diff --git a/modules/flann/include/opencv2/flann/hierarchical_clustering_index.h b/modules/flann/include/opencv2/flann/hierarchical_clustering_index.h
index b8b16941f2..2456c77a25 100644
--- a/modules/flann/include/opencv2/flann/hierarchical_clustering_index.h
+++ b/modules/flann/include/opencv2/flann/hierarchical_clustering_index.h
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ public:
         trees_ = get_param(params,"trees",4);
         root = new NodePtr[trees_];
         indices = new int*[trees_];
+
+        for (int i=0; i<trees_; ++i) {
+            root[i] = NULL;
+            indices[i] = NULL;
+        }
     }
 
     HierarchicalClusteringIndex(const HierarchicalClusteringIndex&);
@@ -309,11 +314,34 @@ public:
      */
     virtual ~HierarchicalClusteringIndex()
     {
+        free_elements();
+
+        if (root!=NULL) {
+            delete[] root;
+        }
+
         if (indices!=NULL) {
             delete[] indices;
         }
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * Release the inner elements of indices[]
+     */
+    void free_elements()
+    {
+        if (indices!=NULL) {
+            for(int i=0; i<trees_; ++i) {
+                if (indices[i]!=NULL) {
+                    delete[] indices[i];
+                    indices[i] = NULL;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
     /**
      *  Returns size of index.
      */
@@ -348,6 +376,9 @@ public:
         if (branching_<2) {
             throw FLANNException("Branching factor must be at least 2");
         }
+
+        free_elements();
+
         for (int i=0; i<trees_; ++i) {
             indices[i] = new int[size_];
             for (size_t j=0; j<size_; ++j) {
@@ -387,6 +418,17 @@ public:
         load_value(stream, centers_init_);
         load_value(stream, leaf_size_);
         load_value(stream, memoryCounter);
+
+        free_elements();
+
+        if (root!=NULL) {
+            delete[] root;
+        }
+
+        if (indices!=NULL) {
+            delete[] indices;
+        }
+
         indices = new int*[trees_];
         root = new NodePtr[trees_];
         for (int i=0; i<trees_; ++i) {
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h
index 4e2dc7142a..124f7f24c2 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h
+++ b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ CV_INLINE double cvContourPerimeter( const void* contour )
 }
 
 
-/* Calculates contour boundning rectangle (update=1) or
+/* Calculates contour bounding rectangle (update=1) or
    just retrieves pre-calculated rectangle (update=0) */
 CVAPI(CvRect)  cvBoundingRect( CvArr* points, int update CV_DEFAULT(0) );