USPP1291P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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July 27, 1954 c, sw Plant Pat. 1,291

ROSE PLANT Filed June 29, 1953 Patented July 27, 1954 Plant Pat. 1,291

ROSE PLANT Herbert G. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nurseries, 1110., Ontario, CaliL, a corporation of California Application June 29, 1953, Serial No. 364,974

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, which was originated by me by crossing the wellknown variety Charlotte Armstrong (Plant Patent No. 455) with the variety Signora Piero Puricelli, better known in the United States as Signora (Plant Patent No. 201).

The primary objective in making this cross was to produce a new variety of rose plant which combines the best characteristics of the two parent varieties. This objective was fully achieved, as evidenced by the fact that my new variety is endowed with the following unique combination of outstanding characteristics:

(1) The various shades of orange color in the flowers, as derived from the pollen parent variety Signora, but which shades are present in distinctively different proportions;

(2) The large flower size, as derived from the seed parent Charlotte Armstrong, with many more petals than are found in the flowers of either parent;

(3) The strong, long and upright flowering stems, as inherited from Signora;

(4) The glossy foliage that is characteristic of Signora, but which is produced in the greater quantity that is characteristic of "Charlotte Armstrong; and

(5) The strong tea fragrance of the flowers which is much more pronounced than in the flowers of either parent.

In comparison with its seed parent Charlotte Armstrong, the color of the blooms of my new variety is dominated by various shades of orange color, whereas the blooms of Charlotte Armstrong are light red and are specifically described as being from Spectrum red to cense; the foliage of my new variety is glossy, whereas that of Charlotte Armstrong is dull and non-glossy; the blooms of my new variety have from 48 to 55 petals, and the petalage is much greater than that of Charlotte Armstrong which usually has from to petals per flower; and the flowers of my new variety have a strong fragrance, whereas those of this parent have only a slight fragrance.

As compared with its pollen parent Signora, the plant of my new variety is much more branching and spreading in its habit of growth than Signora, which has a more upright habit; the flowers of my new variety have a more pronounced fragrance than the flowers of Signora in which the fragrance is quite moderate; the foliage of the new variety is abundant and covers the plant well, whereas the foliage of Signora is less abundant and does not cover the plant Well; the peduncle of my new variety has very few prickles on its surface, whereas the peduncle of Signora has many priokles; and the petalage in my new variety runs from 48 to petals and is classed as very double, whereas Signora has approximately one-half as many petals and is merely double.

Asexual reproduction of my new variety by budding at Ontario, California, shows that the foregoing characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations.

The accompanying drawing shows typical specimens of the flowers, foliage and stems of my new variety, with the colors thereof depicted as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in a color illustration of this character.

The following is a detailed description of my new variety, with color terminology in accordance with Robert F. Wilsons Horticultural Colour Chart (hereinafter identified as Wilson) and with Ridgways Color Standards and Nomenclature (hereinafter identified as Ridgway) Type: Bush; 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 propagations by budding.

Flower Locality where grown and observed: Ontario,

California. Flowers borne: Usually singly; on strong, long stems. Quantity of bloom: Very free, outdoors. Continuity: Continuous during growing season. Fragrance: Strong; tea. Bud:

PeduncZe.-Average length to long; average caliper to heavy; erect; numerous glandtipped cilia and some prickles. Color-between Lettuce Green, Plate V (Ridgway) and Parrot Green, Plate VI (Ridgway). Before calyx breaks.--Sizemedium.

Form-medium length; ovoid; with foliaceous appendages and numerous glandtipped cilia on the surface of the bud; usually without much-cut foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud; sometimes with a single large foliaceous part extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to A; or more of the length of the bud.

Inside-narrowly obovate; irregular, with apex rounded, and sometimes with 1 to 2 or 3 notches.

near Carmine, Plate 21/2, page 21 (Wilson) small area at base of petal near attachment near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4 (Wilson). Intermediate petal- As calyx brealca-Color-between Scarlet, 5 outside surface-between Mandarin Red,

