Trees and shrubs; an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum: containing the hardy trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species . North-west ofN. America, on the riverColumbia, in shady pinewoods. Height 2 ft. to 3 in 1822. Flowersyellow ; October to Marchblue ; ripe in July. According to Torrey and Gray, the stem is so low, that it often scarcelyrises from the ground, and, indeed, is much shorter than the leaves, whichare 1 ft. to 2 ft. in leng
Trees and shrubs; an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum: containing the hardy trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species . North-west ofN. America, on the riverColumbia, in shady pinewoods. Height 2 ft. to 3 in 1822. Flowersyellow ; October to Marchblue ; ripe in July. According to Torrey and Gray, the stem is so low, that it often scarcelyrises from the ground, and, indeed, is much shorter than the leaves, whichare 1 ft. to 2 ft. in length. Eacemes spi-cate, often 6in. to Flowerslarger than in M. yJquifolium. The pe-tioles of the leaves. Dr. Lindley says, are jointed at every pair of leaflets,in the manner of a bamboo plant is hardy, and will thrive ina siiady border of peat soil. One ofthe handsomest of undershiubs. a- 4. M. rePENS G. Dan. Thecreeping-roo/ff/ Mahonia, or AshBerberry. Identification. G. Don, in Loud. Hort. Brit., No. 28182.; and in Dons Mil!., 1. p. Berl>cris ^quifSlium Bot. Keg., t. 1176. ; Berberis rfipens Ien. Ci/c. iv. p. 2G2.; B. /iquifblium var. rfepens tor. ^ Gia,t/..\. p. Bot. Reg., t. 117G.; and our fig. Mahonia nervosa. Berries roundish, glaucous purple, or deep
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