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HOLM & OLSON 
SAINT PAUL 
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HARDY GARDEN FLOWERS 
Choice Perennial Plants (or Fall Planting 
♦ROCK GARDEN PLANTS. Varieties marked with an ♦ are adapted to planting in rock gardens. 
E ARLY fall is the ideal time to transplant the hardier varieties of flowering perennials. Plant them generously 
now and enjoy their color and beauty next season. 
We list here a selected assortment of the better varieties that are suited to fall planting. All are strong, 
healthy field-grown clumps just in A ^ . , , 
prime condition to become estob- ^ - , PLAN ™G NOTE-After the ground has 
lished in your garden Y Zen th ' S ¥■ Sp t ead J ° coverln 9 ° f ha V ° r 
straw several inches deep over these new 
plantings. 
NEW 
FOR 
FALL PRICES 
PERENNIALS 
(unless otherwise noted) 
Strong, field grown plants 
30c each; 4 for $1.00 
and 
Extra size, 40c each; 3 for $1.00 
DELPHINIUM (Larkspur)— The best blue-flowering 
perennial. 
—Chinese —White or blue flowers. Finely cut foli¬ 
age. Very dainty and valued for cutting. 
—Belladonna —Turquoise-blue larkspur. 
—Bellamosa —Dark blue flowers. 
—H. & O. Hybrids —Large heads of showy flowers in 
varied shades of blue. We offer a careful selec¬ 
tion of the choicest large-flowering English strains. 
ACHILLEA, PERRY'S WHITE— Pure white globular flowers 
like a small pom-pom Chrysanthemum. 
ACONITUM, MONKSHOOD— Spikes of deep blue flowers 
in September_ 40c each; 3 for $1.00 
ALASKA DAISY —Large white and yellow daisy. 
♦ALYSSUM, Golden Tuft —Dwarf plant with masses of yel¬ 
low flowers in early spring. Suited to rockeries. 
ANTHEMIS, Hardy Marguerite —Hardy yellow daisy that 
blooms all summer. 
♦AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS, Native Columbine —Flowers 
combine red and yellow. 
AQUILEGIA HYBRIDS —Long spurred flowers in a variety 
of beautiful colors. Very choice for cutting and delight¬ 
ful as a garden plant. 
♦ARABIS, Rock Cress —Early blooming, white border plant. 
A dependable rock garden plant. 
ASTER, Hardy New England Aster— Pink, white and pur¬ 
ple varieties. Very showy fall flower that blooms right up 
to heavy frosts. 
ASTILBE SPIRAEA —Flowers of pink or white in airy 
plumes_ 50c each; extra size 75c 
BABY'S BREATH (Gypsophila) —The plants are covered 
with a cloud of dainty white flowers in July and August. 
DOUBLE BABY'S BREATH (Bristol Fairy) —A choice new 
variety. The flowers are tiny, fully-double white rosettes. 
Strong plants of the grafted variety_ 60c each 
BLEEDING HEART —Pink flowers in drooping clusters in 
early spring_ 40c each; 3 for $1.00 
♦PLUMY BLEEDING HEART— Dwarf variety with fern¬ 
like leaves. Blooms over a long season. 
BOCCONIA, Plume Poppy —A tall-growing background 
perennial with plumes of creamy-white flowers. 
BOLTONIA —The tall-growing Fall Daisy. 
♦DIANTHUS, Clove Pink— A dwarf-growing hardy pink. Good rockery 
plant. 
♦FERNS— The hardy, native kinds. For shaded places. 
♦FUNKIA, Blue Plantain Lily —A splendid dwarf border or edging plant. 
Stands shade. Has drooping lily-flowers of blue. 
♦FUNKIA, Variegated —Tufts of broad, waxy-green leaves striped with 
white. 
GAILLARDIA —A fed and yellow daisy-like flower. 
HEMEROCALLIS, Flava— The Lemon Day Lily. 
HEMEROCALLIS, Fulva —The Orange Day Lily. 
♦HEUCHERA, Coral Bells — Dainty coral-pink and red bell-shaped flow¬ 
ers. Excellent for cutting. 35c each; 3 for $1.00. 
IRIS —See special list page 20. 
♦LILY OF THE VALLEY— Strong clumps 25c each; 5 for $1.00. 
♦LILY TENUIFOLIUM —The '"Coral Lily." Intense scarlet lilies on a 
dainty, slender plant. Delightful in the rock garden. Special price 
25c each; 5 for $1.00. 
LYTHRUM, Rose Loosestrife— A tall perennial with spikes or rose-col¬ 
ored flowers. 
MERTENSIA, Blue Bells (Virginia Cowslip)— A brilliant plant in early 
spring when bearing clusters of bright blue flowers. Blooms with the 
Daffodils and Tulips. Must be fall planted. Strong roots 25c each; 
5 for $1.00. 
MONARDA, Oswego Tea— A bushy plant with fragrant leaves and red 
flowers in July. 
PEONIES —See special lists page 15. 
PERSIAN DAISY— White, pink and red daisies in May and June. 
PHLOX— See special lists page 17. 
PLATYCODON, Balloon Flower— Star shaped flowers in blue or white. 
Has good foliage and a long season of bloom. 
♦CAMPANULA CARPATICA, Harebell— Delicate bell¬ 
shaped flowers of blue or white. 
CENTAUREA —The blue perennial Corn Flower. 
COLUMBINE— See Aquilegia. 
COREOPSIS —Golden yellow daisy on long stems. A fine 
cut flower. 
SPECIAL ROCK GARDEN PLANTS 
A collection of 15 perennial Rock Garden plants—3 each 
of 5 best varieties, all labeled. 
SPECIAL PRICE $2.75. 
(Rock Garden Booklet sent with every order) 
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