USPP1760P - Meilland - Google Patents

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Oct. 14, 1958 MEILLAND Plant Pat. 1,760

ROSE PLANT Filed Feb. 26, 1958 Quantity of bloom: Abundant, outdoors.

United ate, Pawfl ROSE PLANT Francis Meilland, Cap dAntibes, Alpes Maritimes, France, assignorto The Collard-Pyle Company, .We Grove, Pa., acorporation of Pennsylvania Application February 26, 1958, Serial No. 717,798 1 (Cl. 47-61) The presentinvention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, which was originated byme by, crossing an unnamed and unpatented seedling derived from Peace (U. S.Plant Patent No.

591) x Floradora (unpatented) with the variety Grandmere Jenny (U. S. Plant Patent No. 1,148).

The primary objective of this breeding was to produce anew rose variety which combines the most desirable characteristics of its parents. This objectivejwas fully achieved, along withother improvements, as evidenced by the following uniquecombination of characteristics in the new variety which distinguish'it from its parents, as

well as from all other varieties .of which I am aware: (1)'Excellent vigor and habit of the plant;

(2) Good floriferousness;

(3) Excellent formofthe blooms; an

(4) A distinctive Iridescent Vermilion general color tonality of the opening blooms, which changes to Delft Rose color in the mature blooms.

Asexual reproduction of my new variety by budding, as performed in France and at West Grove, Pennsylvania, U. S. A., 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 vegetativegrowth and flowers of my new variety in different 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 the Horticultural Color Chart of the British Color Council, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are obvious: 1 Type: Hardy; bush; outdoor; seedling; for cut flowers and for garden decoration. Class: Hybrid tea. Breeding: Seedling.-

Seed parent.An unnamed and unpatented seedling derived from a cross of Peace Floradora. Pollen parent.-Grandmere Jenny. Propagation: Holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by budding.

Flower Locality where grown and observed: West Grove, Penn Continuity: Continuous. Fragrance: Slight. Naturetea. Bud:

Peduncle.--Medium long; heavy; stifI'; rough; with medium number of brown hairs. Color-reddish. Before calyx breaks.-Size-medium. Formovoid; with a conspicuous neck; with foliaceous Plant Pat. 1,760 Patented Oct, 14, 1958 ice 2 appendages on the surface of the bud; with medium thick, little-cut foliaceous parts extending, beyond the tip of the bud equal to A or more of its length.

As calyx breaks.-Color-Maroon, Plate-1030, ap-

pearing black where first exposed to light.

As first petal opens.Size-medium. Form-ovoid. Colors: outside- Chrysanthemum Crimson, Plate 824, blotched with Maroon, Plate 1030,.and washed with Spirea Red, Plate 025 towards base,

with point of attachment Dresden Yellow,' Plate I. 64/1; inside-Geranium Lake, Plate 20/1, veined 'with Orient Red, Plate 819/1, with area surround ing base Signal Red, Plate 719, and ,with point of attachment Canary Yellow, Plate 2'. I

0pening.--Opens up well.

Bloom:

Size (when fully open)r-Medium large; from 4 inches to 4% inches.

. Petalage.-Double; from 35 to 40 petals; arranged irregularly.

Form-High-centered at first, but becoming open highcentered; petals being at first loosely; rolled outward, but becoming tightly rolled outward later at maturity. I t f;

Petals: Thick; leathery; with inside velvety and.. utside satiny.

Shape.Outerovate; with one notch. intermediate-ovate; with one tooth. Inner ovate; un-

dulate; with one or two notches.

This description of anewly opened flower was made 3 from a rose grown outdoors inthe month of Au gust, at

West Grove, Pennsylvania, U. S. A.:

with point of attachment Canary Yellow, Plate 2. Inner petal: outside surface-unevenly distributed Claret Rose, Plate 021, with point of attachment Canary Yellow, Plate 2, surrounded by Canary Yellow, Plate 2/ 2; inside surface--Iridescent Vermilion,. Plate 18, with margin of petal Dutch Vermilion, Plate 717/1, and with point of attachment Canary Yellow, Plate 2.

This description was made from a rose that was open for 3 days outdoors in the month of August, at West Grove, Pennsylvania, U. S. A.:

Colon-Outer petal: outside surface-Spinel Red, Plate 0023/1, with point of attachment Canary Yellow, Plate 2/ 3; inside surface-Delft Rose, Plate 020/ 1, with point of attachment Canary Yellow, Plate 2/3. Inner. petal: outside surface--Spinel Red, Plate 0023, shading to Canary Yellow, Plate 2/1 at base; inside surface-Iridescent Delft Rose, Plate 020/1, with point of attachment Canary Yellow, Plate 2/ 1.

General color efiect.--Newly opened flower-from Iridescent Vermilion, Plate 18/1 to Dutch Vermilion, Plate 717/ 3. 3-days open-Delft Rose, Plate 020/ 1.

Behavi0r.--Drop otf cleanly.

Flower l0ngevity.0n bush in garden-4 days in.

Filaments: *Many; most with anthers; long.

Seeds: None.

Reproductive Organs Stamens: Many; arranged regularly about pistils.

v Color- JasperlRed; Plate 018, with basal quarter Yellow Ochre, "Plate 07.

Anthers'f'All openat once; medium size; seldom an anther "fn'sed with a peta'loid. "Color-lemon Yellow, 'Plate 4/2.

Pollen: M'OdCIZltG, Co'lor-gold.

Styles: Uneven; medium length; medium calipenlbnnched.

Stigma: Color-yellow.

Ovaries: vAll enclosed in receptacle.

Hips: None.

Sepals: Permanent; moderately long; straight.

. v, :Planr Foliage: I I I abundance to abundant; medium size; heavy;

"' L'eaflez'n-shape ovoid, with apex acute.

obtuse. Marginsimply serrate.

Colon-Mature: upper surfacePa-rsley Green,

' "Plate 00962; under surface-Sage Green, :Plate 000861. Young: vupper surface-Lettucefireen,

" Plate -86-17'1, overlaid with Maroon, -Plate 1030;

under sur'face-eErythrite Red,'Plate 00277 '1.

Rachis (the supporting stem of 'the compound leaf).

1.1 -=Medium caliper. .Upper side-grooved; hairy.

..-;.Under side-ena els! .Pri ldy- Basepoints of medium length turning out at an angle of more than 45.

Disease resistance.--Comparable to that of the average variety grown under the same cultural conditions at West Grove, Pennsylvania, U. S. A.

Growth:

H abit.Bushy; upright; much-branched.

Growth.Free.

.Canes.-#:Medium caliper. a

Main siems.--Color--Fern Green, Plate 0862.

I Prickles-several; color--slightly'lighter than Oxblood Red, Plate 00823/3. .Hairsnon e..

Branches.-Color-Fern Green, Plate 0862. Prickles--several; colon-slightly lighter than Oxblood Red, Plate 00823/3. Hairs-none.

, New sh00ts.Color-Lettuce Green, Plate 861/1, except where exposed to the sun where overlying .color .of .Oxblood Red, Plate 0O823/-3 ;pred on inates. Prickles--s'everal; color-Oxblood .Red Plate 00823/3. Hairs-Jew; colorv-Qxblood Red, Plate 00823-73. i g a ,I claim: I 1

,A new and distinctvariety of rose plant of .the .hy-

- combination of excellent vigor and 'habit of the plant,

good fior'iferousness, excellent form of the opening blooms, and a distinctive Iridescent Vermilion general color tonali'ty of the opening 'blooms which changes to Delft Rose color in the mature blooms.

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