There is a great difference between the dahlia our father used to know and 
the modern dahlias. 
PYGMALION (Holland 854)—Bloom 9 x 5, bush 5 ft. Very attractive large 
orange-tan flowers suffused peach red. Petals incurve, and at times revolute 
enough to qualify as an Incurved Cactus. Healthy and rugged, with good 
stems. Root $2.00 Plant $1.00 
PURPLE TRIUMPH (Kemp 85A), 1947, Bloom 12 by 5, Bush 5 ft.—This is 
a pleasing rich violet purple. Rugged grower and good root maker. Cert. 
at E. Lansing and on all 3 Honor Rolls. Root $3.00 Plant $1.50 
RAY SMITH S. C. (Max O. Scheffel)—Semi-Cactus, lavender with white tips. 
Bush 5% to 6 ft. Bloom 10 x 6 to 11 x 7 in. One of the cleanest growers, 
with straight, stiff stems and finest of foliage. Perfect centers, tight to the 
last. Good keeper. Root $2.00 Plant $1.00 
RED SEA (Rees)—12 x 5, wine red, cactus. Prize winner, best 10 blooms in 
1946 Midwest Dahlia Show at St. Louis, Mo. Grown in 5 official trial 
grounds this year. Excellent grower; can be easily grown 12”. 
Root $3.00 Plant $1.50 
REES SUNSHINE C.—Yellow. Very fine quilled petalled. Different. None like 
it. A dahlia of exception merit. Size 6x4. Bush 4 feet high. 
Root $3.50 Plant $1.75 
REES SPLENDOR S. C.—Red. Inside petals lavender. Tall grower. A large flower 
on good stem. Profuse bloomer. Root $5.00 ~ Plant $2.50 
RED VELVET (Dahliadel)—A stunning Cactus to Semi-Cactus. Definitely a 
rich currant red with cardinal shadings, but it has soft Tyrian purple 
shadings on the reverse which enhance its beauty and perfection. Healthy 
with strong erect stems growing well out of the foliage. Wonderful 
substance, spectacular for decorating and baskets. Many blooms at a time 
that will easily measure 10 by 6 inches. A dahlia to be proud of, and the 
envy of your friends. Root $3.50 Plant $1.75 
RHYTHM (Dozier-Dahliadel)—This 8” Incurved Cactus is an exquisite beauty 
with its double serrated tip. The cameo or shrimp pink color with suffusions 
of soft rose with lemon shadings at the base of the petals and center of the 
flower make it most unusual. Certified at Storrs, W. Va., E. Lansing and 
on the Honor Rolls. Be sure to grow this new pink creation. Root $1.5 
ROCKET SPRAY S. C.—Lovely cerise with lemon base. The petals are fine 
and well pointed. Bush rather tall with 8-inch blooms on long stems. 
Root $1.50 
RITA WELLS I. D. (Straight-Wells-Ruschmohr)—Large grenadine pink and 
buff. Root $1.50 
RIVER JORDAN—F. D. Large 12 inches by 7 inches. Purple; a dahlia needed 
in this class. Root $3.50 Plant $1.75 
ROSE OF SHARON C. (Rees)—Pink. A tint of Yellow at center. A real beauty. 
A bouquet itself. The formation and color combination make this a very 
outstanding dahlia. Size 6x4. Height 4 feet. Root $5.00 Plant $2.50 
RUBY GLOW F. D. B. (Parrella)—Size 5% by 3%. Color, dahlia purple. This is 
a color sport of Gypsy Girl but it grows larger than its parent. Same good 
keeping qualities and stems 10 to 12 inches. Other characteristics except 
size identical. Bronze medal winner at A.D.S. 1947 show. Admired by all at 
our gardens as well as at A.D.S. show. Root $2.00 Plant $1.00 
RUDOLPH MOTZNICK I. D. (Retzer)—Ridgway, amaranth pink suffused pale 
amaranth pink. Size 11 inches across; depth 6% inches; stems 8 to 10 inches 
and canelike; flowers held at 45 degrees and side; petals are firm and thick 
with good keeping qualities. Root $3.00 Plant $1.50 
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