Barberries re-emerge from persecution

Chicago Sun-Times | October 6, 2006| | Copyright

Since antiquity they knew barberries did something ugly to the wheat.

Common "Berberis vulgaris" of England grew rampant in the hedgerows where its spiny branches kept livestock in bounds. And whenever in close proximity to the barberry, the wheat grew black with a devastating soot that spread out to destroy whole crops. This effect was intermittent, occurring unpredictably.

Controversy raged for centuries as to whether this was some magical effect of the barberry or whether it was disease. No matter what the cause, panicking farmers practically exterminated the barberry in Britain to ...

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