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July 14, 1959 E. s. BOERNER Plant Pat. 1,850

ROSE PLANT Filed Nov. 12, 1958 United States Patent ROSE PLANT nilgien S. lloerner, Newark, N.Y., as signor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N.Y., a corporation of 'NewYork' v f V I W I Application November 12, 1958, Serial No. 773,530

Y 1 Claim. (01.47-61) The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of thehybn'd tea class, which was originated by me by crossing the variety Enchantment (Plant Patent No. 737) with anunnamed and unpatented floribunda seedling of Independence (Plant Patent No. 1,036).

The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a new rose variety which bears flowers more prolifically and of a deeper color than the variety Enchantment. This objective was fully achieved, along with other desirable improvements, as evidenced by the following unique combination of characteristics which are outstanding in the new variety and distinguish it from its parents, as well as from all other varieties of which I am aware:

(1) Heavy dark green foliage;

(2) Many thorns distributed on the stem;

(3) Prolific flower production;

(4) Very large flowers of hybrid tea form; and

(5) A variation in the general color tonality of the flowers from Spectrum Red in the bud stage, through Rose Red, lightly overcast with Spinel Pink in the half-open bud stage, to Thulite Pink, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink in the fully open flowers.

Asexual reproduction of my new variety by budding, as performed at Newark, New York, and also at Pleasanton, California, shows that the aforementioned 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 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 Ridgways Color Standards and Nomenclature:

Parentage: Seedling.

Seed parent.-Enchantment.

Pollen parent.-An unnamed seedling of Independence.

Classification:

Botanic.-Hybrid tea. Commercial.Hybrid tea.

Flower (Observations made from specimens grown in a greenhouse at Newark, New York in the early afternoon in the early part of July.)

gloioming habit: Recurrent-continuous.

Size.--Large. Form.Ovoid; is not affected by wet or hot weather. C0l0r.When sepals first divide-Carmine, Plate 1. When petal-s begin to unfurl--Spectrum Red, Plate 1. When half-blown: inside of petalsRose Red,

Patented July -1 4, 1959 a a 2 Plate 12, lightly overcast with Spinel Pink, Plate 26; reverse of petals-Rose Red, Plate 12.

. Sepals-Branched; curl back when petals begin to unfurl. Color: inside-Kildare Green, Plate 31; outside-Light Bice Green, Plate 17.

Calyx. Color--Light Bice Green, Plate 17. Shape-pear. Sizer-Small. As pect'-smooth.

- Odor whenrubbed-none.

Peduncle.-Length medium.

Strength-erect; slender. Plate 17.

0pem'ng.Opens up well; is not atfected by adverse weather conditions.

Bloom: Y

Size.--Large. Average size when fully expanded- 5 inches.

, Borne.--Singly. 7

Stems.Medium length; strong.

Form (when first open).--Cupped. Permanenceretains its form to the end.

Petalage.Double (full but open center). Number of petals under normal conditionsfrom 35 to 40.

C0l0r.Center of flowerSpinel Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Thulite Pink, Plate 26. Outer petals-Spinel Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Deep Rose Pink, Plate 12. Base of petals (aiglet)--Primrose Yellow, Plate 30. Inside of petalsThulite Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink, Plate 26. Reverse of petals- Spinel Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Deep Rose Pink, Plate 12. General tonality from a distanceThulite Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Spinel Pink, Plate 26.

Discoloration.--General tonality at end of first day-- Spinel Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Thulite Pink, Plate 26. Second day-Spinel Pink, Plate 26, overcast with Thulite Pink, Plate 26. Third dayThulite Pink, Plate 26, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink, Plate 26.

Petals:

Texture.--Thick; is not affected by wet or hot weather.

Appearance.-Insidesatiny. Outside-shiny.

Form-Oval.

Arrangement. Imbricated shingle-like) Petaloids in semen-Few; small.

Persistence-Drop off cleanly.

Fragrance.-Strong. Nature-Old Rose perfume" centifolia) Lasting quality.0n the plant-long.

flower-1ong.

Aspect smooth. COlor-Biscay Green,

(regularly arranged As cut Genital organs Stamens, anthers: Medium size; many; regularly arranged around styles. Color-Mikado Orange, Plate 3.

Stamens, filaments (threads). Medium length. Color- Eosine Pink, Plate 1.

Pollen: Color-Capucine-Buif, Plate 3.

Styles: Bunched; uneven length; medium length; thin. Stigmas: Color-Light Buff, Plate 15.

Ovaries: All enclosed in calyx.

Hips: None.

Seeds: None.

S, with edges Indian Ilake, Plate 26; under sidecenter of" leaf'Lettuce Green, Plate 5, with edges overcast with Amaranth Purple, Plate 12. Old foliage; upper s 1' de Da 1-k Cress, Green, l2late 31,

Lggf stgm. Color-- BiscayGreen; Plate 17,? Under Bark---smooth.

: Old wood. t.Color EorestGreen, P1atet17. Barksmooth.

Thorns:

Thorns-Quantity; on .main stalks from basemanyrfloni laterals from stalkrnany. H Form-- on main stalksnone; on

I claim:

Anew and distinctvariety of rose plantvofithe hybrid: tea class, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty byr'the' unique combination of heavy, dark greenrfoliage many. thorns 3 distributed on the stem, prolific'fiower production; very large flowers of hybridrtea form and: a distinctive color tonality of the flowers varying from Spectrum Red in the bud stage, through Rose Red, lightly overcast with Spine] Pink in the half-open bud stage, to Thulite Pink, lightly overcast with Cameo Pink inthefully' open-flowers;

Noreferencescited;

on main stalks-none;

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