A five-year old hedge which 
has never been clipped. Note 
its fullness and natural splen¬ 
did form. 
We want to present 
you with two plants 
of the New 
MENTOR 
BARBERRY 
Berberis Mentorensis (Plant Patent No. 99) 
To all of you Wayside friends, whose orders for 
plants or seeds this spring are $10.00 and over in 
1937, we will send you without charge, two husky 
plants of the new Barberry Mentorensis. It is a splen¬ 
did new shrub for use around foundations, for planting 
alone or among groups of evergreens or shrubs, as well 
as being ideal for hedges. 
This no charge offer is not in any way a bait. It's 
made to you simply because it costs a lot of money 
to successfully advertise any new plant or shrub. So 
we are going to give away to our customer friends, two 
plants of this unusual Barberry for pure and simple 
advertising purposes. Once it is growing on your 
grounds you can't help but sing its praises. That's the 
best kind of advertising we know. 
For Shady or Sunny Places 
It contradicts itself in the way it thrives so satis¬ 
factorily under directly opposite conditions. Unlike 
other Barberries, it flourishes both in the shade and 
in the sun. 
When used for a hedge, that means there will be 
none of the usual thin spots or holes in the hedge 
where it is shady. Being heavily thorned, it makes a 
formidable barrier. Dogs and ruthless boys take no 
liberties with it. 
Laughs at Dry Weather 
One of the amazing things about this Barberry is 
the way it thrives regardless of how dry and hot the 
summer may be. Truth to tell, we didn't know it so 
unfailingly had that invaluable trait, until letters 
started coming to us. Letters from last summer's 
drought-affected Kansas and other parts of the coun¬ 
try. Parts where for months there was not a drop of 
rain. 
Here's Drought Proof 
Let us quote from a letter of Mortimer Burroughs, 
received last October. He is a garden architect at 
Clayton, Missouri. This is what he says: 
"I have been much impressed with the new Barberry 
Mentorensis during the terrible drought we had in St. 
Louis this summer. 
"We moved several when in full leaf last spring. Plant¬ 
ed them on the north side of the house in dense woods. 
They received no water during the whole miserable sum¬ 
mer, and scarcely any sunlight. In spite of this grilling 
handicap, they did not even droop, and actually made 
considerable new growth. 
"As a shrub for foundation planting, either in shade 
or full sun, it is excellent. Its upright dense habit of 
growth makes it ideal for hedges, as it thrives equally 
well in shade as in full sun." 
No Charge Offer Repeated 
To every customer whose purchases of plants or 
seeds this spring are $1 0.00 or more, we will send with¬ 
out charge, two husky plants of this Barberry Mentor¬ 
ensis. For full description and prices of this new Bar¬ 
berry, see facing page. 
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