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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
fioin ils coiiii'juh's as to attract the nurseryman’s atten¬ 
tion by its liny, dainty, dark green h'aves and its very 
short int(M'nodes. This was I lie heginning of a plant 
that, due to tin' trained eye of the nurseryman who saw 
its possibilities, liids fair to become known in gardens in 
many jiarts of the world. 
This, in luii'f, is the history of the new Box-Barberry 
Ixung disseminated by its diseoverers. The Elm City Nur- 
s(*rv Ea).. who recognized its possibilities and usefulness 
as wi'll as its rare beauty. Instead of in the future he- 
Box barberry tlumiselves. Plants one year old from 
either hard or soft wood cuttings, can lie jiroduced which 
are amply sizeable for edge purposes. It is probable 
that plants should he grown one year in nursery rows, 
however, to produce the class of plants which will he 
most in demand for low hedge jiurposes. 
It can he easily seen that this new dwarf Box-Barberry 
can he profitably sold at so pojmlar a price as to warrant 
its uniform adojition to the uses it is so eminently fitted to 
acceptably fill. To quote an old nurseryman propagator 
Box-Barberry 
A new form of Berheris Thunbergi, originating at the Elm City Nurseries, New Haven, Conn. 
ing obliged to regret that there is no desirable low edge 
])lant for formal gardens or a low uniform plant suitable 
for dwarf hedges, the gardener will soon be able to or- 
d(‘r box-barberry from his nurseryman or florist. 
The introducer’s plans are to make the first offer of 
.stock of it for propagating purposes to the trade this fall. 
In the spring of 1919 it wall be introduced to the general 
public. This gives the holders of stock obtained this 
fall ample opportunity to propagate a good stock of this 
of national reputation: 
“No one plant has made its appearance in years which 
bids fair to be more universally useful than this Box Bar¬ 
berry.” 
Another: “The whole country has been a long time 
w^aiting for this very plant.” 
Still another: “Had we been able to furnish this plant 
for the many demands for a garden edge or a low hedge 
this last spring, it would have been a God-send to us.” 
