Elizabeth and Dirk Visser, Jr., 
daughter and son of the manager 
of The Holland Bulb Gardens, as 
photographed by the Christian 
Science Monitor at the Boston 
Spring Flower Show, March 1952 
Salem, Mass., May 1952 
To All Our Gardening Friends: 
In presenting to you our new and larger 1952 Catalogue we would like to express our 
gratitude for the loyal patronage of you, our customers, and your ever increasing demand 
for our bulbs. Your many enthusiastic letters indicate the excellent results in growing our 
bulbs in your gardens. 
Our Nurseries at Limmen, Holland, assure us that the outlook for this year's crop is 
exceptionally good. This, together with our experience in growing and shipping bulbs 
since 1868, will enable us to supply you with bulbs of the choicest quality. All our bulbs 
are guaranteed true to name, topsize, and free from disease. No charges for cases or 
packing. As all orders are filled in rotation, please order as early as possible. 
In conclusion we want to assure you of our best services at all times, and we are looking 
forward to hearing from you again. 
Sincerely, 
THE HOLLAND BULB GARDENS, Inc. 
TERMS: 
This list cancels all previous quotations. 
Free delivery to all points in the U.S. A. for orders over $5.00. For orders less than $5.00 
please add $1.00 for extra postage and packing. 
PAYMENTS: Unless otherwise arranged, cash with order, please. This will save us time 
and trouble and will save you money in return. 
TIME OF SHIPPING: Bulbs start leaving our nurseries in Holland the middle of August 
arriving at our warehouses here the first week of September. We start shipping from 
here as soon as possible. 
MAILING: All correspondence and orders etc. should be mailed to our Salem address: 
P. O. Box 72, Salem, Mass. 
GUARANTEE: We guarantee our bulbs to be of choicest quality, disease free and true 
to name but we cannot assume responsibility as to the flowering results of the crop 
as there are too many factors involved beyond our control. All our bulbs are inspected 
now by both the Dutch and U. S. A. Dept. of Agriculture officials. 
* All varieties marked with asterisk must be ordered by July 15 to assure delivery. 
