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BERBERIS: BARBERRY 
A very valuable group of small shrubs. Very hardy, 
will grow in most any soil, and especially free from 
insect pests. Their dense habit of growth and small 
size makes them very useful for low hedges, around 
porches of buildings, etc., and in front of higher growing 
shrubbery. 
Berberis Thunbergii (Japanese Barberry), 4 feet. 
A small growing Japanese form that fits into our landscape 
plantings most anywhere. It is a very hardy shrub of close com¬ 
pact growth, has small light green leaves that turn to bright scarlet 
in the Fall. Has a profusion of bright red berries that hang on all 
winter. Its small sharp thorns make it a valuable hedge plant. 
Yellowish flowers in May. A plant everyone should have on their 
lawn. 
1 to V/4 feet (Pledge), 20c. 2 to 2feet (Specimen), 40c. 
Berberis vulgaris (Common Barberry), 5 to 6 feet. 
A native barberry, of erect growth and prickly stems. Has 
bright green foliage coloring well in Fall, clusters of small yellow 
flowers in May, and abundance of red berries in Fall that hang on 
well into the winter. A very desirable shrub for mass planting 
or hedge work. 
V/j to 2 feet (Hedge), 20c. 2>< to 3 feet (Specimen), 35c. 
Japanese Barberry in foreground 
Berberis var. purpurea (Purple-leaved Barberry),4 to5 feet. 
A very ornamental purple leaved shrub. Has small yellow 
flowers in May which make a fine contrast with the dark purple 
foliage. The leaves remain dark color all the season thus making 
this a very desirable shrub for use in masses, as with the common 
and Japanese barberry or in hedges where colored foliage is wanted. 
IJj to 2 feet (I ledge), 25c. 2) j to 3 feet (Specimen), 40c. 
