CHAP. VJir. 



BERBEBA" CEA'l. BE'rBER /.S'. 



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Kacemes short, many-flowered, corymbose, shorter than the leaves. Pedicels 

 elongated, I-flowered. Berries ova'i. {Doji's Mill., i. p. ] 16.) _A vigorous- 

 growing shrub, with numerous luxuriant side suckers, approaching in vigour 

 those of B. aristata ; but the leaves resembling those of B. heterophjUa. It 

 is a native of the East Indies and Nepal, and was introduced into England in 

 1820. B. asiatica, Royle observes, " is found on the Neelgherries, and was 

 called, by M. Lechenault de la Tour, B. tinctoria, from the use to which it 

 has been applied ; and it has been proved by the expe- 

 riments of M. Vauquelin to be inferior to few woods for 

 dyeing a yellow colour." {Royle\s Illust., p. 63.) Ac- 

 cording to Dr. Lindley, the fruit is round, covered over 

 with a thick bloom, and has altogether the appearance 

 of the finest raisins. In the garden of the London Hor- 

 ticultural Society the plants of this species are about 

 7 ft. high, and they flower and fruit freely. They are 

 easily distinguished from B. aristata, by their very short 

 racemes. Plants 3s. Qd. each. 



^ 14. B. dealba'ta Lincll- The whitened-Zeaw^Z Ber- 

 berry. 



Identification. Bot. Reg.,t.l750, ; Pen. Cyc.,4. p. 261. 

 Synonyme. B. glauca Hort. 

 Engraving. Bot. Reg., 1. 1750. ; and vmflg. 63. 



Spec. Char,, ^-c. Spines scarcely any. Leaves roundish, 

 coarsely toothed, rather glaucous, white beneath. Ra- 

 cemes very short and compact, pendulous. {Pen. Cyc, 

 iv. p. 261.) A native of Mexico, whence it was intro- 

 duced into England by the London Horticultural So- 

 ciety in ? 1S30. " It is a tall slender evergreen bush, 

 with deep brown branches, and scarcely any spines. 

 The flowers, which appear in December, are yellow, and the fruit red. The 

 leaves are sometimes wedge-shaped and 3-toothed, but more frequently 

 are nearly round, with two or three spiny teeth on every side." {Pen. Cyc., 

 iv. p. 261.) A curious and beautiful species, well deserving of culti- 

 vation. There are plants in the Fulham Nursery 2 Is. each. 



15. -B. aristaVa X)<?c. The bristled-ZooZZ^-/^a^)^'(Z Berbeny. 



Identification. Hook. Exot. Flor., 2. t. 98. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 106 ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 115. 

 Svnommes. B. Chitria Buch. ; B. angustifblia Roxb. ; B. sinensis Desf. 

 Engravings. Hook. Exot. Flor., t. 98. j Bot. Reg., t. 729. ; and our,^g. 54. 



Sx>ec. Char., ^c. Lower spines 3-parted, 

 simple ; leaves obovate-acute, tapering much 

 to the base, ending in a raucro (prickly 

 point) at the apex, membranous, smooth 

 on both sides, serrated, with 4 or 5 bristly 

 teeth. Racemes nodding, many-flowered, 

 longer than the leaves. Berries oblong. 

 {Bon's Mill, i. p. 1 15. adapted.) A robust 

 shrub, very distinct from any of the pre- 

 ceding species or varieties, growing with 

 extraordinary vigour, and capable of being 

 formed into a very handsome small tree. 

 It is a native of Nepal, and is found on moun- 

 tains at from 5000 ft. to 8000 ft. of ele- 

 vation, flowering there in May. The root 

 and wood are of a dark yellow colour, and form the yellow wood of Persian 

 authors; they are used as a dye, and, being bitter and alittle astringent, they, as 

 well as the bark, are employed in medicine. {Boyle's Illust., p. 63.) The plant 

 was introduced into England in 1820, and is already in several gardens. In 

 Nepal, the fruit of this species is dried, like grapes for forming raisins, in the 



