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ROSELYN STRAIGHT 
ROSELYN STRAIGHT (Straight-Wells) Semi cactus. General appear- 
ance of color is apricot yellow, shaded and streaked scarlet red, very tips 
of petals lemon yellow. Size of bloom 9-12 inches in diameter by 4-7 
inches deep. Bush 5 to 6 ft. Listed on Mr. L. B. Dudley’s Eastern Honor 
Roll in The Flower Grower who says “Roselyn Straight, S.C. to I.D. Color 
pale lemon yellow. Petals crinkly and rolled at ends. Bush height 5 ft. 
Stems strong and straight; flowers facing. Foliage is attractive with leaves 
serrated at edge and light in color. Can be grown to 12 by 7 inches easily. 
I grew this in 1942 and again this year and liked it very much’. Also listed 
on Mr. J. Louis Roberts’ Honor Roll of The Flower Grower who says 
“Roselyn Straight will be a competitor of Satan in the flame class. It is 
rather hard to describe as to color for the reason that at show time it 
has more scarlet than late in the season. It might be described as apricot 
yellow, streaked and shaded scarlet red. It is in a class where we need 
something new for exhibition purposes. I had blooms side facing, meagur- 
ing 10 by 6 inches. Bush tall.” 
Its record of performance: In 1942 at The American Dahlia Society 
Trial Grounds in Storrs, Conn., it received a certificate with a score of 
86. Also received a certificate at The American Dahlia Society Trial 
Grounds at Fairmont, W. Va., with a score of 86.5. In 1943 at The American 
Dahlia Society Trial Grounds in East Lansing, Mich., received a certificate 
with a score of 86.8, giving the dahlia an average score of 86.2 in three 
A. D. 8. Trial Grounds and the D. W. Hart Gold Meral for the year 1948. 
Roots $15. Plants $7.50 3 for $20. 
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