500 Varieties Grown 
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 $1.25 
RONNIE LEE [Dorff, i945] 
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% inches. Early to late bloomer. Many as 7 to 
10 blooms at one time. On J. Louis Robert’s Honor Roll. 
Roots $1.50 

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 $1.50 
ROSE GLORY, F. D. 
Always vigorous, healthy, free-blooming, on long stems. 
Very long-keeping and a lovely pure deep rose-pink in 
color. 
Root 45c 
RUFFLES [Wenning, 1946], I. D. 
Long stemmed dahlia, 10 inch bloom (larger when dis- 
budded). Beautiful shell pink with ruffles on both sides 
of petals. An excellent flower and it has a tight center 
throughout the season. 
Roots $1.25 
RUFFLED GIANT [Kemp, 1946], I. D. 
Very fine Orange buff. One of the largest dahlias in our 
planting. Very highly recommended, free bloomer. 
Roots $1.50 
RUTH NICHOLS, (Sowton-Mad River, 1941), F.D. 
No doubt one of the finest new Dahlias of 1941. A sure winner 
in its color class. A lavender formal that should defeat Blue 
River on the show table. Vigorous rugged plants with long 
strong stems holding all flowers facing, or on top. Color a lively 
shade of Amaranth pink, with a phlox purple tinge, giving a 
lavender appearance. High scorer and fine for exhibition. 
Roots $1.50 
RYTHM [Dozier-Dahiadel, 1943], I. C. 
The Super Dahlia. An Incurved Cactus of exquisite beauty 
with double serrated tips. Color shrimp or cameo pink 
with suffusions of soft rose, and lemon shadings. Cert- 
ified at Storrs, W. Va. and East Lansing. 
Roots $1.25 
SCHENLY PARK, Cac. 
Fine cactus dahlia of white tipped pink. Stiff wiry stems 
and good bush, height 3 feet. 
Roots $2.00 
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