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PART 111. 



Racemes scarcely pendulous, shorter than the leaves; 

 petals emarginate. (Don's Mill., i. p. 115.) A shrub 

 closely resembling JB. vulgaris, of which it is, doubtless, 

 only a variety ; but it is one half smaller in all its parts, 

 and has the petals emarginate. It is found wild in Si- 

 beria, and was introduced into England in 1820. In the 

 garden of the London Horticultural Society it has at- 

 tained the height of 7 ft. in 10 years. Price, in the Lon- 

 don nurseries, 2s. a plant ; at BoUwyller, 2 francs ; and 

 in New York, ?. 



Sfe 5. B. ibe'rica Stev. The Iberian Berberry, 



Identification. Stev. and Fisch. in Litt. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 115. ; and Lindl. in Pen. Cyc, 4. p. 261. 

 Synanymes. B. vulgkris ? v. iberica Dec. Syst, 'i. p. 6. ; B. sinensis Wal. 

 Engravings. Dend. Brit., t. 26. ; and E. of PI., 4928., as B. sinensis ; and our fig. 50. 



Spec. Char., Sf c. Spines simple, and 3-parted ; leaves obovate- 

 oblong, quite entire. Racemes many-flowered; petals entire. 

 (Don's Mill., i. p. 115.) A shrub closely resembling the common 

 berberry, but, according to Dr. Lindley, readily distinguished 

 from it by its smaller leaves, and its almost upright racemes. 

 The berries are dark purple. It is a native of Iberia, whence it 

 was brought to England in 1790. Height 5 ft. 



^ 6. B. sii^^'ssis Desf. The Chinese Berberry. 



Identification. Desf. Catal. Hort. P., 150. : Dea Prod., 1. p. 106. : Don's Mill., 1 

 p. 115. 



Synonyme. B. vulgaris Thurd?. Jap., 1. p. 146. 



Spec. Char., S^c. Spines 3-parted. Leaves oblong, obtuse, entire, or the lower 

 ones a little toothed. Racemes many-flowered, nodding. {Don's Mill.,i. 

 p. 115.) A shrub closely resembling B. vulgaris, but seldom growing more 

 than 4 ft. or 5 ft. high. The berries are oval, of a deep red colour ( Dec), 

 or, according to Dr. Lindley, of a dirty red ; 1-2-seeded. It is a native of 

 China, where it was found during Lord Macartney's embassy, between 

 Pekin and Gehol ; and it was introduced into England in 1800. There ai-e 

 plants of it in the garden of the London Horticultural Society, and in the 

 arboretum of Messrs. Loddiges. Dr. Lindley observes that it is more com- 

 mon in French than in English gardens, and that it most resembles B. 

 iberica. 



afe 7. B. cre'tica L. The Cretan Berberry. 



Identificaiion. Lin. Sp., 472. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 106. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 115. 



Synonymes. B. cretica fiuxifblia Tourn. ; Vinettier de Crete, Fr. ; Cretische Berberitze, Ger 



Engravings. Fl. Grasc, t. 242. ; Candian Berberry. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Spines 3 — 5-parted. Leaves oval-oblong, entire, or some- 

 what serrated. Racemes 3 — 8-flowered, rather shorter than the leaves. 

 (Don's Mill., i. p. 115.) A low shrub, seldom exceeding 3 ft, or 4 ft. in 

 height, with numerous suckers, forming a compact bush, densely covered 

 with leaves intermixed with spines. The leaves are produced without any 

 obvious order, and in their shape they resemble those of the narrow-leaved 

 variety of the common box. The berries are ovate, black, 2-seeded, more 

 astringent than acid ; stigma on a very short style. It is a native of Crete, 

 or Candia,_of Cyprus, and also of Japan ; and it has been cultivated in 

 England since 1759; but, being a plant of no great show, it is not very 

 common in gardens or nurseries. There are plants of this species in the 

 arboretum of Messrs. Loddidges, and also in the arboretum of Messrs. 

 Buchanan and Oldroyd, at Camberwell. It is also in the garden of the 

 Horticultural Sodety. Dr. Lindley observes of it, that " it is a dwarf 

 scrubby bush, looking like a starved specimen of the common berberry." 

 Price, in London, 1*. Qd. a plant ; at Bolwyller, I franc 50 cents ; in New 

 York, ?. 



