morial Medal, The Most Distinctly Meritorious Un¬ 
disseminated, winning The American Home Achieve¬ 
ment Medal, and Best 6 Blooms Cactus, any other 
color; Mid-West Show at Cincinnati, 1936—The Best 
Undisseminated, winning 0. V. D. A. Achievement 
Medal; New York, 1936—Shipments by air: Best 
Undisseminated shown by originator, A. D. S. Sil¬ 
ver Medal, Best Variety on trial at A. D. S. Trial 
Grounds, A. D. S. Silver Medal; Storrs, Conn., 1936 
— Certificate of Merit. 
Divisions, $10.00 Plants, $5.00 
3 Plants, $12.50 
February 1st, 1937. 
Friends: 
I want to thank you for your patronage of last year, 
hoping that your gardens brought you happiness 
and many enjoyable hours, as my garden did to me. 
I know, that size has you hypnotized, and many 
of you believe, that the so-called giants and mon¬ 
sters are achievements of perfection and beauty. To 
me, they are unusual crosses in floral evolution, 
often products of careful feeding, watering and 
shading and as such, to be admired. And though they 
may be desirable, I do not believe, that they are of 
prime importance, because their size neither creates 
nor implies beauty. Perfection in flower is a com¬ 
bination of beauty, grace and usefulness and should 
never be sacrificed for size. 
Medium size dahlias are my favorites and that is 
the reason why majority of my planting consists of 
cactus and semi-cactus varieties. They are wonder¬ 
ful bloomers and delight everybody not only with 
their colors, but also with the artistic formation and 
grace, they possess. 
A few years ago. I started to save seeds from 
these varieties, believing, that someday their beauty 
and usefulness will be recognized and appreciated. 
My goal was, more and better cactus varieties. And 
now, it is my intention to acquaint you at the shows 
with the products of my labors, so that you can 
jud°-e for yourself. whether they are worthy, or 
whether they are, just dahlias. 
I take a great pleasure in sending you this de¬ 
scriptive list, that portrays also “Miss Ohio,” my 
first introduction, of which I am proud. I appreciate 
your business, and trust, that you will favor me 
r*, h a liberal share of it, for which I thank you in 
; J arce. 
I remain sincerely yours, 
FRANK J. PARENICA. 
OFDER EA.FLY—Shipments wiP be made af L er 
April 15tK unless otherwise specified. On orders 
amounting to less than $2.00, add 25c for postage. 
WE GUARANTEE—That all our Dahlias are sent 
ou L m first class growing condition, that they are 
of a healthy field-grown stock, true to name and sat¬ 
isfactory to the customer. We treat you, as we nice 
others to treat us. 
TERMS—Cash with order or before the date of 
shipment. On Ohio reta 1 orders, *id 3 1 ^ to the 
amount to comply witih the Sales Tax Law. 
