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American buckthorns are: Rhamnus purshiana or Cascara sagrada, of the Pacific coast, producing cascara bark, and R. Caroliniana, the alder-buckthorn.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

Of course, its prevalence in any district is naturally regulated by the abundance of its food-plants, the buckthorns.

From British Butterfiles Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species by Coleman, W. S. (William Stephen)

Among the pines grew many oaks, buckthorns, tall manzañitas and the like.

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward

The fruit of several buckthorns, or the Persian berries, as they are generally called by dyers, also give greens and brilliant yellows.

From Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference by Holt, Rosa Belle