Form—Immediate 
Effect 
Truehedge Columnberry is so 
perfectly upright and beauti- 
fully pyramidal in shape that 
upon planting "Immediate 
Effect" hedges are^attained—• 
whereas from three to four 
years are required to build a 
satisfactory hedge from com' 
mon Japanese Barberry. 
Ultimately Cheaper 
Than Thunbergi 
The slight extra first cost of 
this new Barberry is entirely 
saved before the finished Jap- 
anese hedge could be made, 
because of the extra cost of 
incessant trimming required 
on the latter. Only a slight 
trimming of infrequent tips 
that may be slightly out of 
line is required with this new 
plant. Truehedge Column- 
berry is much cheaper in the 
long run. 
Superior in Beauty 
The frequent periodical deep 
trimming necessary with 
hedges of Japanese Barberry 
exposes bare branches and 
cuts away the beautiful, fresh, 
new foliage giving the hedge 
an ugly appearance for weeks 
until sufficient new growth 
appears to cover over this 
ugliness—then it is only a 
short while till this laborious 
process has to be repeated. 
With Columnberry this very 
bad feature is entirely elimi¬ 
nated, which naturally makes 
it far superior in beauty. 
Branch Character of 
je Columnberry 
Field View—2-vear-oId—Normal Untrimmed Growth 
Mistaken for Boxwood 
Many people on seeing Columnberry have mistaken 
it for Boxwood because of the extremely formal 
shape and the dense deep green foliage. 
Individual Specimens 
Can easily be grown into perfect spires and pyra¬ 
mids to a probable height of five feet—or into sym¬ 
metrical box-shaped specimens that can be used as 
formal accent plants in such places as Pyramidal 
Arbor-Vitae or Boxwood are now used. Normally 
without trimming Truehedge Columnberry is about 
one-third as wide as it is high and it would natur¬ 
ally follow that it would be easy to trim to one- 
fourth as wide as the height. There has long been 
a real need for a medium priced shrub for such 
uses. Thousands of homes, unable to afford Box¬ 
wood, Arbor-Vitae, etc,, can now have much needed 
accent plants and the demand for Columnberry for 
such purposes should be tremendous. Columnberry 
will also succeed almost universally and in difficult 
places where other accent plants will not thrive. 
Better Foliage 
Under natural growth this new plant is decidedly 
more dense and heavier with foliage than the com¬ 
mon Japanese Barberry. The leaves also appear 
larger and thicker and of a much deeper, glossier 
and healthier shade of green. Foliage is distributed 
evenly and densely right to the ground. Truehedge 
Columnberry takes on richer and deeper fall color¬ 
ings than the common variety. 
Perfectly Flardy—Drought Resisting 
Of the same hardiness as Berberis Thunbergi. With¬ 
stood 26° below zero last winter with every tip bud. 
as far as ascertainable, remaining perfectly alive. 
No discoloration or burning of foliage has been ex¬ 
perienced during the terrific heat and drought of 
the past three or four years. 
Fruiting 
Berries are very similar in color and size and hang on 
about the same length of time as on Thunbergi. If 
anything, this new Berberis appears heavier in fruit. 
Rust-Immune 
Common Barberry New Truehedge Barberry 
WHY consider this old-time, by-gone hedging— WHEN you may have Columberry Hedging like rhis? 
Both are two-year-old average plants without trimming. 
As recognized in the latest revised list of 
Berberis and Mahonia classified under 
Black Stem Quarantine Regulations by the 
United States Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Plant 
Quarantine, Dated May 15, 1934 
this new variety (Berberis Thun- 
bergi pluriflora erecta) is one of 
the six varieties of Berberis that 
are recognized as Rust-Immune 
and permits are not required for 
any interstate movement thereof 
under the regulations of the 
Black Stem Rust Quarantine, 
Revised. 
Propagation Rights 
Reserved 
The Truehedge Columnberry is pro¬ 
tected by Plant Patent No. 110 under 
the U. S. Patent Laws. Asexual repro¬ 
duction or disposition by sale, gift or 
otherwise, of scions, buds, or cuttings 
for such reproduction is prohibited un¬ 
less license is previously obtained front 
the patent owners. Unauthorized re¬ 
production, sale, or distribution of pro¬ 
pagation material of this plant will sub¬ 
ject the one engaging in the same to 
prosecution for infringement. For re¬ 
sale at Retail Only except under license 
from the patent owners. 
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