Edison’s Dablias 

PURPLE OMAR KHAYYAM, (Wallace, 1940), I. D. 
As the name implies this dahlia is a sport of the very popular 
Omar Khayyam. The color is rosy purple, shading lighter at 
the tips of the petals. In everything but color it is identical 
to Omar Khayyam. The blooms are very beautiful and the 
color is throughly fixed. 
Roots 50c 
PURITY, I. D. 
A large fine pure white. Large petals and good stem. 
Roots $1.00 
RADAR [Strasen, 1945], I. D. 
Honor roll Dahlia. Large, bright velvety red. Petals 
edged and flushed gold. Long stems.. Dark, heavy, insect 
resistant foliage. Excellent keeper when cut. Height 5 
ft. Splendid root producer. 
R. C. $1.00 
RAY SMITH [Scheffel, 1946], I. D. 
A winner named for the popular Pres. of the N. J. Society 
lost in a U-Boat sinking. Clear deep Tyrian pink with 
white tips. A very fine dahlia. 
Roots $2.25 
RED GIANT [Robens, 1944], I. D. 
Informal rich red, has good stems and foliage, free bloom- 
er, will grow to 18 in.,and has three special awards, seven 
blue and one red ribbon. Petals come back to the stem 
making the blooms very deep. On Flower Grower Honor 
Roll. 
Roots $1.50 
RITA WELLS (Wells Straight, 1939) 
A very large Dahlia. Informal Decorative to semi-cactus. Gre- 
nadine-nink on buff. Achievement Medal winner. Certificate 
of Merit at Fairmont, W. Va. 
Roots 60c 
ROCKLEY ORCHID [Rockley, 1945], S. C. 
Size 10 x 5. Unusual color between lavender and: light 
purple. Robust grower, bush 5 ft. to 6 ft. Good stem 
with flower facing side and up. Winner of first in Lav- 
ender Class at Detroit. 
Roots $1.75 
RONNIE LEE [Dorff, 1945] 
Semi-cactus to I. D. Capucine yellow base with yellow 
buff effect. Blend of scarlet red. and salmon orange on 
petals. Better than Dahliamum, height 6 to 7 feet. Blooms 
10 to 14%4 inches. Early to late bloomer. Many as 7 to 
10 blooms at one time. On J. Louis Robert’s Honor Roll. 
Roots $2.00 

ROSELYN STRAIGHT [Straight-Wells, 1944], S. C. 
General appearance of color is apricot yellow, shaded and 
streaked with scarlet red, very tips of petals lemon yellow. 
9-12 inches in diameter by 5-7 inches deep. Highest scor- 
ing dahlia in Storrs in 1942(86). Also highest scoring 
dahlia in Fairmont 1942(86%4). On Eastern and Mid-western 
Honor Rolls. 
Roots $1.75 
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