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Feb. 2, 1960 H. c. SW-IM Plant 1,904

\ ROSE PLANT Filed Jan. 8, 1959 1,904: R$EPIJANI I Herbert C. Swim,-Ontario,;-Calif., assignorto Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Ontario, Calif., a corporation of California e v Application January 8, 1959,- Serial No. 735,770 1 Claim, CL47-51 The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plantof the, class fallingbetween'the hybrid tea and floribunda classes, which'was originated by me by crossing the variety First Love (Plant Patent No. 921) with the variety Pinocchio-(Plant Patent No. 484). v

The general objective of this breeding was'to produce a new rose variety having a floriferousness approaching that of the pollen parent Pinocchio, and a bud form approaching that of the seed parent First Love, combined with a vigorous and disease-resistant plant habit, flower stems of medium length, flowers of double form, and an attractive flower color. This general objective was achieved, along with other desirable improvements, as evidenced by the following unique combination of, characteristics which arejoutstanding in the new variety and which distinguish it from its parents, as well as from all other varieties of which" I am aware:

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(2) Attractive, disease-resistant foliage of medium size; 1

(3) A fluoriferousness at least midway between th'at of First Love""and Pinocchio," andrnore probablyapproaching that of Pinocchio;

(4) A habit of bearing flowersisometime'ssingly and sometimes in small clusters, with the flowers usually borne on stems of medium length;

(5) An attractive bud form ranging from ovoid to urnshaped, said bud opening to a flower of double form, with moderate petalage; r 1

- (6) A flower size midway between that of First Love and Pinocchio; and i (7) A general colortonalityof'the flowers of medium pink, blending in areas to a lighter pink color.

In comparison with its seed parent, First Love, the new variety is more bushy and more branched; more floriferous and with the flowers borne more in small clusters, as distinguished from the flowers of First Love which are usually borne singly andv are larger, and the color of the blooms. is usuallyvv a somewhat. darker pink.

As compared with its pollen parent, Pinocchio, the new variety is more vigorous; it is somewhat less fluoriferous; its flowers are borne onsomewhat longer stems; the buds are somewhat longer 'and .more urnshaped; and the flowers areless double in petalage and somewhat larger. I

A sexual reproduction of my new variety by budding, as performed at Ontario, California, shows that .the foregoing characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations; Y

The accompanying drawing shows typicalspecimens of the vegetative growth and flowers of. my. new. variety in diiferent stages of development and as depicted incolor as nearly true as it is reasonably possibleto make the same in a color illustration of this character;

'The following is a detailed description of the new vigorous, much-branched and bushy plant "nited States Patent-"Once I Propagation: Holds its Plant Pat. 1,904 Patented Feh. 2, 1960 varietygwithcolor terminology in accordance with Robert Wilsons Horticultural Colour Chart (hereinafter abbreviated as Wilson) and Robert Ridgways Color Standardsv and Nomenclature (hereinafter abbreviated as Ridgway), except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are obvious:

Type: Bush; outdoor; seedling; for out flowers and for garden decoration.- Class: Between hybridtea and'hybrid polyantha. Breeding: Seedling.

Seed parent.First Love.

Pollen parent.-.Pinocchio.

distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by budding.

Flower Locality where grown and observed: Ontario, California.

Flowers borne: Sometimes singly, but usually from 2 to 5 or more to stem; in irregular clusters; on stems of from normal strength to strong and from short to medium length.

Quantity of bloom: Abundant, outdoors.

Continuity: Nearly continuous during growing season. Fragrance: Slight. 4 Bud:

Peduncle.Average length; average caliper; erect; almost smooth; usually with some stipitate glands. Color-near Dull Green Yellow, Plate XVII (Ridgway), overlaid with near Ocher Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway) on side exposed to the sun.

Before calyx breaks.fiSizefrom small to medium.

Formmedium length; ovoid.

As calyx breaks.---Color-near Spinel Red, Plate 0023,"page 189 (Wilson).

Sepals.-Inner surface-with fine, wholly tomentum. Outer .surface-moderately smooth; with some stipitate glands.

, with stipitate glands and slender foliaceous appendages, with foliaceous parts extending beyond tip equal to /a or more of its length.

As first petal opens.-Sizefrom small to average. Formovoid to urn-shaped. Color: outside between Crimson, Plate 22/1, page 22 (Wilson) and Rose Madder, Plate 23/2, page 23 (Wilson), with small area at base of petal near Mimosa Yellow, Plate 602, page 143 (Wilson); insidenear Rose Madder, Plate 23/1, page 23 (Wilson), with small area at base of petal near Mimosa Yellow, Plate 602, page 143 (Wilson).

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

Bloom:

Size (when fully open).-Average; from 3% inches to.4 /t inches.

Petalage.D0uble; from 20 to 25 petals plus from 0 to 4 petaloids; arranged regularly.

F0rm.High-centered at first, but becoming from cupped to high-centered; petals being at first somewhat loosely cupped, becoming later more loosely flat to cupped at maturity; lateral margins of inner petals usually reflexed from /2 to of petal length, with tip of petal sometimes rolled outward; lateral margins of intermediate and, outer petals usually reflexed /a of petal length, with tips of petals usually rolled outward.

Petals:

Texture.Medium thickness. Inside-satiny. Outside-satiny.

Shape.0uterfrom near round to broadly obovate, with apex flat. Intermediate-broadly obovate,

Alternate margins-lined with. 'fine, wholly tomentum. Other marginslined,

with apex from, roundedv to flat. with apex rounded.

at living-room temperatures-J or 6 days in October.

Reproductive organs 5 Stamens: From average number to many; arranged regularly about pistils.

