USPP1671P - lindquist - Google Patents

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Dec. 24, 1957 R. v. LINDQUIST Plant 7 ROSE PLANT Filed April 29, 1957 United States Patent nosn PLANT R'oberLVl Lindquist, Hemet, Califl, assignor to Hemet Wholesale,,Hemet,. Califl, apartnership Application April "29-, 1957, Serial No. 655,929

1 Claim. (CI. 47-61) 'I he'present invention relates tova new and-distinct variety of rose plant-of the hybrid polyanthaxclass, which was originated by'me by. crossing. the variety known as Improved Lafayette (unpatented) with. the variety Floradora '(unpatented) As the result of this breeding, I have produced a new row variety which is particularly characterized as to novelty by the distinctiveand unique color of its new foliage, and the distinctive color of its flowers,-. as hereinafter more fully described. These characteristics and distinctions definitely dilferentiate the new variety from its'parents, as well as from all other varieties. of its class of which I am aware.

A-sexual-reproduction of my new variety by budding, as performed vat Hemet, California, .showsrthat the :foregoing characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are.established and transmitted throughsucceeding propagat'ions.

The accompanying .drawing shows .typical specimens of the vegetative growth and flowers of my new variety in different stages of development andas 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 the new variety, with color terminology in accordancewith'Robert F. Wilsons' Horticultural Colour Chart (hereinafterabbreviated' as Wilson) and Ridgways Color Standards and Nomenclature (hereinafter abbreviated as Ridgway), as indicated, except where color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are" obvious:

Type: Bush; outdoor; seedling; for garden decoration. Class: Hybrid Polyantha. Breeding: Seedling.

Seed parent.--Improved Lafayette. Pollen parent.Floradora. Propagation: Holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by budding.

Flower Locality where grown and observed: Hemet, California.

Flowers borne: Usually three to five to stem; in irregular,

flat clusters; on strong stems of medium length.

Quantity of bloom: Very free, outdoors.

Continuity: Continuous during growing season.

Fragrance: Slight. Nature-spicy.

Bud:

Peduncle.-Average length; average caliper; erect; moderately smooth; few gland-tipped cilia; few prickles. Color-near Biscay Green, Plate XVII (Ridgway).

Before calyx breaks.- Sizemediuin. Form-medium length; pointed; with foliaceous appendages on the surface of the bud; with few gland-tipped cilia and glandular bloom on the surface of the bud; usually with slender, bristle-like parts extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to M4 or more of its length.

As calyx breaks.Color-near China Rose, Plate 024, page 111 (Wilson).

Sepals.--lnner surface-with fine, wooly tomentum.

Margin-with gland-tipped Y cilia.

As first petal opens.-Sizeaverage. Form-medium length; ovoid. Color: outsidenear China Rose, Plate 024/ 1*, page 111 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/ 3, page 65 (Wilson); inside-near Neyron Rose, Plate 623/ 1, page 76 v(Wilson),,,with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/ 3, page 65 (Wilson).

Opening.-Opens up well; is not-retarded from opening by cold, hot, wet or dry weather.

Bloom:

Size (when fully 0pen).-Average; from three inches to three-and-a-half inches.

Petalage.- -Double; from 23 to 27 petals, plus 5 to 8 pentaloids; arranged irregularly.

Form-From flat to high-centered at first, but becoming fiat to open; petals being at firstsomewhat cupped, with tipsrolled outward, and becoming somewhatflat, with tips rolled outward, later at maturity.

Petals:

Texture.Medium.

Appearance.-I us i de-sa ti n y.

slightly shiny to satiny.

Shape.Outsideround, with apex fiat. Intermediate-oval, with apex fiat. Inside-nearly oval, with apex flat.

