Bee Best Barberry 
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. Its 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. In Ohio the leaves 
remain green until after the holidays. In Kansas, Oklahoma, 
Utah, and the Southwest, Berberis Mentorensis is evergreen 
and considered the finest evergreen plant for hedges. It is 
amazingly satisfactory growing around airways or close tc 
dry foundation walls, and does an outstanding job in city gar- 
dens, either in single specimens or as a hedge. Its unusual 
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 lack of berries. We heartily 
recommend Berberis Mentorensis to you. For hedges plant in 
a single row, 15 to 18 inches apart for best effect. 
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. 
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The Morton Arboretum at Lisle, Ilinois, 
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, Ill. 
