oms
| | |borne on unusually long
| | |stalks. It is not so
| | |handsome as B. Darwinii or
| | |B. stenophylla, but
| | |flowering before them is on
| | |that account valuable. A
| | |dwarf variety (nana) is a
| | |pretty rock-work plant.
| | |
B. concinna |Himalaya |Pale |A little deciduous shrub
| |yellow |not more than 18 inches
| | |high, and with silvery
| | |undersides to the leaves.
| | |It needs a sheltered spot
| | |in good soil.
| | |
B. congestiflora |Chili |Bright |A large interesting bush,
var. hakeoides | |yellow |with masses of flowers.
| | |Rare.
| | |
B. aristata |Himalaya |Yellow |A strong-growing deciduous
| | |shrub, somewhat after the
| | |style of the common
| | |Barberry, but chiefly
| | |remarkable from the bright
| | |red of the young bark,
| | |which thus forms a fine
| | |winter feature.
| | |
*B. Darwinii |Chili |Orange |This ranks with B.
(Darwin's | |yellow; |stenophylla as the most
Barberry) | |May |handsome of all Barberries;
| | |and, indeed, it is in the
| | |very front rank of
| | |flowering shrubs. It is of
| | |bold, wide-