BER'BERIS DUL'CIS. 
SWEET- FRUITED BARBERRY. 
Class. Order. 
HEXANDRIA. M0N0GYN1A. 
Natural Order. 
BEBBERACE*. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Habit. 
Introduced 
Magellan. 
8 feet. 
April. 
Shrub. 
in 1830. 
No. 1063. 
The derivation of the word, Berberis, has been 
recently explained, under No. 1030. In addition 
thereto, we may state that the Greek, berbari, a 
shell, is quoted by some writers as the origin of 
Berberis, because the leaves of several species shine 
like a shell. 
Many of our readers will remember Captain 
King's expedition to the Straits of Magellan. To 
this expedition we owe the present Barberry, it 
having been discovered by Mr. Anderson, its botan- 
ical collector. The first growing plant of it with 
which we met, and from which we derived our own, 
a few years ago, was in the Birmingham Horti- 
cultural Society’s garden. This is now a lofty 
bush, twelve feet high ; and when in flower, with 
every branch begemmed with gold, its beauty may 
be readily imagined. Its fruit is said to be deli- 
cious, but of this our feathered assistants never 
have allowed us an opportunity of judging. 
This very showy shrub is thoroughly hardy, 
flourishes in a light sandy soil, and may be 
increased by layers, which will take two years in 
becoming well rooted. 
