LEESLEY BROTHERS :: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 
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Forsythia suspensa (Weeping Golden Bell), 6 feet. 
A variety that has long willowy branches that droop gracefully 
to the ground. Branches are covered to the tips in early Spring 
with profusion of Yellow flowers. The foliage is very fine and 
bright green all summer. One of the best of our weeping shrubs. 
3 feet.50c. 
Spiraea () puli folia 
Forsythia intermedia, 6 feet. 
Gracefully drooping in habit, very hardy and one of the best 
of the forsythias. Has narrow, pinnate leaves of shiny green color, 
and bears an abundance of bright yellow flowers in early April. 
A shrub that cannot be too highly spoken of, very good for mass 
effects. Especially fine as a specimen plant. 
2 l 2 to 3 feet.35c. 3 to 4 feet.50c. 
HAM AM ELIS: WITCH HAZEL 
Hamamelis Virginica, 8 to 10 feet. 
A very hardy native shrub that grows well in the poorest soil 
or thrives in moist places. It has large leaves with downy surface, 
and curious yellow flowers coming in October followed by seed 
pods that pop open to discharge the seed. A very good shrub for 
masses, for backgrounds, or in wild places. 
1 l A to 2 feet.40c. 3 to 4 feet.50c. 
HIBISCUS: ALTHEA OR ROSE OF SHARON 
Hibiscus are shrubs that are really worthy of more 
popularity than they receive, for they grow in all kinds 
of soil, and over a wide range of climate. They blossom 
in August and September when few other plants arc 
in bloom, and have a wide range of color from white to 
