LEESLEY BROTHERS :: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 
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A clump of Spiraea Van Ilouttei in full flower 
HYDRANGEA 
Valuable plants for their large showy clusters of 
llowcrs in the months of July and August, when there are 
few other flowers. They grow easily and some varieties 
are very hardy. 
Hydrangea paniculata var. grandiflora (Hardy Hydrangea), 
4 to 5 feet. 
A very showy variety with its great panicles of white flowers, 
fading later in the season to tints of pink and red. One of the best 
of the Hydrangeas for mass planting and also makes line hedges. 
When massed against a background of green foliage it certainly is 
grand. When trained as a tree form it makes a nice specimen. 
2 to 2K feet.40c. 3 feet.50c. 
Hydrangea arborescens flora plena. 
An improved variety with large clusters of showy white flowers 
late in season. An excellent shrub. 
2 feet.50c. 
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Ilex verticillata (Black Alder), 5 to 6 feet. 
A very hardy native shrub, with glossy dark green foliage and 
bright crimson berries late in Fall. When planted in masses or 
in hedges with privet its bright red berries mingled with the dark 
green foliage of the privet make a very attractive sight. 
2% to 3 feet.50c. 
KERRI A: GLOBE FLOWER 
Kerria Japonica, 4 to 5 feet. 
A very distinct shrub with tender, bright green bark that is 
highly ornamental. It will grow in most any soil, in open, or in 
