LEESLEY NURSERIES, INC. SPRING 
Charming Effeets with Flowering 
Shrubs 
The shrubs form the greater part of attractive plant- 
ings and with careful placing and selecting of varieties, with 
reference to location, ultimate growth, flowering season, and 
foliage, form and color, will become the most treasured beau- 
ties of your possessions. They should be used around the foun- 
dation of buildings, along the edges of the building lot and in 
occasional clumps along the walks and driveways, but it is not 
good practice usually to plant them here and there in the lawn. 
The lawn looks best in broad unbroken stretches and this prac- 
tice increases the apparent size of the grounds. 
Ultimate height of plants will be described as follows: 
Very dwarf - up to 3’; Dwarf - up to 5’; Medium - 
up to 8; Tall - 8 and over. 
PLANTING TIME FOR SHRUBS: The ideal time 
is from October 15th until the ground freezes and from April Ist 
until May 15th. 
ALMOND — (PRUNUS glandulosa) 
This is one of the outstanding better dwarf shrubs. The foliage 
is glossy reddish-green, flowers are small pink double rosettes 
along the branches in early May. Each 5 to 25 
1% feet 1.50 1.40 
2 feet 1.70 1.60 
ALPINE CURRANT — (RIBES alpinum) 
The foliage is glossy medium green. Alpine Currant is very 
dense and very dwarf in habit, and is the best shrub for shade 
and hedges. 12 inch 1.00 90 
15 inch 1.50 1.40 
ALTHEA — SEE “Rose of Sharon’ — Spring Only 
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