FAUIEMP RCE VAMSTs CAUGUST Mo, 27513 
NIKKO BLUE HYDRANGEA 
The Most Beautiful Hardy Blue Hydrangea 
We had to disappoint many of our customers whose orders were 
received too late. We have a good stock for 1953-54 season. Order 
today to be sure of your supply. 
Blue Hydrangeas are not new to American horticulture, but 
most of them have been tender varieties grown in greenhouses, and 
occasionally planted in gardens. 
Now we have Nikko Blue, both hardy and beautiful. It has with- 
stood temperatures of 20 degrees below zero. The tops die down to 
the ground every winter, but give them a little mulch protection and 
the crowns will grow into bushy shrubs in one season, 2 to 4 feet tall 
with attractive, luxuriant foliage and great masses of flowers. 
Because the flowers are borne on the new wood, you get blooms 
every year, and lots of them. It is not at all unusual to see flower 
heads more than a foot across and the shrub completely covered 
with them—a wonderful show. 
In alkaline soil the flowers are pink; in acid they are blue. It’s 
easy to change alkaline soil into acid with aluminum sulphate (two 
tablespoons to a gallon of water). 
There is a real vogue for Nikko Blue Hydrangeas. They are 
used for: 
Perennial Borders 
Shrub Borders 
Lawn Specimens 
Planting in Tubs and Boxes 
Foundation Plantings 
Be prepared to supply your customers. Our plants are especially 
nice this year—strong, 2-year-old crowns with numerous stems. 
Per 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
9.00 85.00 800.00 
7.50 70.00 650.00 
(300 or more at the 1000 rate) 
