Albert Parrella, Originator and Grower of Chryspopcan and Select Dahlias 
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GREETINGS TO MY MANY FRIENDS 
It is with pleasure that I present this, my latest catalogue, to the 
many dahlia lovers throughout the entire country and express my deep ap¬ 
preciation for the liberal support they have accorded me in the past. And 
the many letters received telling of the pleasure they derived, as well as the 
success they achieved in winning many prizes from dahlia tubers and seed 
bought from me earlier in the Spring have been indeed a source of gratifi¬ 
cation and inspiration for me. 
It has been a pleasure during the past season, to meet so many of 
my dahlia loving friends at my gardens, as well as the recent American 
Dahlia Society show held at the Hotel Pennsylvania in this city. 
The highest quality of my stock doesn’t need any introduction to 
the thousands of satisfied customers who have been purchasing from me 
in the past years. Neither does it need an introduction to thouands of 
people who have visited my gardens, or the New York Botanical Garden, 
in the Bronx, New York, where dahlia growers, as myself send their finest 
samples for trial and display. Incidentally at the Botanical Garden, during 
the past year, the officials staged a popularity contest vote for the best 
dahlias in the park and the results showed that some of my varieties grown 
there led the contest from the beginning to the end. This fact should be 
of some interest to prospective buyers. I earnestly solicit your trade for a 
trial order, if you have never given me one before, give me a small one now 
as a trial and convince yourself. 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
1. NOTHING but tried and selected tubers are sent out. 
2. THE practice of treating my customers, as I would want others to 
treat me. 
3. SELLING my stock at prices that are within reason, and that will 
bring me a reasonable profit for my labors. 
4. I am not trying to grow every dahlia grown, but I am trying to 
present to the general public most of the varieties that are easily grown 
and give you full satisfaction. 
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