LEESLEY NURSERIES, INC. SPRING 
RRS DRS A RSA, TL AI SS A TEAS CLOT EOE TIE ELD LTD OLED EEL EEL 
Charming Effects with Flowering 
SHRUBS © 
The shrubs form the greater part of attractive plantings 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 beauties of 
your possessions. They should be used around. the founda- 
tion 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 practice 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’; 
Tatl—8’ and over. 
PLANTING TIME FOR SHRUBS: The ideal time is from 
April Ist until May loth. 
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 5to25 
ac to 
1% feet 1.50 1.40 
2 feet 1.80 1.70 
ALPINE CURRANT (RIBES alpinum) 
The foliage is glossy medium green. Alpine Currant is very dense and 
very dwart in habit, and is the best shrub for shade and hedges. 
inch 1.00 90 
152. cinch 1.50 1.40 
18 inch 1.90 1.80 
YELLOW FLOWERING CURRANT (RIBES aureum) 
Medium growing, and semi-spreading, has very fragrant blossoms in 
spring. 
2 feet 1.50 1.40 
3. = feet 1.80 1.70 
ALTHEA—See “Rose of Sharon'’—Spring Only 
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