Decaisnea
(named in honour of Joseph Decaisne, a distinguished French botanist, for a long time Director of the Paris Jardin des Plantes; born 1807, died 1882). ORD. Berberideae. A monotypic genus. This, perhaps, has not been tried in the open air in this country, but it thrives in any good loamy soil if planted out in a cool conservatory. Propagated by imported seeds; or by cuttings, struck in a cool, damp frame.
D. isignis (remarkable).* fl. greenish, in terminal racemes; sepals six, petaloid, narrow, sub-imbricate; petals none. May. fr. globose, edible. l. pinnate. h. 8ft. Sikkim Himalayas, at a great height. An erect shrub. (B. M. 6731.)