. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. VI. berbeea'ceje : bi/rberis. 47 C. Leaves leathery, evergreen, or sub-evergreen. Flowers solitary, or in Clusters. * 9. B. du'lcis D. Don. The sweet-fruited Berberry. Identification. Swt. Brit. ; Lindl. Pen. Cyc, 4. p. 261. Engravings. Swt. Brit. Fl. Gard., 2d ser., t. 100.; an
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. VI. berbeea'ceje : bi/rberis. 47 C. Leaves leathery, evergreen, or sub-evergreen. Flowers solitary, or in Clusters. * 9. B. du'lcis D. Don. The sweet-fruited Berberry. Identification. Swt. Brit. ; Lindl. Pen. Cyc, 4. p. 261. Engravings. Swt. Brit. Fl. Gard., 2d ser., t. 100.; and owTfig. 64. Spec. Char., Sfc. Spines long, slender, simple, or 3- parted. Leaves obovate obtuse, with or without a bristly point, quite entire, glaucous on the under side. Flowers solitary, on slender stalks, twice as long as the leaves. {Lindl., Pen. Cyc.,) An evergreen shrub, with shining leaves. Straits of Magellan to Valdivia. Height 2 ft. to d ft. Introduced in 1830. Flowers yellow ; March to June. Berries round, black, about the size of a black currant; ripe in August. Decay- ing leaves bright yellow ; dropping in May and June. An elegant evergreen bush, which, in some places, has attained the height of 5 ft. The flowers are large, of a fine bright yellow, more expanded than they are in many species, and, from their long slender stalks, they o<. BMeri,MSci.,. hang down in a very graceful manner. In its native country, the fruit is used, both green and ripe, as we use gooseberries, for making pies and tarts and preserves, for which it is most excellent. It is quite hardy and 10. B. BuxiFo^LiA Lam. The Box-leaved Berberry, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum b
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