IV. BERBERIDACEvE 
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Elowers in simple, short- stalked racemes, hardly 
longer than the leaves. 
Leaves thin, broadly lanceolate, lf-3f in. Flower- 
stalks thick, J in. . 4. B.coriaria. 
Leaves tough, narrowly lanceolate, If in. Flower- 
stalks slender, f in. . , . . . . 5. B. Lycium. 
1. Berberis vulgaris, Linn . ; FI. Br. Lid. i. 109. Bark brown. 
Leaves stalked, thin, ovate, Id, -2^ in., teeth small, equal, numer- 
Fig. 8. Berberis aristata. 
ous, close-set. Racemes shortly stalked, simple, drooping, much 
longer than the leaves. Stigma sessile. Berry oblong-ovoid, red. 
Narkunda; June. — Temperate Himalaya, 8000-12,000 ft. — N. temperate 
regions (Britain). 
2. Berberis brachybotrys, Edgew . ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 109, under 
B. vulgaris. A low, rigid shrub. Leaves sessile, hard, lanceolate, 
in., teeth few, sharp. Racemes simple, sessile, shorter than 
the leaves. Flowers crowded. Stigma sessile. Berry ovoid, red. 
The Shali, 9000 ft. ; June. — Sikkim to Simla, 6000-12,000 ft. 
3. Berberis aristata, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 110. Young 
branches red. Leaves sessile, broadly lanceolate, 1^-2 in., teeth 
