rry is an
(Common Barberry) | |Spring |ornamental deciduous shrub
| | |8 to 10 feet high, and is
| | |valuable from the fact that
| | |it will thrive in dry,
| | |stony soils. Apart from the
| | |pale-yellow flowers in
| | |spring, the scarlet berries
| | |are very showy, and by some
| | |are used for preserves.
| | |There are many varieties,
| | |the best being the
| | |purple-leaved (purpurea)
| | |and white-fruited (fructu
| | |albo).
| | |
B. wallichiana |Himalaya and |Sulphur |A dense evergreen bush,
(Syn. B. Jamesoni, |China |Yellow; |with dark green spiny
B. Hookerii) | |June |leaves and pale yellow
| | |blossoms. It grows 4 or 5
| | |feet high.
| | |
*B. Wilsonae |China |Rich |A fine shrub, the leaves
| |golden |changing to an intense
| |colour |crimson colour in autumn.
| | |Spines an inch long.
| | |
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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME. | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
*Buddleia Colvillei|Himalaya; |Rosy |A beautiful tree, reaching
|Loganiaceae |crimson; |a height of 30 feet in its
| |June |native country, but it is
| | |hardy only in the extr