Trimmed Hedge of Berberis Mentorensis at the Morton Arboretum 
Berberis Mentor ensis in Early Winter, Note Fine Foliage 
The Morton Arboretum at Lisle, Illinois, near Chicago, testing 
garden for shrubs and especially hedges, writes: 
The Mentor Barberry (Berberis Mentorensis) has been much dis¬ 
cussed of late, and after several years’ trial, we are thoroughly con¬ 
vinced of its hedge possibilities. A hybrid of B. Julianae and B. Thun- 
bergi parentage, it is fortunate in possessing the formers erect habit 
and semi-evergreen, leathery dark green foliage combined with the 
latter’s hardiness and vigor. 
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Ill. 
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This Two-Year Old Hedge of Berberis Mentorensis Has Never Been Touched With Shears 
It Is Growing Luxuriantly In a Very Dry Location Near the Foundation of a Home 
