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March 13, 1956 M. MALANDRONE ROSE PLANT Filed March 31, 1955 Plant Pat. 1,459

United States Patent O ROSE PLANT Michele Malandrone, Oakland, Calif., assignor to Jack- I sort &v Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y., a corporation of New York The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the climber class, which was originated by me by crossing the well-known variety Mrs. Sam McGredy (unpatented) with an unnamed and unpatented seedling of Mrs. Sam McGredy X another unnamed and unpatented seedling derived from crossing an unnamed and unpatented hybrid tea seedling with the variety Captain Thomas (Plant Patent No. 393).

The primary objective of this breeding was to obtain a free-producing, large-flowered climber of a distinctive Pink flower color. This objective was fully achieved, as evidenced by the fact that my new variety is particularly characterized as to novelty by the following outstanding features:

(1) A free-blooming habit which causes the flowers to be borne on the plant from the top thereof all the way to the ground;

(2) The free production of flowers intermittently throughout the growing season;

(3) The large size of the flowers; and

(4) The distinctive Thulite pink color, lightly overcast with Cameo pink, of the blooms.

The foregoing characteristics and distinctions definitely differentiate my new variety trom its parents, as well as from all other varieties of which I am aware, and asexual reproduction of the new variety by budding, as performed 7 at Pleasanton, California, and also at Newark, New York,

shows that these characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations.

The accompanying drawing shows typical specimens of the vegetative growth and flowers of my new variety in difierent stages of development and as depicted in color 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 Ridgways Color Standards and Nomenclature:

FLOWER (Observations made from specimens grown in a field at Newark, New York in the late morning and in the early part of the month of July.

Blooming habit: Recurrentintermittent. Bud:

Size-Medium. Form-ovoid; is not affected by wet or hot weather.

Patented Mar. 13, 1956 Color.--When sepals first divideCarmine, Plate 1. When petals begin to unfurlEosine Pink, Plate 1. When half blown:- inside of petals Thulite Pink, Plate 26; reverse of petals'Thulite Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast-with Cameo Pink, Plate 26.

Sepals-Branched; curl backwhen petals begin to unfurl. Color: inside-Pale Olivine,'Plate 32; Outside-Jade Green, Plate 31.. I Y

Calyx.-Shape-pear. Size-long; small; Aspectsmooth. Odor when rubbed-none. ColorBiscay Green, Plate 17.

Pedzmcle. Length medium. Aspect prickly. Strength,erect; slender. Color-Light Hellebore Green, Plate '17.

Opening-Opens up well;

weather conditions.

Bloom:

" Size.Large. Averagesize when fully expandedfrom 4 inches to 4 inches.

Flowers b0rne.Singly and in irregular clusters.

Stems.Medium length; normal strength.

Form (when first 0pen).-Cupped. Permanenceflattens; outer petals curl back.

Petalage.-D0uble (full but open center). Number of petals under normal conditions-From 35 to 40.

Colon-Center of fiower--Thulite Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with La France Pink, Plate 1. Outer petals-La France Pink, Plate 1, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink, Plate 26. Base of petals (aiglet)-Pale Lemon Yellow, Plate 4. Inside of petalsThulite Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink, Plate 26. Reverse of petals-Cameo Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Cartridge Butt, Plate 30. General tonality from a distance-Thulite Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink, Plate 26.

Disc0l0rati0n.-General tonality at end of first day- Thulite Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink, Plate 26. Second day-Thulite Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink, Plate 26. Third dayLa France Pink, Plate 1, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink, Plate 26.

Petals:

Texture.Leathery; is not aiiected by wet or hot weather.

Appearance.Insidesatiny; outside-shiny.

Form.0val.

Arrangement.-Informal (with rags in center).

Petaloids in center.-Few; small.

Persistence.-Dr0p off cleanly.

Fragrance-Strong. Nature-Sweet tea fragrance.

Lasting quality.-On the plant-long; as cut flower long.

is not afiected by adverse GENITAL ORGANS Stamens, anthers: Large; regularly arranged around styles.

Colon-Deep Chrome, Plate 3. Stamens, filaments (threads): Long.

Col0r.--Lemon Yellow, Plate 4. Pollen:

Colon-Pale Orange Yellow, Plate 3. Styles: Columnar; uneven length; medium length; thin. Stigmas:

C0l0r.-Cartridge Buff, Plate 30. Ovaries: All enclosed in calyx. Hips: None. Seeds: None.

. PLANT Old wobd.Color-Forest Green, Plate 17. Bark-- v smooth. Form. Climber. Thorns:

Growth: Vigorous; upright; branching. Foliage: 5 to 7 leaflets. 5

Size-Large.

Quantity.--Abundant. C0l0r.New foliage: upper side-Dark Dull Yellow-Green, Plate 32, lightly overcast with Maroon, Plate 1; under side-Hays Maroon, Plate 13. Old foliage: upper sideDeep Dull Yellow-Green, .Plate 32; under sideRainette Green, Plate 31. Shape-Oval pointed. Texture.-Upper side-leathery; under sidesmooth. Ribs and veins.-Ordinary. Edge.-Serrated (saw-toothed).

Thorns.-Quantity: on main stalks from base-ordinary; on laterals from stalk-0rdinary. Formbroad base; medium length; hooked downward. Color (When young)-Indian Lake, Plate 26. Position-irregular.

Prickles.-Quantity: on main stalks-none; on lat- 10 eralsnone. 1

Short needles.-Quantity: on main stalks -none; on

laterals-none. I claim: A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the climber 15 class, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its free-blooming Serrati0n Both double and Single; SmalL habit and consequent tendency to bear flowers from the Leaf stem.Color--Courge Green, Plate 17, lightly top the Plant the W to the ground Its free overcast with Carmine, Plate L Under side duction of flowers intermittently throughout the growing 20 season, the relatively large slze of 1118 flowers, and the E g ii length, smooth distinctive Thulite pink general color tonality, lightly wood: overcast with Cameo pink, of its flowers.

New w00d.--Color--Lettuce Green, Plate 5. No references cited.

Bark--srnooth.

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