Barberry

or Berberry, the English name of the berberis. The common barberry is planted in gardens or in hedges, being an ornamental shrub, especially when covered with a profusion of flowers or loaded with fruit. It has yellow flowers with an unpleasant smell, which, however, are much frequented by bees. Their juice is acid, hence they are used for pre « serves and confectionery. Barber’s Itch, a2 disease of the skin of the face caused by the entrance of a fungus into the hair follicles of the beard.: Barbet.