ISo	BERBERIDACEAE
Family 11   BERBERIDACEAE    P3+3+3+3* A3+3> Qi
BERBERIS   Barberry      Spiny shrubs with spines usually in threes.    Ls.
alternate or in clusters m spine axils   Fls small, yellow, usually in nodding clusters
or racemes, sometimes solitary.  Fruit a berry
(a) Deciduous barberries   Ls usually obov.
Berry red
B aetnensis 2 May Branchlets erect, grooved Ls. obov , f, bristle-toothed.
Fls in short clusters Berry red. Sicily (Fig 79 A.)
B aggregate   6.   July    Branchlets  angled.    Ls   obov.,   i,  spine-toothed,
net-veined   Fls   in dense short clusters   Berry red, style persistent.
Himalaya.  (Fig. 79 B )
Variety Prattu. Ls. if, often entire.  Berry coral-scarlet
B. aristata. 10. June-July Branches shining reddish brown, slightly droop-
nig. Ls. obov., 3, leathery, entire or with a few large teeth, green below
Fls. in long hanging sprays Berry red, spindle-shaped. Himalaya
(Fig. 79 c )
B brachypoda 8 May. Branches angled, downy grey. Ls obov , 3, strongly
veined below, green and downy on both sides. Fls in spikes up to z long
Berry blood-red. China (Fig 79 D )
B. chitna. 10 June. f E. Ls obov., 3, sparsely toothed or entire, green
on both sides Fls. J, pale yellow, in drooping panicles Berry f, oblong,
dark red or purple. Himalaya. (Fig. 80 k )
B concinna. 3 June. Branches furrowed. Ls obov, i, glossy green above,
white below, spine-toothed Fls J, round, solitary. Berry f, oblong, red.
Himalaya. (Fig 79 e.)
J3. ckaphana. 6. May. Branches stout, grooved, yellowish. Ls obov., if,
blunt-ended, toothed or entire, glaucous and net-veined below Fls. in
twos and threes on common stalk Berry egg-shaped, red, with slight
bloom. China. (Fig. 79 G.)
B dictophylla. 6 May Branches covered with white bloom when young.
Ls. obov., i, spine-tipped, entire or with a few spiny teeth on margin,
bright green and net-veined above, chalky white below. Fls. solitary or
in pairs. Berry egg-shaped, scarlet China. (Fig. 79 f )
B.polyantha. 12. August. Ls. obov, i, blunt-ended, spine-toothed, dull
green above, glaucous below, net-veined on both sides. Fls in long, much-
branched panicles Berry oblong, salmon-red. China (Fig. 79 h.)
B. Sieboldit. 3. May. Ls. narrow obov., 2-f, thin, margins crowded with fine
bristles, Fls, in short clusters. Berry round, bright red, glossy. West
China (Fig. 791.)
B. Thunbergit. 8, April. Much branched; branches strongly grooved,
yellowish or purpfish red; spines usually single. Ls. obov., i, very unequal,
entire, bright green turning red in autumn. Fls. inconspicuous, reddish
outside, solitary or in small clusters- Berry egg-shaped, bright red,
glossy. Japan. (Fig. 79 K.)
Variety minor. Dwarf form with small Is.
Variety plunflora. Low-spreading shrub turning brilliant scarlet in
autumn.
B* Vemoe. 10.  April.  Branches grooved, spines single at top.  Ls. oblanc.,