BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS from BULBS 
F lowers, of your own growing, right in your home during the winter—and then in early 
spring a colorful display of bright “spring dowers’’ in the yard and garden. It’s all so simple 
and easy to have with bulbs that you can plant now. 
This catalog describes and illustrates the very choicest bulb varieties—the older favorites 
as well as a great collection of the newest originations and novelties of proven merit. 
SELECTED BULBS MEAN PERFECT FLOWERS 
It is only the first quality bulbs, carefully grown, fully ripened and properly handled that 
will produce fiowers of superb beauty. We offer to you the “cream of the crop’’—the very best 
“top size’’ selected bulb stock that can be produced. With proper pride we picture below some 
of the many special awards given to our bulbs and plants in national, competitive displays. 
Your orders for bulbs are filled with this “Gold Medal Standard’’ stock. 
AND FOR YOUR NEXT YEAR’S GARDEN ENJOYMENT 
The fall is an ideal time to make lawns and to plant shrubs and hardy perennials that you 
may enjoy their growth and beauty next season. A choice selection of the better shrubs and 
perennial varieties is given in the catalog and we know that our sturdy northern-grown plants 
will produce results that will please you. 
GARDENING AND LANDSCAPE ADVICE 
The advice and suggestions of our experienced landscape gardeners is always available. 
Ask us freely for horticultural and gardening information. We want to help you enjoy the very 
best possible results in your lawn and garden. 
ORDER NOW ... WE WILL SHIP AT THE BEST TIME 
May we urge that you select and order your bulbs and plants early so that you will be pre¬ 
pared to take full advantage of favorable fall weather. The catalog prices are for materials 
packed and ready to ship—and always for the best grade and quality of stock. 
Yours very sincerely, 
HOLM & OLSON, Inc., Saint Paul 
FLOWER and GARDEN DISPLAYS 
Floral Store—20-24 W. 5th St. 
Greenhouses—Duke and Pleasant 
Nurseries—1200 St. Clair St. 
A local branch of all departments at 
ROCHESTER, MINN. 
SPECIAL SPRING CATALOGS 
(Sent on request) 
“HOME LANDSCAPES” —our complete 
Nursery and Landscape catalog. 
“ANNUAL PLANTS”—the tender an¬ 
nual flowers and bulbs for summer 
display. 
Gold Medal of the Holland Bulb 
Growers Association 
Silver Medal of the Society of 
American Florists and Orna¬ 
mental Horticulturists 
Gold Medal of the American 
Bulb Company 
