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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HARDY BLUE HYDRANGEA baa 
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. 
They will grow 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 sulphage (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 
Noe ue e @ e e ° e e ° e @ oO 9.00 $85 200 $800.00 
MOA el ew aie) 6 ial) e a lcet a 7250 70.00 650.00 
(300 or more at the 100 rate) 
‘THE WILLIS NURSERY COMPANY OTTAWA, KANSAS 
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