
Che Best Barberry 3 
Drought Resistant Mentor Barberry 
No blight—no pruning. 
BERBERIS MENTORENSIS (Plant Patent No. 99.) 
It has very stiff, upright growing branches and quite formidable 
thorns. It foliage is heavy and thick and of perfect color—a 
green as dark as the Japanese Yew. In hot and dry seasons or 
in localities where high temperatures go hand in hand with lack 
of rain, it never shows any signs of rust and discoloration of 
foliage no matter how hot or dry it may be. 
remain green until after the holidays. 
First—It is evergreen practically the year around. Think what that 
means. 
Second—Its sturdy, erect growth carries a thick dark green foliage 
right down to the ground. Is never bare-legged. 
Third—When used for a hedge, its thorny, strong growth forms a 
formidable barrier to man or beast. 
Fourth—Needs no pruning. It is of erect growth which becomes 
dense when the plant is three or four years old. No upkeep! 
No pruning! 
Fifth—Combined in a foundation planting with evergreens, it pro- 
vides a beautiful and artistic contrast at very small expense and 
without elaborate preparation of soil. 
Each 
12-15 inch ......$0.75 
15-1 SOunchwere ee 6 oO: 
18-24 inch ...... 1.10 
. 
In Ohio the leaves 
In Kansas, Oklahoma, 
Utah, and the Southwest, Berberis Mentorensis is evergreen 
and considered the finest evergreen plant for hedges. 
amazingly satisfactory growing around airways or close to 
dry foundation walls, and does an outstanding job in city gar- 
dens, either in single specimens or as a hedge. 
ability to withstand heat and drought is nothing short of won- 
derful. Always good and clean looking, upright in growth, easy 
upkeep (requires really no pruning), and its tenacious foliage, 
more than compensates for the !ack of berries. 
recommend Berberis Mentorensis to you. 
a single row, 15 to 18 inches apart for best effect. 
Its unusual 
We heartily 
For hedges plant in 
Habit 
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Young Plant of 
Mentorensis 
Barberry Only 
Two Years Old, 
Showing Upright 


Untrimmed Hedge of Berberis Mentorensis Showing Perfect Natural Hedge Form, Third Year After Planting 15- to 18-inch Plants 
The Morton Arboretum at Lisle, Illinois, 
near Chicago, testing garden for shrubs and 
especially hedges, writes: 
The Mentor Barberry (Berberis Mentor- 
ensis) has been much discussed of late, and 
after several years’ trial, we are thoroughly 
convinced of its hedge possibilities. A hy- 
brid of B. Julianae and B. Thunbergi par- 
entage, it is fortunate in possessing the 
former's erect habit and semi-evergreen, 
leathery dark green foliage combined with 
the latter’s hardiness and vigor. 
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, TIl. 
