beria, where it is found o-rowing^ amons* rocks on hill sides 

 and mountains. The plant seldom grows more than two 

 feet high. Fruit oval, red, solitary, peduncle shorter 

 than the leaves. 



The following, which may be distinct species, or only 

 rarieties, possess no particular merit as regards their fniit, 

 out may interest the botanist or those who wish to make 

 their collections as complete as possible : 



B« Iberica.— Iberian Barberry.— Berries deep purple. 



B. Sinensis. — Chinese Barberry. — Berries dull red. 



B« Cretica. — Cretan Barberry. — Berries oval, black, 

 very astringent. 



