The evergreen barberries grow best in rich soil and among 
other evergreens where they are sheltered from strong winds. 
B. verruculosa, B. Gagnepainii, and B. Julianae are among the 
most satisfactory [8E, nursery]. 
B. atrocarpa. W. China. 
B. buxifolia. Magellan B.; Chile. 
B. candidula. C. China. 
B. Cavalierei. China. 
B. Chenaultii ( B. verruculosa x Gagnepainii ). 
B. Gagnepainii. W. China. 
B. Hookeri. Himal. 
B. Julianae. Winter B.; C. China. 
B. pruinosa. S.W. China. 
B. replicata. S.W. China. 
B. sanguinea. W. China. 
B. Sargentiana. C. China. 
B. Soulieana. C. China. 
B. stenophylla (B. Darwinii x empetrifolia). 
B. S. COMPACTA. 
B. triacanthophora. C. China. 
B. Veitchii. C. China. 
B. verruculosa. W. China. 
B. Vilmorinii (B. pruinosa x diaphana?). 
BERCHEMIA, Rhamnaceae. Scandent shrubs with oval leaves 
and inconspicuous flowers. They are not ornamental [5E, 6B, 
nursery]. 
B. floribunda megalophylla.* 
B. kulingensis. China. 
B. scandens. Supple-jack; Va. to Fla. and Tex. 
BETULA, Betulaceae. Birch. Small or medium-sized trees, oc¬ 
casionally shrubs, with attractive light green foliage early in 
spring. The white-barked kinds, which are most commonly 
* B. floribunda is native in the Himalayas. 
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