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Excerpt from Progress of the Barberry Eradication Campaign in Indiana in 1930 Every citizen should learn to know the common barberry which is a tall, erect shrub, averaging 5 to 10 feet in height. The bark is gray, but the wood of both stems and roots is bright yellow in color. Spines occur along the branches in groups of three or more. The leaves are produced normally in clusters, always have saw-toothed edges, and may be either green or reddish purple in color. The small yellow flowers are inconspicuous but very fragrant. The oblong berries, which are produced in drooping clusters like currants, readily attract attention after they turn red in the late summer and fall. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.