USPP1877P - Chrysanthemum plants - Google Patents

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1959 R. w. CUMMlNG Plant Pat. 1,877 CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS Filed July 5, 1957 "4/ liq/12 1170? @w 111 we CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS Roderick W. Cumming, Bristol, Conn., assignor to Bristol Nurseries, Inc., Bristol, Conn. Application July 5, *1957, Serial No. 670,353 1 Claim. 01. 47-60) United States Patent O objectives were achieved, along with the following characteristics displayed by the new variety:

(1) The very free habitof blooming on broad, stalwart plants;

(2) The lush, ample light-green foliage, which remains on the plant all the way to the ground;

(3) The stiif, branching stems erectly borne;

(4) The fine productivity, decorative form, long sea son and cutflower virtues of the flowers;

(5) The distinct, vivid Dragons- Blood Red to Ochracious-Buff coloring of the flowers, impressing as a scarletbronze tonality to onlookers;

(6) The splendid winter hardiness of the plant. The foregoing characteristics and distinctions definitely differentiate my new variety from its parents, as well as from all other varieties of its class of which I am aware. Asexual reproduction of my new variety by means of top cuttings, performed by me at Bristol, Connecticut, shows that these characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations.

The accompanying illustration shows typical specimens of the vegetative growth and flowers of my new chrysanthemum variety in various stages of development, depicted in color as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in a color illustration of this character.

Following is a detailed description of my new variety,

with color terminology in accordance with Color Standards and Nomenclature.

Parentage: Two unnamed red seedlings, one of much bronze ancestry.

Cold resistance: Winter hardy in central Connecticut even Form: Compact, with abundant foliage all the way to I the ground.

Patented Nov. 3, 1959 Shape.'Lobes and edges both rounded. Deeply lobed, with cuts almost to the midrib in most instances.

Colon-Upper surface approximately Deep Dull Yellow Green (Pl. XXXII). Under surface Light Cress Green (Pl. XXXI).

The flower Observations for this description werernade from specimens grown in a field at Bristol, Connecticut, mid-morning, in early October.

Bud: Size.Small. Shape.Flat and bulging. Opening-Opens slowly. Colon-When sepals first divide, Madder Brown (Pl. XIII); when petals (or ray flowers) begin to unfurl, Ocher Red (Pl. XXVII); when half blown,

inside of petal Pompeian Red (Pl. XIII), center of flower Chamois (Pl. XXX), and reverse of petal Buff-Yellow (Pl. IV).

Peduncle.-Strengthstrong and rigid. Color- Grape Green (Pl. XLI), partially overlaid with Neutral Red (Pl. XXXVIII) Bloom:

Size.Approximately 2 /2 inches in diameter. F0rm.-Decorative or Zinnia-like, with many petals (or ray flowers) compactly placed and closely overlapping.

Texture.- Firm.

Fragrance.Lightly characteristic of usual chrysanthemum odor. I

Longevity.-Lasts very cut flower.

Petals (or ray flowers).-Length-medium. Opening-rather flat, except the central petals which remain spoon-shaped and partly erect until very late. Persistenceclinging.

Colon-Center of flower, Ochracious-Bufl (Pl. XV);

long both on bush and as outer petals, Dragons Blood Red (Pl. XIII); in-

side of petals, Coral Red (Pl. XIII).

Having thus disclosed my invention, I claim: The new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum plant of the hardy, decorative type, substantially as herein upright stems; its superb flower productivity; and its medium-sized decorative type flowers of warm distinctive coloring of intense scarlet-bronze tonality derived from the blending of Dragons Blood Red andOchracious Butt,

as indicated.

No references cited.

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