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BERBERIS • Barberry 



^7he EVERGREEN BARBERRY is one of the most attractive shrubs that grace our 

 gardens. Handsome in habit of growth, beautiful in blossom, and brilliant in fruit it is 

 attractive throughout the year either as an individual or as a unit in the hedge or barrier. 



It is well fitted for the latter role due to its neat appearance and prickly leaf teeth and 

 thorny branches which will repel even the most thick-skinned intruder. They are used in 

 rockeries and on sunny banks with pleasing effect. 



BERBERIS gagnepaini (Black Barberry). Dis- 

 tinct in habit with stems clustered erect and arching. 

 Narrow dull green foliage, bright yellow flowers, and 

 blue-black, egg-shaped fruit. Very floriferous and a 

 useful hedge plant. 



B. julianae (Winter-green Barberry). An ever- 

 green type of fairly rapid growth. A tall shrub 

 with pale branches and spined leaves. It has clus- 

 ters of yellow flowers followed by thick black fruit. 

 Worthy of its high rank among broadleaf evergreens. 



B. pruninosa (Frosted Barberry). Grows about 

 ten feet tall. Long, narrow, spiny-tooth leaves are 

 dark glossy green on the upper surface. Flowers are 

 borne in yellow clusters and give way in the autumn 

 to bluish-black fruit. A valuable hedge plant or 

 specimen. 



B. sargentiana (Sargent Barberry). Hardiest of 

 evergreen Barberries. Large dark green serrated leaves. 

 Fruit bluish-black. 



B. stenophylla (Rosemary Barberry). A hand- 



some shrub with slender arching branches and nar- 

 row leaves which are dark green above and silvery 

 underneath. The flowers appear in golden-yellow 

 clusters and are followed by attractive black fruit. 



B. triacanthophora (Threespine Barberry). A 



broad, twiggy shrub from three to five feet tall with 

 yellow flowers beautifully stained with red. Blue-black 

 fruit. 



B. verruculosa (Warty Barberry). One of the 



most popular evergreen Barberries. Glossy dark green 

 holly-like leaves, white underneath. Grows only two 

 to four feet high with over-lapping branches and com- 

 pact habit. Makes a splendid low hedge, is perfect 

 for the rock garden or where a dwarf shrub is needed. 

 Foliage turns a bronze color in autumn. Small yellow 

 flowers, richly scented. Hardy as far north as New 

 York. 



B. wilsonae subcaulialata. Tall growing, with 

 small gray-green leaves, yellow flowers and clusters 

 of semi-translucent fruit. 



A hedge keeps the garden within bounds, helping to project a pleasing landscape picture. Dwarf, slow-growing 

 varieties of hedge plants adapt themselves easily and quickly where space is at a premium, but on large estates, 

 as shown in this illustration, taller-growing plants may be used. 



