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H. c. SWIM Plant Pat. 1,176

ROSE PLANT March 31, 1953 Filed March 27. 1952 Patented Mar. 31, 1953 Plant Pat. 1,176

ROSE PLANT Herbert C. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Ontario, Calif., a corporation of California Application March 27, 1952, Serial No. 278,774

1 Claim.

' The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, originated by me by crossing the variety Charlotte Armstrong (Plant Patent No. 4-55) with the variety Signora Piero Puricelli, known in the United States as Signora (Plant Patent No. 201).

My new variety is distinct from every other rose of its class by reason of its new combination of outstanding characteristics as follows:

(1) Few to no prickles on its long flowering stems;

(2) Blooms usually borne singly;

, (3) Better than average lasting quality of the blooms;

(4) Semi-double form of the blooms which are high-centered as they first open, but become saucer-shaped with maturity; (5) Petals of orange-red general tonalty, and wider and longer than average and having better than average substance, with prominent veins showing throughout the life of the blooms.

In comparison with its seed parent Charlotte Armstrong, the new variety substantially differs from the same, as evidenced by the fact that the plants exhibit a more upright habit of growth; there are fewer prickles on the flowering stems, as well as on the plants as a whole; the blooms are popularly described as orange-red in color, whereas those of Charlotte Armstrong are ordinarily described as blood-red to cerise; the blooms are semi-double in form, while those of the seed parent are classified as double; and the foliage is quite glossy, while that of Charlotte Armstrong is considered non-glossy.

Compared with its pollen parent Signora, my new variety has a substantially longer bud form and the buds are long pointed to long urn shaped; the peduncle has soft prickles, while the pollen parent has numerous still and heavy prickles on the peduncle; the petals of the semidouble blooms are of heavier substance and are more uniform in size, generally longer and wider, and there are fewer petaloids (3 to 5), as compared with the petals of the double blooms of "Signora; the color of the mature foliage is a lighter shade of green than that found on the pollen parent, while the reddish-purple and green colors of the young growth are also lighter in shade than in this parent.

Asexual reproduction of the new variety by The accompanying drawing shows specimens of my new variety, with the flowers and foliage in different stages of development.

The following is a detailed description of the new variety, with color terminology in accordance with Robert F. Wilson's Horticultural Colour Chart, except where color terms from Ridgways Color Standards and Nomenclature are indicated, or where color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are obvious:

Type: Outdoor; seedling; for cut flowers and for garden decoration. Class: Hybrid Tea. Breeding: Seedling.

Seed parent.--Charlotte Armstrong. Pollen parent.--Signora. Propagation: Holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagatlons by budding.

Flower Locality where grown and observed: Ontario,

California.

Flowers borne: Usually singly to stem; on strong,

long stems.

Quantity of bloom: Free; outdoors.

Continuity: Nearly continuous during growing season.

Fragrance: Moderate; tea.

Bud:

Peduncla-Average length; average caliper to heavy; erect; smooth; numerous glandtipped cilia; and very few weak prickles. Color-between Kildare Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway) and Absinthe Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway) Before calyx breaks.Sizemedium to large. Form-long pointed; with foliaceous appendages on alternate sepals; some gland-tipped cilia; usually with bristle-like foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to one-fourth to onehalf of its length.

As calyx breaks.-Color-between Mandarin Red, Plate 17/1, page 17, and Vermilion, Plate 18/1, page 18, with shadings of Cadmium Orange, Plate 8/1, page 8, to Tangerine Orange, Plate 9/1, page 9.

Sepals.--Inner surfacewith fine, woolly tomentum; margins with alternate sepals having woolly tomentum; others with foliaceous appendages and stipitate glands and hairs.

