
Our customers know the Parrella Treatment. “A Surprise in every package.” 
MISS SAN DIEGO (Comstock) I. C. Framer ata cactus. Lemon yellow, outer 
half of bloom tyrian pink. Blooms 9 x 7 on long straight stems. Achievement 
Medal winner at Inglewood, Cal. in 1944. Certificate of Merit at East 
Lansing, Mich. Listed on the 3 Honor Rolls of the country. 
Root $2.50 Plant $1.25 
MRS. HESTER A. PAPE I. D.—12 x 5 (Pape-Rocky River). A really big fellow 
which will be hard to beat on the show table. Color is Reddish-Purple. Has 
been a consistent winner in “Red”, and “Purple” classes in open-to-all 
competition. American Home Achievement Medal winner at Cleveland and 
Baltimore and tied for this medal at East Liverpool. Plants are tall. A 
good grower and profuse bloomer. This is a variety that anvone can grow. 
On Western and Midwest Honor Rolls. Root $3.00 Plant $1.59 
MRS. WILLIAM S. KNUDSEN I. D. (Dixie Gardens)—Color, pure white, 6 to 7 
feet. Heavy insect resisting foliage. Bloom 10 x 12 x 7 inches. Roots $1.00 
MYRA HOWARD I. D.—Saffron yellow and gold with { nts of salmon. The entire 
effect being ochreous orange. A wonderful plant, producing giant blooms 
freely on long rigid stems. Height, 6 feet. Roots 75c 
MURPHY’S MASTERPIECE I. D.—Large Red. Root $2.00 
NEW LOOK (Guttler-Ruschmohr)—Very large Empire yellow, semi-cactus, 
size 12 to 14 inches. Long stiff stems. Bush 6 feet tall, with fine green 
foliage. Good root maker and propagator. Winner of the American Home 
Achievement Medal at The American Dahlia Society Show in New York. 
Also American Home Achievement Medal winners at N.E. Penn. Show in 
Scranton, Pa. and Long Island Dahlia Society Show in Jamaica. Winner 
of Meritorious Award Ribbon in the Seedling Class at the Midwest Show 
in Milwaukee, Wisc. Winner of largest and most perfect bloom in the show 
of the L. I. Dahlia Society in 1947. 
Roots $7.50 Piant $3.75 
NANCY ANN MITCHELL I. C.—Scarlet. One of the best. Roots $1.50 
NORTHERN. LIGHTS C. (Dixie)—11 x 6, White. One of the largest dahlias 
in existence. Scored 84 at East Lansing and is on Eddy’s Honor Roll. 
Root $2.50 Plant $1.25 
OAKLEIGH CHAMPION (Phillips-Oakleigh)—New and outstanding Incurved 
Cactus of magnificent beauty, artistic formation and unusual Show record. 
A Champion in ALL respects. General color is blend of Burnt Orange and 
Soft Pink with Yellow Shadings at base of long, lacimated and twisted 
petals. Blooms 8 to 10 inches with good depth, held erect on long stiff 
stems. A tall grower averaging 6 feet, foliage dark green and insect 
resistant. Certified at East Lansing, Fairmont, Baltimore. Honor Roll. 
Achievement Medal Winner. 
Root $4.00 Plant $2.00 
SPECIAL COLLECTION OFFERS 
No. I—SMALL GARDEN COLLECTION—6 roots, large or small type, what- 
ever you prefer, named and labeled. for only $2.00 
No. 2—BEGINNER’S COLLECTION—12 large roots, all different, named and 
labeled. for only $5.00 
No. 3—15 roots, all different. Some of the latest introductions, named and 
labeled. for only $10.00 
No. 4—EXTRA SPECIAL—8 roots, 1 each of 8 different varieties, all out- 
standing introductions. Large size. $20.00 
The above collections are our own selections, all named and labeled; not two 
alike; the best only, and extra good value. 
LEAVE IT TO PARRELLA AND YOU GET A SWEET SURPRISE 
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