You are cordially invited to visit our gardens. 
ROYAL BLACK S. C. (Foreign) Everybody who saw this variety at the 
show admired it for its extraordinary color. A chestnut-brown tint 
with a lively glow. Award of Merit at Haarlem. If you want a new and 
brilliant color, order this one. Roots $5.00 Plants $2.50 
ROYALIST S. C. This wonderfully formed novelty was greatly ad¬ 
mired in our gardens. One of the best in the red class. With good 
habits. Good show-bloom. Plants —$1.50 
ROYAL PURCHASE INC. C. (Salem) Color, yellow; outer petals suffused 
pink; blooms 10 to 11 Y 2 inches, field grown; the petals twist and turn, 
giving the big blooms a most pleasantly shaggy appearance; a long 
and straight stem; a profuse bloomer, blooms held high out of a clean 
bush. Winner of blue ribbons at Chicago and New York shows. On 
Mr. Eldredge’s 1936 Honor Roll. Roots $7.50 Plants $3.75 
ROYAL ROBE I. D. (Parrella) An exhibition type of a rich royal purple 
with silvery reverse; like Jane Cowl. On Mr. Hart’s 1935 Honor Roll, 
and in 1936 on Mr. Eldredge’s Honor Roll. 
Roots $1.00 
ROYAL WHITE I. D. (Foreign) Fine white with long stems. 
Roots—$0.50 
R. P. RUTHERFORD S. C. (Foreign) A grand Dahlia. It is a huge flower 
neatly made up of bluntly pointed florets evenly arranged. Color, 
golden orange, flushed, veined and deepening to red. Dwarf plants, 
surprisingly free blooming. Splendid stems. On Mr. Johnson’s 1936 
Honor Roll. Roots $1.50 Plants $0.75 
RUBY TAYLOR F. D. Carmine, darker shading. Great. 
Roots $0.75 Plants $0.50 
RLIDOLF’S GIANT I. D. (Rudolf-Ruschmohr) One of the real giants of 
the dahlia world, good exhibition flower. The color is a clear golden- 
apricot with flushes of pastel-pink and golden-tan throughout. This 
Dahlia received a Certificate of Merit at Storrs in 1934, and won as 
the Best Undissemmated Informal at the Rockville Centre Show in 
1935. On Mr. Hart’s, Mr. Johnson’s, and Mr. Eldredge’s Honor 
Rolls. ‘ Plants $5.00 
SAARLAND3 HEIMKEHR ST. C. (Foreign) A German cactus Dahlia 
of regular form and beautiful color, glowing salmon pink with fine 
amethyst overtone. Long, strong stems. 
Roots $1.50 Plants $0.75 
SAARTREUE S. C. (Foreign) A beautiful semi-cactus. Color and out¬ 
standing dark blood red. Roots $1.25—Plants $0.60 
SACHSENLAND S. C. (Foreign) A wonderful Dahlia. Semi-cactus, pure, 
old gold with luminous orange. Ideal stems. 
Roots $0.75 Plants $0.50 
SACRED FIRE I. D. (Foreign) A giant. Color, lively cherry red. The 
growth is strong and the stems are similar to those on Frau O’ Bracht. 
The roots are exceptionally fine keepers. A truly magnificent exhibition 
Dahlia. Roots—$0.75 
SALEM STREAMLINE I. D. An old rose suffused with carmine rose; 
very attractive. A high centered Dahlia. The petals fold almost back 
to the stem. Honor Roll. Plants $3.75 
SAMARKAND I. D. (Curtis Redff.rn) Beautiful cerise rose colored 
flower. This large dahlia is the exact replica of Bagdad except in its 
color. Samarkand will win as enviable a place in the hearts of dahlia 
enthusiasts as has Bagdad. Plants $2.50 
SONNENSTRAHLEN S. C. (Foreign) Color, yellow with red tips. 
Roots—$1.50 Plants $0.75 
SONNY BOY I. D. Old rose, overlaid old gold. 
Roots—$1.00 Plants $0.50 
ST. AUGUSTUS I. D. (Foreign) Australian giant. A beauty. Color, deep 
cerise and yellow. Roots $0.75 
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