Edward Hyams wrote that he had this Berberis here when he owned this place.
I may have tracked a possible source from which to buy it but I'd like to be
certain it's the right thing. I can't get any information on the plant, nor
can I find a picture of it anywhere. Is it one that has changed its name in
the last 40 years? Does anyone grow it or know it? Hyams described it as
rare and unusual but not entirely invisible, surely?!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

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"Sacha" wrote in message
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Edward Hyams wrote that he had this Berberis here when he owned this
place.
I may have tracked a possible source from which to buy it but I'd like to
be
certain it's the right thing. I can't get any information on the plant,
nor
can I find a picture of it anywhere. Is it one that has changed its name
in
the last 40 years? Does anyone grow it or know it? Hyams described it as
rare and unusual but not entirely invisible, surely?!

--
Sacha

Any good?

http://www.growsonyou.com/plant/Berberis_hypokerina

In message , Sacha
writes
Edward Hyams wrote that he had this Berberis here when he owned this place.
I may have tracked a possible source from which to buy it but I'd like to be
certain it's the right thing. I can't get any information on the plant, nor
can I find a picture of it anywhere. Is it one that has changed its name in
the last 40 years? Does anyone grow it or know it? Hyams described it as
rare and unusual but not entirely invisible, surely?!

Hillier's Manual has a short paragraph. The newer 4 volume Bean might
also have something. (The 2nd edn, which is available on the web, was
published before the plant was described.)

It's a plant from Upper Burma (Checklist of the Plants of Myamnar says
Kachin state), and it does seem to be fairly restricted in distribution
- it's absent from the Flora of China, so it would appear not to extend
over the border into Yunnan, and while there isn't a good list of the
Thai flora easily available, nothing comes up when searching in the
Thailand domain.

The citation for the original description is Airy-Shaw, H.K., A new
Berberis from Burma, Kew Bulletin 1930: 208-210. (A German precis on the
web says "Beschreibung von Berberis hypokerina aus dem nordoestlichen
Burma, zu der Sect. Wallichianae gehoerig und naechstverwandt mit der
indischen B. insignis".)

Apart from the 2 (3?) UK suppliers, the plant is grown at the University
of Exeter Streatham campus, Bryans Ground in the Welsh Marches, and
Mount Stewart in Northern Island. Kew have a herbarium specimen, but
it's not one of the ones they've digitised. It does seem to be obscure -
the only location growing it outside the UK that turns up in Google is
San Francisco Botanic Garden.

I've found Frank Kingdom-Ward's description (he introduced it into
cultivation). He writes that, unlike many species, this species is
distinctive, so perhaps it will be possible to confirm the identity of
commercially available plants. See
URL:http://books.google.com/books?id=NZiSH4d05TAC&pg=PA139
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

On 30/12/08 12:29, in article , "Stewart
Robert Hinsley" wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
Edward Hyams wrote that he had this Berberis here when he owned this place.
I may have tracked a possible source from which to buy it but I'd like to be
certain it's the right thing. I can't get any information on the plant, nor
can I find a picture of it anywhere. Is it one that has changed its name in
the last 40 years? Does anyone grow it or know it? Hyams described it as
rare and unusual but not entirely invisible, surely?!

Hillier's Manual has a short paragraph. The newer 4 volume Bean might
also have something. (The 2nd edn, which is available on the web, was
published before the plant was described.)

It's a plant from Upper Burma (Checklist of the Plants of Myamnar says
Kachin state), and it does seem to be fairly restricted in distribution
- it's absent from the Flora of China, so it would appear not to extend
over the border into Yunnan, and while there isn't a good list of the
Thai flora easily available, nothing comes up when searching in the
Thailand domain.

The citation for the original description is Airy-Shaw, H.K., A new
Berberis from Burma, Kew Bulletin 1930: 208-210. (A German precis on the
web says "Beschreibung von Berberis hypokerina aus dem nordoestlichen
Burma, zu der Sect. Wallichianae gehoerig und naechstverwandt mit der
indischen B. insignis".)

Apart from the 2 (3?) UK suppliers, the plant is grown at the University
of Exeter Streatham campus, Bryans Ground in the Welsh Marches, and
Mount Stewart in Northern Island. Kew have a herbarium specimen, but
it's not one of the ones they've digitised. It does seem to be obscure -
the only location growing it outside the UK that turns up in Google is
San Francisco Botanic Garden.

I've found Frank Kingdom-Ward's description (he introduced it into
cultivation). He writes that, unlike many species, this species is
distinctive, so perhaps it will be possible to confirm the identity of
commercially available plants. See
URL:http://books.google.com/books?id=NZiSH4d05TAC&pg=PA139

What a tremendous wealth of valuable information. I wouldn't mind betting
that Hyams either got it from Exeter University or gave it to them. He did
a lot of plant swapping with Dartington Hall, too and indeed, with Mount
Stewart, so there are various possibilities as to how he got it. Now I have
only to check that the one we've been offered is correctly identified.
Thank you so much for all this. It's really valuable.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

'Mike' wrote:

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"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Edward Hyams wrote that he had this Berberis here when he owned this
place.
I may have tracked a possible source from which to buy it but I'd like to
be
certain it's the right thing. I can't get any information on the plant,
nor
can I find a picture of it anywhere. Is it one that has changed its name
in
the last 40 years? Does anyone grow it or know it? Hyams described it as
rare and unusual but not entirely invisible, surely?!

--
Sacha

Any good?

http://www.growsonyou.com/plant/Berberis_hypokerina

Hey, I thought you were on a World Cruise by now?

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"johannes" wrote in message
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'Mike' wrote:

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"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Edward Hyams wrote that he had this Berberis here when he owned this
place.
I may have tracked a possible source from which to buy it but I'd like
to
be
certain it's the right thing. I can't get any information on the
plant,
nor
can I find a picture of it anywhere. Is it one that has changed its
name
in
the last 40 years? Does anyone grow it or know it? Hyams described it
as
rare and unusual but not entirely invisible, surely?!

--
Sacha

Any good?

http://www.growsonyou.com/plant/Berberis_hypokerina

Hey, I thought you were on a World Cruise by now?

Ah! Johannes, one of my Worshipers!

As a devoted follower of my actions, you should have it in your diary when I
cruise, when I lecture, when I organise reunions etc. You are slipping. Just
buck up and don't show yourself up.

And getting it back on topic, don't respond and 'dig yourself into a hole'.
I am afraid that you usually make a fool of yourself with your responses.

Kindest possible regards and a Happy New Year

Mike

'Mike' wrote:

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"johannes" wrote in message
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'Mike' wrote:

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"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Edward Hyams wrote that he had this Berberis here when he owned this
place.
I may have tracked a possible source from which to buy it but I'd like
to
be
certain it's the right thing. I can't get any information on the
plant,
nor
can I find a picture of it anywhere. Is it one that has changed its
name
in
the last 40 years? Does anyone grow it or know it? Hyams described it
as
rare and unusual but not entirely invisible, surely?!

--
Sacha

Any good?

http://www.growsonyou.com/plant/Berberis_hypokerina

Hey, I thought you were on a World Cruise by now?

Ah! Johannes, one of my Worshipers!

As a devoted follower of my actions, you should have it in your diary when I
cruise, when I lecture, when I organise reunions etc. You are slipping. Just
buck up and don't show yourself up.

And getting it back on topic, don't respond and 'dig yourself into a hole'.
I am afraid that you usually make a fool of yourself with your responses.

Kindest possible regards and a Happy New Year

Mike

Good the see that you have covered all the bases, whether I will respond or not...

My kindest possible regards and sincere symphonies.