A five-year old hedge which 
has never been clipped. Note 
its fullness and natural splen¬ 
did form. 
MENTOR 
BARBERRY 
We want to present 
you with two plants 
of the Atew 
(Berberis Mentorensis) 
Plant Patent No. 99 
To all of the 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 Bar- 
berry Mentorensis. It is a splendid new shrub for use around 
foundations, for planting alone or among groups of ever¬ 
greens 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 satisfactorily 
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 in¬ 
valuable trait, until letters started coming to us. Letters 
from last summer’s drought-affected Kansas and other parts 
of the country. Parts where for months there was not a 
drop of rain. 
Here's Drought Proof 
Let us quote from a letter of Mortimer Burroughs, re¬ 
ceived 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 con¬ 
siderable 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 $10.00 or more, we will send without charge, two 
husky plants of this Barberry Mentorensis. For full descrip¬ 
tion and prices of this new Barberry, see facing page. 
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