Red, Plate 16/1, page 16, and Mandarin Red, Plate 17/1, page 17, shaded with near Vermilion, Plate 18/2, page 18; small area at base near attachment Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4. Opening.-Opens up well; is not retarded from opening by cold, hot, wet or dry Weather. Bloom:

Size, when fully open.-Large; 4 inches to Petalage.--Semi-double; from 20 to 26 petals, plus 3 to 5 petaloids; arranged regularly;

Form.High-centered at first; becoming open to saucer shape; petals being at first cupped, with tips rolled outward; becom ing later, at maturity, loosely cuppedwith tips rolled outward.

Petals:

Texture-Medium to thick; moderately leathery; with inside satiny and outside slightly shiny to satiny. Shape.--Outsideobovate, with apex fiat;

sometimes with 1 to 2 notches. Inter mediate obovate, with apex rounded to fiat; sometimes with l to 2 notches. Inside --obovate; somewhat irregular, with apex rounded; sometimes with 1 to 2 notches. Thisdescription of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown. outdoors in the month of August, at Ontario, California:

Colon-Outside petal--outside surface: near Mandarin Red, Plate 17/2, page 2, with shading of near Scarlet, Plate 19/2, page 19, near margin: prominent veins near 4:;

Saturn Red, Plate 13, page 13; small area at base Lemon Yellow, Plate. 4/1, page 4; inside surface: near Mandarin Red, Plate 17/1, page 17, and Vermilion, Plate 18/1, page 18; veins near Saturn Red, Plate 13/2, page 2; small area at base near attach-- ment, near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4. Intermediate petal-outside surface: near Mandarin Red, Plate 17/2, page 17, with shadings of near ScarletfPlate 19/2, page 19, near margin; prominent veins near Saturn Red, Plate 13, page 13; small H area at base near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4. Inside surface: near Mandarin Red, Plate 17/1, page 17, and Vermilion, Plate 18/1, page 18; veins near Saturn Red, Plate 13/2, page 13; small area at base near attachment near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4. Inner petal-outside surface: near Mandarin Red, Plate 17/2, page 17, with shadings of near Scarlet, Plate 19/2, page 19, near margin; prominent veins near Saturn Red, Plate 13, page 13; small area at base nearLemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4; inside surface- 1 near Mandarin Red, Plate 17/1, page 17, and Vermilion, Plate 18/1, page 18; veins near Saturn Red, Plate 13/2, page 13; small area at base near attachment, near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4.

Gil

This description was made from a rose that was open for three days outdoors in the month of September, at Ontario, California:

COZor.-Outside petal-outside surface: near Scarlet, Plate 19/ 3, page 19, with shadings of Cadmium Orange, Plate 8/3, page 8; small area at base near attachment near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4; inside surface: near Scarlet, Plate 19/3, page 19, with prominent veins near Fire Red, Plate 15/2, page 15; small area at base near attachment near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4. Inside 'petal-outside surface: near Scarlet, Plate 19/3, page 19, and Mandarin Red, Plate 17/3, page 17, with shadings of Cadmium Orange, Plate 8/3, page 8; small area at base near attachment Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4; inside surface: near Scarlet, Plate 19/2, page 19, and Mandarin Red, Plate17/2,-.page 17; small area at base near attachment Lemon- Yellow, Plate 4/1,. page 4.

General color efi'ect.l lewly opened flowernear Saturn Red,'Plate 13/1, page 13, and Nasturtium Red, Plate 14/1, page 14-, with shadings of near Scarlet, Plate 19/2, page 19, and with prominent veins standingout on outer petal near Poppy Red, Plate 1672', page 16. Three days open-near Scarlet, Plate-19/3, page 19, with some Mandarin Red, Plate 17/3, page 17; small area at-base Lemon Yellow, Plate4/1,'p'age 4.

Behavior;-Drop off cleanly; not particularly afiected by cold, hot, wet or dry weather. except: that the color of the. blooms fade somewhat in very hot weather;

Flower Zongevity.-On bush in. garden.-.-'-3 to 4 days in September. Cut roses grown outdoors kept at living-room temperatures- 3 days in. September.

