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BRIDGETON - NEW JERSEY 
Phone Bridgeton 9-1880 Ext. 360 
August 2, 1954 
Dear Friends in the trade: 
Again we are offering our new catalog to the trade. Since it 
is a medium to make contact with our customers, and friends, we 
want to thank those whom we consider Koster customers for the 
pleasant dealings we have had with them in the past. 
Our Nursery is an old nursery and has gone through many 
phases. At the present time, once again we are going over from an 
experimental stage into an actual nursery, growing plants strictly 
for the trade. Through our experiments we feel that we have 
learned a good deal, and now we shall try to make use of our 
knowledge to give our customers better plants and also the good 
service that goes with it. 
When glancing through this catalog may we suggest that you 
pay particular attention to the following fine offers. 
HARDY JAPANESE AZALEAS. 
After many years of experimenting on azaleas, this year we 
have paused to evaluate our findings. We have witnessed several 
mild winters in succession, making it very hard to decide exactly 
which varieties would stand the test of a severe winter. Last 
winter told us a fairly good story. Some varieties that we 
considered quite hardy before, proved to be softer than what we 
had anticipated. Many varieties, however, which had suffered as 
young plants, were found to be surprisingly hardier as older 
plants. This is very true in cases where certain varieties grow 
more rapidly during the summer, and do not turn to a dormant stage 
in time to withstand severe coldness. On account of this you will 
find that we have discontinued quite a number of varieties, not 
because they are not as hardy as older plants, but because we 
have found it impossible to grow younger plants at a profit. You 
will find that we are growing the varieties that we have kept, 
in ever increasing production, and hope to eventually pass on to 
you a saving in prices. 
You will find this year that all of our azaleas have been 
pinched back to make nice compact plants. We have also continued 
the use of Sequestrene of Iron on these plants to induce the deep 
rich green color that all azaleas should have, and we are con- 
tinuing to bed them for the winter in our deep frames. ineorae: 
to have good quality plants, we give them all the care they need. 