Plate 19/1, page 19 (Wilson) and Gera- Plate 17/2, page 17 (Wilson) and Vermilniurn Lake, Plate 20/1, page 20 (Wilson), lion, Plate 18/2, page 18 (Wilson); small shaded somewhat with near Vermillion, area, at base of petal near attachment Plate 18/1, page 13 (Wilson). near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4 w s. u f -w h fi Woolly (Wilson). Inside surface between tomentum. Margins alternate sepals Orange, Plate 12/2, page 12 (Wilson) and lined with white woolly tomentum; others Saturn Red, Plate 13/2, page 13 (Wilson) lined with stipitate glands and some hairs. a11 ar at base of petal near attach- AS first petal 0 216 to arge. lnent near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page F0rmmedium len t ovoid to urnl5 4 (Wilson). Inner petal outside sursh p Co101'-0u -n 1' V rmi face-between Mandarin Red, Plate 17/2, Plate 13/1, p 13 son), shaded with page 17 (Wilson) and Vermillion, Plate Heal" Scarlet, Plate l9/1, p e 19 (Wilson) 18/2, page 18 (Wilson) small area at base and near Carm Plat 531/1, P of petal near attachment near Lemon (Wilson); small area at base of petal near 20 Yellow, Plate 4/ 1, page 4 (Wilson). Inattachment near Lem n Ye11 W.Pl side surface-between orange, Plate 12/2, pa 4 (W n Inside-between 0 page 12 (Wilson) and Saturn Red, Plate Hinge, P a 12/2, p 12 (W1lson) and 13/2, page 13 (Wilson); small area at base S u n R Plate /21 2 13 (W o of petal near attachment near Lemon shaded somewhat with near- Tangerine 25 y u m t 4 page 4 v 11 m, Orange, Plate 9/2, page 9 (Wilson) and Mandarin Red, m 17/2, page 17 w l This description was made from a rose that son); small area at base ofi et l ,1,- was open for three days outdoors in the month tachment near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/ 1, Of October, at o Carlfomia! page 1 (Wilson). up gsg by cold wet my (Wilson), heavily shaded, particularly B10om near margins, with between Carmine, Plate 21/3 page 21 (Wilson) and Crimson,

v 0 3 222 gfg open Large 4 marks to 0 Plate 22/3, page 22 (Wilson); small area F at base of petal near attachment near Pemmger-Very l f m 48 to 3 m Aureolin Plate 3/ 1, page 3 (Wilson). in-

plus 14 to 22 petalolds, arl anged legularly.

slde surfacebetween Orplment Orange,

'o1m.-H1gh-centered at first, becoming L Plate 10/3, page 10 (W1lson) and Manopen to somewhat cupped, petals being at a 6 1d P1 t 1] 3 first flat-cupped, with lateral margins reb0 lange e page 11 h $0.11

1 1 shaded somewhat with near Carmine, flexed /3 to A2 of upper poltlon of petal Plate 2'1/3 page 21 (Wilson) small area at outer petals sometimes reflexed of upbase of petal near attachment near pel portion of petal, becoming latel at Auleolm, Plate 3/1, page 3 (Wilson). Inmaturlty fiat, with lateral malglns le- 1o t 1 t If n flexed or more of petal; apex reflexed S1 6 pe 81 e Sm aceflbepwwn F118 slightly for l/ of petal length Red, Plate 15/3, page 15 (W1lson) and Petals, 3 Poppy Red, Plate 16/3, page 16 (Wilson),

Tarture.Medium thickness; only moderi??? i g 3:2, 1 1? ately leathery; with inside somewhat 5o page 1 son a S mp Velvet tunes with near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/2.

y and outside satiny. a e A (W11 s u 1 t l v of Shape.--Outside-broadly obovate, with :2 5 i 2 2 f "P apex. fiat and rarely with 1 or 2 notches. E a 3 5 Intermediateobovate, with apex rounded i t g gi to fiat, and with rarely 1 to 2 notches. r ace 6 Ween ango range a 9 11/2, page 11 (Wilson) and Orange, Plate 12/3, page 12 (Wilson) small area at base of petal near attachment near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/ 1, page 4 (Wilson) This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown outdoors in the month of October, at Ontario, California:

General color efiect.--Newly opened fiowerbetween Saturn Red, Plate 13/2, page 13 (Wilson) and Nasturtium Red, Plate l i/2,

CoZor.--Outside petal-outside surfacebetween Mandarin Red, Plate 17/2, page page '14 (Wilson). 3 days open-between Orange, Plate 12/3, page 12 (Wilson) and 1'7 (Wilson) and Vermillion, Plate 18/2, 55 2 RBdZPIatB 13/3, page 13 (Wilson), page 18 (Wilson), shaded somewhat with Wlth markmg of near carmmei Plate near Carmine, Plate 21 2, page 21 (Wil- 21/3, Page 21 (Wilson) partlwlmll 011 Sonhand with near Poppy Redplate 16/2, outer petals; small area at base of petal page 16 (Wilson); small area at base of near attachment near Aureolin, Plate 3/1, petal near attachmentnear Lemon Yellow, 3 (W11sn)- Plate 4/2 page 4 (Wilson) Inside Behamor.-Drop off cleanly; not particuface between Orange Plate page larly afiected 001d, hot, Wet or dry 12 (Wilson) and Saturn Red, Plate 13/3, weatherpage 13 (Wilson); sometimes slightly l w evity-On bu h i arden-3 to anarked especially near margins with 4 days in October. Cut roses grown outdoors kept at living-room temperatures- 3 to 4 days in October.