Outside-from This description of .a newly opened flower was made from a rosegrown outdoors in the month of September, at Hemet, California:

Colon-Outer petal: outside surface-near Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/2, page 24 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/3, page 65 (Wilson); inside surface-near Neyron Rose, Plate 623/1, page 76 (Wilson), with base near Pr-imrose Yell-ow, Plate 601/3, page 65 (Wilson). Intermediate petal: outside surface-near Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/2, page 24 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow,,Pla=te 601/ 3, page 65 (Wilson); inside surfaceenear Neyron Rose, Plate 623/1, page 76 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/3, page 65 (Wilson). Inner petal: outside surface-near Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/2, page 24 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/ 3, page 65 (Wilson); inside surface-near Neyron Rose, Plate 623/1, page 76 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/3, page 65 (Wilson).

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

C0lor.-Outer petal: outside surface-near Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/2, page 24 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/ 3, page 65 (Wilson); inside surface-near Rose Bengal, Plate 25/2, page 25 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/3, page 65 (Wilson). Inner petal: outside surfacenear Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/2, page 24 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/3, page 65 (Wilson); inside surface-near Rose Bengal, Plate 25/ 1, page 25 (Wilson), with base near Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/3, page 65 (Wilson).

General color efiect.Newly opened flower-near Neyron Rose, Plate 623/1, page 76 (Wilson). Three days open-near Neyron Rose, Plate 623/1, page 76 (Wilson).

Behavior.Drop off cleanly.

Flower lngevity.-On bush in garden-from 2 to 4 days in September. Cut roses grown outdoors and kept at livingroom temperatures-two or three days in September.

Reproductive organs Stamens: Average number; arranged regularly about pistils.

Filaments: Medium length; most with anthers. Colornear China Rose, Plate 024/1, page 111 (Wilson), at base, shading to near China Rose, Plate 024/3, page 111 (Wilson).

Anthers: Medium size; all open approximately at once. Color: upper sidenear Ochraceous Bufif, Plate XV (Ridgway); under sidenear Ochraceous Buff, Plate XV (Ridgway).

Pollen: Moderate. Colornear Straw Yellow, Plate 604,

page 67 (Wilson).

, Pistils: Average number; approximately 75 in number.

Styles: Moderately even; average length; thin; somewhat bunched.

Stigma: c0lornear Orange Buff, Plate 507/2, page 133 (Wilson).

Ovaries: Usually most enclosed in calyx, but some protruding from calyx.

Hips: None.

Sepals: Falling soon; moderately long. Color: insidenear Pale Fluorite Green, Plate XXXII (Ridgway); outside-near Light Bice Green, Plate XVII (Ridgway).

Seeds: None.

Plant Young: upper 4.;

4 face-near Dark Corinthian Purple, Plate XXXVIII (Ridgway).

Rachis (the supporting stem of the compound leaf).-Average size. Upper side-grooved; with some stipitate glands on edges and with some prickles. Under side-moderately prickly; with few stipitate glands.

Stipules.--Medium length; medium width; with medium length points turning out at an angle of about Disease resistance.Mildly subject to mildew, as determined by comparison with other varieties grown under comparable cultural conditions at Hemet, California.

' Growth:

Habit.--Bushy; upright; moderately branched. Growth-Vigorous. Canes.From medium caliper to heavy.

Main stems.Colornear Oil Green, Plate V (Ridgway). Large pricklesseveral; from medium length to long; hooked slightly downward; with medium length, moderately narrow base; colornear Russet, Plate XV (Ridgway). Small rickles-none. Hairs-none.

Branches.--Color--near Spinach Green, Plate V (Ridgway) with occasional shadings of Corinthian Purple, Plate XXXVIII (Ridgway). Large pricklesseveral; medium length; hooked slightly downward; with medium length, moderately narrow base; colornear Russet, Plate XV (Ridgway). Small prickles-none. Hairs-none.

New sh00ts.-Colornear Dark Corinthian Purple, Plate XXXVIII (Ridgway), with occasional areas of near Chromium Green, Plate XXXII (Ridgway). Larke prickles-several; medium length; hooked slightly downward; with medium length, moderately narrow base; colornear Corinthian Purple, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway). Small prickles-few. Hairsnone.

I claim: A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid polyantha class, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the distinctive and unique color of its new foliage, and the distinctive color of its flowers.

No references cited.

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