media , and B. Japonica , will hardly suit our climate, for, al¬ 
though not killed, their foliage is so much defaced by frost and 
wind, that they never present an attractive appearance. We 
are informed by Messrs. Fisher, Holmes, and Co., that the 
plants produced from seed of Berberis stenophylla do not come 
true, so that it must be propagated by cuttings in order to 
ensure its being true to character. 