Reproductive organs Stamens: Average number; arranged regularly about pistils; a few mixed with petaloids.

Filaments: Medium length; 7 to 12 mm. in length; most with anthers. Color-between Mandarin Red, Plate 17/1, page 1'? (Wilson) and Vermillion, Plate 18/1, page 18 (Wilson).

Anthers: Medium size to large; all open approximately at once. Color-upper sidemargins between Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/2 page 4 (Wilson) and Buttercup Yellow, Plate 5/2, page 5 (Wilson); remainder between Canary Yellow, Plate 2/2, page 2 (Wilson) and Canary Yellow, Plate 2/3, page 2 (Wilson). Under side-margins between Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/2, page 4 (Wilson) and Buttercup Yellow, Plate 5/2, page 5 (Wilson) remainder between Canary Yellow, Plate 2/2, page 2 (Wilson) and Canary Yellow, Plate 2/3, page 2 (Wilson).

Pollen: Moderate to abundant. Color-between Indian Yellow, Plate 6/2, page 6 (Wilson) and Saffron Yellow, Plate 7/2, page 7 (Wilson).

Pistils: Many; approximately 130 in number.

Styles: Moderately even; average length; average caliper; somewhat loosely bunched; 4 to 8 mm. in length. Colorupper Scarlet, Plate 19/1, page 19 (Wilson) and Geranium Lake, Plate 20, page 20 (Wilson); remainder near Uranium Green, Plate 63/3, page 63 (Wilson).

Stigma: Colornear Aureolin, Plate 3/3, page 3 (Wilson).

Ovaries: Most enclosed in but some protruding from calyx.

Hips: Rarely sets hips.

Sepals: Permanent; medium length; recurved. Color-insidebetween Lettuce Green, Plate V (Ridgway) and Parrot Green, Plate VI (Ridgway), masked by white woolly tomentum; outside-near Lettuce Green, Plate V (Ridgway).

Seeds: Rarely sets seeds.

Plant Foliage:

Leaoes.-Compound of usually 5 to 7 leaflets; abundant; medium size; leathery and glossy.

Leaflets.--Shapeovoid, with acute apex and round base. Margin-simply serrate.

CoZo-r.--Mature: Upper surface-between Dee-p Dull Yellow-Green, Plate XXXII (l) (Ridgway) and Dark Dull Yel1ow-Green, Plate XXXII (Ridgway); under surface-- between Turtle Green, Plate XXXII (Ridgway) and Chromium Green, Plate XXXII (Ridgway). Young: upper surface-near Cress Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway), shaded with near Indian Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway) under surfacebetween Mineral Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway) and Indian Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway).

between Rachz's (the supporting stem of the compound leaf) .Average size. Upper sidegrooved; somewhat hairy and some stipitate glands on edges. Under side-prickly and with few stipitate glands.

StipuZes.Medium length; medium width,

with medium length points usually turning out at an angle of 45 or less.

Disease.-More than average resistance to mildew, as compared with other varieties grown under comparable cultural conditions at Ontario, California.

Growth:

Habit.Bushy; much-branched.

Growth.Very vigorous.

Canes.Medium caliper to heavy.

Main stems.-Color-near Absinthe Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway). Large pricklesseveral; medium length; hooked slightly downward; with medium length to moderately long, narrow base. Color-between Mikado Brown, Plate XXIX (Ridgway) and Sayal Brown, Plate XXIX (Ridgway). Small prickles-very few. Color-near Sayal Brown, Plate XXIX (Ridgway). Hairsnone.

Branches.-Colorbetween Lettuce Green, Plate V (Ridgway) and Parrot Green, Plate VI (Ridgway). Large prickles several; medium length; hooked slightly downward, with medium length to moderately long, narrow base. Colorbetween Tawny, Plate XV (Ridgway) and Russet, Plate XV (Ridgway). Small prickles few. Color between Tawny, Plate XV (Ridgway) and Russet, Plate XV (Ridgway). Hairs-none.

New shoots.Color-near Lettuce Green, Plate V (Ridgway), shaded very slightly with near Hydrangea Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway). Large prickles-several; medium length; hooked slightly downward; with medium length to moderately long, narrow base. Color-near Light Green- Yellow, Plate V (Ridgway), shaded with near Mineral Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway). Small pricklesfew to several. Color-near Light Green-Yellow, Plate V (Ridgway), shaded slightly with near Hydrangea Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway). Hairs-none.

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 the relatively large size and increased petalage of its flowers, by the strong, long and upright flowering stems thereof, by the distinctive various shades of orange coloring of its flowers, by the strong tea fragrance of its flowers, and by its abundance of glossy foliage.

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