USPP1857P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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Aug. 4, 1959 M. ROBICHON ROSE PLANT Filed Dec. 10, 1958 Plan Pat. 1,857

United States. Patent O 1,8571` RosE PLANT Marcel Robichon, Pithiviers, Loiret, France, assignor' to Ilgenfritz Nurseries, Inc.,l Monroe, Mich., a corporation of Michigan' ,Application December 10, 1958, Serial No. 779,'511

I1 Claim. (CI. 41-61) variety of rose plant which is distinct from its' parents,

as well as from all other vareties ofits class of which I am aware, and which is particularly characterized as to novelty by the unique combination of the following features:

(l) A strong habit of plant growth;

(2) Full form and strong tea fragrance of the blooms; and

(3) A distinctive tinting of the white general color tonality of the blooms, with the tips of the flower' petals having a delicate tint of pink and creating an overall appearance of delicate pink color, particularly in the center of the flower. a

Asexual reproduction of my new variety by budding, as performed in France, -and also at Monroe, Michigan, U.S.A., shows that the foregoing characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are established and transi mitted through sueceeding propagatons.

The accompanying drawing shows a typical flower specimen of my new variety as depicted in color as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in a color illustration of this character. .V

The following is -a detailed description of my new variety, with color terminology in aocordance with The Horticultural Colour Chart issued by the British Colour Council in eollaboraton with The Royal Horticultural Society, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are obvious:

Type: Hardy; half-dwarf; bush; outdoor; seedling; for cut flowers and for garden decoration. Class: Hybrid tea. Breeding: Seedling.

Seed parent. 0phelia. Polylen parent.-Catherine Kordes. Propagation: Hold its distinguishing charact'erstics through succeeding propagations by budding.

Flower Filaments: Medium length; most with anthers.

Plant Pat. l ,7

Patented Aug. 4, 1959 the tip of the bud equal to 1/1 or more of its length.-

Color-Spinach Green, Plate 0960/1. As calyx breaks.--Color- -Uranium Green, Plate 63/2. V As first petal openn-Sze-large. Form--ovoid.V Color: outside-white, shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/ 2 at base, with tip of petal Nasturtium Red, Plate 14/3; inside white, shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/2 at base, and tipped with Apri- 'cot, Plate 609/ 3. Bloom:

Size (when fully open).--From 4 inches to 5 inches. Petalwge-Very double; arranged regularly. lNumher of petals under normal conditions-from 60 Form-Full and high-centered at first, and rem-aining high-centered; petals being at first tightly rolled outward, and remaining tightly rolled outward at maturity.

Petals:

Textura-Thick.

Appearance.-Inside-satiny. Outside-satiny.

Shape. Outside-oval,.with 3 notches. Intermediate-oval. Inside-oval.

This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown outdoors in the month of June at Monroe, Mchigan, U.S.A.:

Colon-Outcr petal: outside surface-white, shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/2 at base, and tipped With Rose Opal, Plate 022/3; inside surface- White, shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/ 2 at base, and tipped with Sap Green, Plate 62/2, edged with Chinese Coral, Plate 614/2. Intermediate petal: outside surface-white, shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/2, at base, and tipped with Rose Opal, Plate 022/ 3; inside surface-white, shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/2 at base, and tipped with Sap Green, Plate 62/ 2, edged With Chinese Coral, Plate 614/3. Inner petal: outside surface-white, edged with Rose Bengal, Plate 25 3, and shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/ 3; inside surface-white, edged with Rose Bengal, Plate 25/3, and shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/ 3.

This description was made from a rose that was open for 3 days outdoors in the month of June, at Monroe, Michigan, U.S.A.:

Color.-Outer petal: outside surface-white, shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/2 at base, and tipped With Rose Opal, Plate 022/ 3; inside surfacewhite, edged with Rose Bengal, Plate 25/3, and shadng to Sap Green, Plate 62/3. Inner petal: outside surface-white, edged with Rose Bengal, Plate 25/ 3, and shadng to Sap Green, Plate 62/ 3; inside surface-white, edged with Rose Bengal, Plate 25/ 3, and shading to Sap Green, Plate 62/ 3.

General color efiecL-Newly opened flower-white, with slight suffusion of Carmine Rose, Plate 62l/ 3. 3-days open-white, with slight sufusion of Carmine Rose, Plate 621/ 3.

Behavior.-Drop ofl? cleanly; is not alected by cold,

hot, wet or dry Weather.

Flower longevity.--On bush in garden-S days in June. Cut roses grown outdoors and kept at living-room temperatures 6 days in June.

Reproductive organs Stamens:'Very few; arranged irregularly; mixed with ,petaloids Color--white and yellow.

Colorreddish.

3 Anthers: Large; all open at once. Coloryellow. Pollen: Abundant. Color-gold. Pistils: Many.

Styles: Very uneven; medium length; thin; loosely sepa- .rawd. v v Stigma: color-e-white. Qvaries: All enclosed. in calyx.,

Hips: Very short; pointed; very Smooth; wall's thick and spot, as evidencedv by comparison with other varieties grown under comparablecultural conditions at Monroe, Michigan, U.S.A.

Growth:

Habt.-Upright; branched.

Growth.--Vigorous.

Canesx-Medium caliper.

Main stems.-Color--bronze. Thorns-few; long; with long, narrow base. Prickles-none. Hairsnone.

Branches.-Color--dull bronze. Thorns-few; medium length; straight; With long, narrow base. Prick1es-none. Hairs-none.

New shoots.--Color-dull bronze. Thorns-few;

Leaves.-Compound of 5 leaflets; normal abundance;

medium large; heavy; leathery.

Leaflets.,--Shape--oval, With apex obtuse. Baserou'nd. Margin-simply serrate.

Color.--Mature: upper surface-dark green; under surface-grey-red. Young: upper surface-normal green; under surface-greyred.

Raehis (the supportng stem of the compound leaf)i. -Medurn caliper. Upper jside-grooved Under side-Smooth.

Stipules.--Medium length; medium Width; with points of medium length turning out at an angle of less than 45. i

Dsease resistance-Resistantto mildew and .blackliooked downward; with narrow base. Prcklesnone. Hairs-none.

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