Parrella’s Dahlias have proven to be best by test. 
To My Friends . . . Greetings: 
It is with pleasure that I present you with this, my Dahlia Catalog for 
19-)7. ^ our generous and kind support is thoroughly appreciated and inspires 
me to continued effort to make available to you only the best. 
This catalog would not be complete if I were not to take advantage of the 
opportunity to thank you for your many letters telling of various successes 
obtained from stock purchased from me. 1 am grateful to those who have been 
able to visit my gardens as well as those who have inspected my exhibits at 
the American Dahlia Society Show’s, and many other shows we attend, because 
1 feel my dahlias speak best for themselves. 
To those who are familiar with my stock, no introduction is necessary and 
you have my pledge that the same quality will not only continue but improve 
it such is possible. To those who have not tried my service this is an invitation, 
an invitation that may prove a real opportunity for you to realize something 
you may not have been able to obtain elsewhere and no order is too small nor 
is any contract too large, 1 am pleased to serve you. 
ALBERT PARRELLA. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE — 1)0 NOT OVERLOOK 
Due to the limited space we are compelled to be brief with our descriptions. 
However, we want our patrons to know that the varieties listed in this Catalog 
are either Honor Roll, Certificate Winners, or has proven with us to be truly 
outstanding. Not only that, but the varieties offered are reliable in every 
respect, good growers, fine producers, insect resisting foliage and most of them 
are of large size blooms, and true prize winners. If you are interested in large 
size dahlias, you surely are not going wrong by ordering from us. This may 
be of interest to you to know that we do not force our dahlias for size, but 
we are gratified to know that our customers secure the lion’s share of prizes 
at the Show. Perhaps you have had the opportunity of seeing some of our fine 
dahlias performing either at our gardens or at the Botanical Garden, Georgia 
Experimental Station, Ewing Public Schools of Kentucky, Cottage Grove Dahlia 
Gardens of Seattle, Washington, Rev. Moyer of Parkersburg, West Virginia, 
Blamer Dahlia Gardens, of Wellston, Ohio, East Lansing Trial Grounds, and 
hundreds of other gardens. If you have seen them, no introduction is necessary; 
on the contrary, if you hadn’t the pleasure of seeing them, we advise you to 
enlist now with the PARRELLA DAHLIA GARDENS, and secure some of our 
fine stock so that you may secure your share of prizes at the next Fall Show. 
DIRECTIONS FOR REACHING 
PARRELLA DAHLIA GARDENS 
New York City, Brooklyn and Long Island customers can easily reach my 
place by taking Lexington Avenue (White Plains) Subway to 180th Street 
Station (Morris Park Avenue), where station connects directly with N. Y. 
Westchester & Boston R. R. train to BAYCHESTER station LOCAL train. 
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