II. BERBERIDACEiE. 
14 
[ Pceonia . 
in Westmoreland. If. 5. — Stem 1 — 2 ft. high. Leaves petiolate, 
3-ternate ; leaflets ovate, deeply cut and serrate. 
14. P.®6nia Linn. Pteony. 
Cal. of 5 sepals. Pet. 5 — 10, concave. Stamens numerous, 
arising from a thick disk. Follicles 2 — 5, with many seeds , and 
crowned with the bi-lamellate stigmas. — Said to be named in 
honour of the physician Pceon , or Jlauov ; but this was one of 
the names of Apollo, and the title of all physicians. 
1 . P.* cordllina Retz ( entire-leaved P.) ; herbaceous, follicles 
downy recurved, leaves biternate glabrous, their segments ovate 
entire. F. B. t. 1513. 
On the island called Steep Holmes, in the Severn. Blaize Castle, 
near Bristol. Mr. Hancock. If.. 5, 6. 
Ord. II. BERBERIDACEiE Vent. 
Sepals 3 — 6, often coloured, in a double row and bracteated. 
Petals of the same or double that number, glandular at the base. 
Stamens opposite to the petals. Anthers 2-celled, opening by 
recurved valves. Ovary 1 -celled. Style usually short. Fruit 
mostly a Berry. Seeds inserted at the base of or upon a lateral 
placenta. Albumen fleshy. — Shrubs often spiny, or herbs, of 
temperate climates. Leaves ciliated on the serratures. 
1. Berberis. Stamens 6. Fruit a 2 — 3 -seeded berry. 
2. Epijiedium. Stamens 4. Fruit a many-seeded pod. 
1. Berberis Linn. Barberry. 
Cal. of six concave, coloured, inferior, deciduous sepals. Pet. 
6, each with two glands at the base. Stamens (i. Stigma pel- 
tate nearly sessile. Berry 2 — 3-seeded. — Name : Berbery s is 
the Arabic name of the fruit. 
1. B .vulgaris L. ( common B.) ; racemes pendulous, spines 
3-forked, leaves obovate ciliato-serrate. E. B. t. 49. 
Copses, woods, and hedges, in England and Scotland. Near Fer- 
moy, Ireland, k . 5, 6. — Shrub with upright twiggy stems. Flowers 
yellow, smelling disagreeably. Stamens highly curious in their 
formation and in their elastic property when touched. Berries ohiong, 
a little curved, red, tipped with the black stigma : they are acid and 
much used for preserves. 
2. Epimedium Linn. Barrenwort. 
Cal. of 4 sepals, caducous. Pet. inferior, with an inflated 
nectary on the upper side. Stamens 4. Capsule pod-shaped, 
2-valved, inner valve bearing several seeds along its middle. — 
Name of doubtful origin. 