Reproductive organs.

Stamens: Average number; arranged regularly about pistils'.

Filament-s: Medium length; 8 to 12. mm. long; most with anthers. Colon-near Mandarin Red, Plate 17 1, page. 17.

Anthers: Medium. size to large; all. open at. once approximately. Co1or-upper. side: margin near Scarlet, Plate. 19/1, page 19; remainder. near Indian Yellow, Plate=6/2, pag e 6; under side: margin near Safiron Yellow, Plate=,7/2, page 7; remainder near Aureolin, ,Plate 3/3, page 3.

Pollen: Moderate to abundant: Color-between Indian Yellow, Plate 6/1, page 3,v and S'afiron Yellow, Plate 7, page 7.

Pistils: Many; approximately85 in number;

Styles: Moderately even; average length; average caliper; bunched. Colornear"Scarlet; Plate 18, page 18, changing to near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/2, page 4, toward ovary.

Stigma: Color-near Aureolin, Plate 3/3, page 3.

Ovaries: Most. protruding from. calyx.

Sepals: Permanent; recurved.

between Callisto Green, Plate VI (RldgWwy'): and Parrot Green, Plate VI (-Ridgway) masked with white tomentum; outside: between Calliste Green, Plate VI (Ridgway) and Parrot Green, Plate VI (Ridgway).

Seeds: Rarely sets seeds...

Color -inside:

wisp

Plant Foliage:

Lecwes.-Compound of usually 3 to 5 leaflets; normal abundance; large; somewhat leathery and semi-glossy.

Leaflets.-Shapeovoid, with apex acute;

base-round; margin-simply serrate.

CoZor.Mature-upper surface: between Bice Green, Plate XVII (Rldgway) and Forest Green, Plate XVII (Ridgway); under surface: between Courge Green, Plate XVII (Ridgway) and Biscay Green, Plate XVII (Ridgway). Young-upper surface: near Calla Green, Plate V (Ridgway) shaded particularly around margins with near Dark Mineral Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway); under surface: near Kildare Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway), shaded with near Mineral Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway) and Hydrangea Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway).

Rachis.-Average size. Upper side grooved; some stipitate glands on edges. Under side-smooth, with stipitate glands. Only an occasional prickle on under side.

Stipules.Medium length; medium width; moderately short points turning out at an angle of less than 45.

Disease.Average resistance to mildew as determined by comparison with othervarieties grown under comparable conditions.

Growth:

Habit-Upright; much branched.

Growth.-Very vigorous.

Cornea-Heavy.

Main stems.--Color-between Yellowish 011 Green, Plate V (Ridgw-ay) and Oil Green, Plate V (Ridgway). Large prickles several; medium length; hooked slightly downward; with medium-length, moderately narrow base. Color-between Pecan Brown, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway) and Roods Brown, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway). Small prickles--none. Hairs-none. Branches.-Colorbetween Lettuce Green, Plate V (Ridgway) and Parrot Green, Plate VI (Ridgway). Large pricklesfew to several; medium length; hooked slightly downward; with medium length moderately narrow base. Color-near Pecan Brown, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway). Small prickles--none. Hairsnone. New shoots.Color-near Lettuce Green, Plate V (Ridgway). Large prickles-few; hooked slightly downward; with medium length moderately narrow base. Colornear Fluorite Green, Plate XXXII (Ridgway), shaded with near Corinthian Purple, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway). Small prickles--none. Hairs-mono.

I claim:

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by having few to no prickles on its long flowering stems on which the blooms are usually borne singly, by the better than average lasting quality of its blooms, by the semi-double, initially high-centered form or the blooms, becoming saucer-shaped with maturity, by the orange-red general color tonality of the petals of its blooms, by the wider and longer than average size and the better than average substance of the petals. and by the prominent veins showing in the petals throughout the life of the blooms.

HERBERT C. SWIM.

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