USPP160P - nicolas - Google Patents

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Patented Dec. 10, 1935 Plant Pat. 160' ROSE Jean H. Nicolas, Newark, N. Y., assignor to V Dixie Rose Nursery, Tyler, Tex.

Application August 22, 1935, Serial No. 37,385

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant, the result of a definite breeding in an effort to unit the two famous perfumes of the well known varieties La France and Marechal Niel.

This objective naturally involved the problem of overcoming the difficulties arising from the facts that the rose La France is notoriously a sterile seed bearer and the rose Marechal Niel is practically so, at least in the north, and its rare seeds are poor in germination. To this end, I selected a prolific seed bearing variety, namely, the Emile Charles rose, the color combination of which stands the nearest to the probable one resulting from a mixture of La France and Marechal Niel, and pollenized it with .La France.

From this cross, I then selected the most La France-like seedling and pollenized it with Marechal Niel.

Among the seedlings of this last cross I found one of. a different plant character than the usual hybrid tea, and it is this one which constitutes the new variety of the present invention. Its distinctions reside in the facts that it is a vigorous bush of the shrub type, eventually reaching in mild wintered sections the height of six or seven feet branching into proportionate width and blooming continuously; the bloom is semi-large, opening flat and somewhat quartered similar to the old well known variety Souvenir de la Malmaison; and in color it is a luminous pink with an abundant suffusion of salmon overcast with amber.

So far as the perfume of this new variety is concerned, the object in view was attained as the odor thereof is unique in the sense that it is a blend of both those of La France and Marechal Niel.

Considering all of the foregoing factors, the present invention represents a new type of everblooming rose shrub of great value as specimen or for landscape work, as well as mass or hedge planting while also being amenable to pruning for bedding purposes. As the blooms come singly on long stems, it also has considerable value for out flowers.

This new variety is particularly valuable for growing in the south, but it is found to stand northern winters also when given adequate protection.

A sexual reproduction of the new plant show it to reproduce true to form.

The above mentioned and other important characteristics are here listed for detail information, all color designations being in accord with the Gravereauxsystem: Parentage:

Seedling.

Seed parent-Emile Charles X La France.

Pollen parentMarechal Niel. Classification:

Botanic and commercialHybrid Tea.

Flower l Blooming habit:

Continuous. Bud:

Size.Large. Form-Long, ovoid; unaffected by wet or hot weather.

Form-When first open, flat, somewhat quartered. Permanence-Retains form to the end. 40

Petalage.-Very double (many petals and stamens hidden) Color.Center of flowerluminous pink with heavy suifusion of amber. Outer petals-pink with overcast of orange. Base of petals (aiglets) yellow. Outside of petals-salmon pink with suffusion of amber. Reverse of petals-deeper pink. General tonality at a distance-salmon pink.

Variegations.-None.

Discoloratton.General tonality first, second and third dayssalmon pink. 55

Petals:

Texture-.Thick; unafiected by wet or hot weather.

Appearance-Inside satiny; outside shiny.

Form.-Round; center ones are pointed with crease in middle.

Arrangement.-Quarteredpetaloids in center many, small.

Persistence.Hang on and dry.

Fragrance.-Strong. Naturea blend of old rose and tea.

Lasting quality.-On the plant and as cut flowers very long. Genital organs:

Stamens, anthers.--Few. Color-yellow. Ar-

rangementmixed with petaloids.

Stamens, filaments (threads) .Short. Coloryellow.

Pollen.Gold yellow.

Styles-Loosely separated, short, thin.

Stigmas.-Color-white.

Ovaries.Some protruding from calyx.

Fruit:

Variety is generally sterile with its own pollen;

more fertile with foreign pollen.

Form.--Round.

Aspect.-Smooth.

Color at maturity-Russet brown.

Sepals.--Caducous (soon falling).

Plant Form:

Bush or shrub. Growth:

Very vigorous, branching. Foliage:

Five or seven leaflets.

Size.-Large.

Quantity.-Abundant.

Thorns Color.New i'oliage-upper side-light green; under sidegreen. 01d foliage upper side-normal green; under sidelighter green.

Shape.0val pointed or lanceolate. 5

Tezture.Upper side leathery. Under side smooth. Ribs and velns-prominent.

Edae.Serrated (saw toothed).

Serrat'ions.-Single, large. l0

Rachis .Color green, under side smooth.

Stipules.--Long, smooth.

Disease resistance.Resistant.

Wood:

New w0od.Colorlight green. Bark- 15 smooth.

Old wood.Color-green. Bark-smooth.

plant, as shown and described, characterized by its adaptability for everblooming specimen, landscape work and mass or hedge planting, while also being amenable to pruning for bedding purposes, the distinctiveness of the fragrance and color of its blossom and the growth of blooms on single long stems.

JEAN H. NICOLAS.

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