flowers in summer.
| | |Moist, peaty soil. See
| | |Cassandra, Leucothoe,
| | |Cassiope, Lyonia,
| | |Oxydendron, Pieris, and
| | |Zenobia.
| | |
*Berberis acuminata|Berberideae; |Bronzy |Evergreen shrub with red
|China |yellow |young wood. Introduced by
| | |Messrs. Veitch.
| | |
*B. Aquifolium (Ash|Introduced 1823.|Yellow; |A common, but handsome
Barberry, Syn. |Spread widely |early |evergreen shrub, reaching a
Mahonia Aquifolium)|over the |Spring, |clothed height of 3 to 5
|western side of |dark green|feet, and with dark green
|North America |leaves of |pinnate and leathery
|from Nootka |Summer |leaves. The flowers
|Sound |have a |are bright golden; they are
|southwards. |purplish |succeeded by berries,
| |tinge |purple when ripe, which add
| |after |to the ornamental features
| |frost |of the plant. It is one of
| | |the best shrubs for growing
| | |under trees, and in many
| | |places is planted for game
| | |cover. Distinct varieties
| | |are _fascicularis_, which
| | |is usually 2 feet to 4 feet
| | |high and has narrower
| | |leaflets of a duller green
| | |than the type.
| | |
*B. buxifolia |Chili |Yellow; |An upright evergreen bush 5
(Box-leaved | |April and |feet high, clothed with
Barberry, Syn. B. | |early May |small box-like leaves, and
dulcis) | | |bearing drooping bloss