Innerobovate,

This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown outdoors in the month of October at Ontario, California:

Color:Outer petal: outside surface-between Tyrian Rose, Plate-24/3, page 24 (Wilson) and RhodaminePink, Plate 527/ 2, page 138 (Wilson), usually blending with near Rhodamine Pink, Plate 527/3, page 138 (Wilson) toward base of petal, with small area at base near Mimosa Yellow, Plate 602/1, page 142 (Wilson); inside surface between Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/2, page 24 (Wilson) and Rose Bengal, Plate 25/ 2, page 25 (Wilson), usually blending with near Rhodamine Pink, Plate 527/2, page 138 (Wilson) toward base of petal, with small area at base near Mimosa Yellow, Plate 602/1, page 143 (Wilson). Intermediate petal: outside surfaceb'etween Rose Madder, Plate 23 3, page 23 (Wilson) and Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/ 3, page 24 (Wilson), sometimes blending into near Dawn Pink, Plate 523/2, page 137 (Wilson), with small area at base of petal near Mimosa Yellow, Plate 602/1, page 143 (Wilson); inside surface-between Rose Madder, Plate 23/2, page 23 (Wilson) and T yrian Rose, Plate 24/2, page 24 (Wilson), with small area at base of petal near Mimosa Yellow, Plate 602/1, page 143 (Wilson). Inner petal: outside surfacebetween Carmine, Plate 21/3, page 21 (Wilson) and Crimson, Plate 22/3, page 22 Wilson), with small area at base of petal near Mimosa Yellow, Plate 602/ 1, page 143 (Wilson); inside surfacebetween Carmine, Plate 21/ 2, page 21 (Wilson) and Crimson, Plate 22/2, page 22 (Wilson), with small area at base of petal near Mimosa Yellow, Plate 602/ 1, page 143 (Wilson).

'Fil-aments: Medium length; from 6 mm. to 12 mm. in length; most with anthers. Color-near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4, page 4 (Wilson).

Anthers: From small to medium size; all open approximately at once. Color: upper sidemargins near Yellow Ochre, Plate 07/1, page 101 (Wilson), with remainder ne'ar Lemon Yellow, Plate 4, page 4 (Wilson); under side-margins near Yellow Ochre, Plate 07/ 1, page 101 (Wilson), with remainder near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4, page 4 (Wilson).

Pollen: From moderate abundance to abundant. Color-near Indian Yellow, Plate 6/2, page 6 (Wilson).

Pistils: Many; approximately 110 in number.

Styles: Moderately even; from short to average length; from 4 mm. to 10 mm. in length; from thin to average caliper; bunched. Color-upper of style near Crimson, Plate 22/2, page 22 (Wilson), with re- 25 mainder near Dresden Yellow, Plate 64/2, page 64 (Wilson).

Stigma: Colornear Yellow Ochre, Plate 07/ 2, page 101 (Wilson).

Ovaries: Usually all enclosed in calyx.

Hips: Average length; globular; moderately smooth; walls thick and fleshy. Color (mature)near Apricot Orange, Plate XIV (Ridgway).

Sepals: Permanent; medium length; usually straight.

Color: inside-near Citrine Drab, Plate XL (Ridgway); outside-near Rainette Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway).

Seeds: From average number to many; from to in number; usually small.

Plant This description was made from a rose that was open Foliage: for 3 days outdoors in the month of October at Ontario, Leaves.Compound of usually 3 to 7 leaflets; from California: normal abundance to abundant; medium size;

' somewhat leathery and semi-glossy. C0lor. -Outer petal: outside surface between Oval to obovate, with apax Tynan R 24/3 Page 24 (Wflsml) and acute. Baseround. Margin-simply serrate.

Rhodamme i Plate 527/3 page 138 Q Colon-Mature: upper surface-between Dark Dull usually blending with between Rhodamine Pink, Yellow Green Plate XXXH (Ridgway) and Plate 527/3, page 138 (Wilson) and White toward pire Green, Plate XXXH (Ridgway); under Sup base of petal, with small area at base near Mimosa facwnear Light Elm Green Plate XVH (Ridg Yellow, Plate 602/2, page 143 (Wilson); inside way) Young: upper Surface near Rainette surfacebetween Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/2, page Green Plate XXXI (Ridgway), with edges of 24 (Wilson) and Rose Bengal, Plate 25/3, pag leaflets usually near Dark Vinaceous Brown, Plate 25 (Wilson), with small area at base of petal near XXXIX (Ridgway); under surface near Citrine *Mlmosa Yellow Plate 602/2, Page 143 m- Plate IV (Ridgway), overlaid with near Prussian Inner petal: outside surface-near Rhodainme Red, Plate XXVH (Ridgway) Pink, Plate 527/2, page 138 (Wilson), With small Rachis (the supporting stem of the compound area at base of petal ear M mosa Yellow, Plate leaf) Average size UpPer Side smo0th; with Page 143 (Wilson); mslde Swims-near some stipitate glands 0n edges. Under side- Tynan 9 m 24/2 page 24 (Wllson): usual smooth; with stipitate glands and few small 1y blending with near Rose Bengal, Plate 25/3, prickles page 25 (Wilson) toward base of petal. (lnsid Stipules.-Medium length; medium width; with from surfaces of outer and intermediate petals of both 4 Short to medium length points turning out at an newly opened and three days open flower usually angle of less than 0 dark m Color on areas exposed to the Disease resistance.Better-than-average resistance to sun Whlch are not Snaded by other Peta-15') mildew, as compared with other varieties grown General color eflect'*NeW1y opened under comparable cultural conditions at Ontario,

tween Rose M adder, Plate 23/2, page 23 (Wilson) California and Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/2, page 24 (Wilson). Growth:

3-days openbetween Tyrian Rose, Plate 24/2, u ri ht and s readin much page 24 (Wilson) and Rose Bengal, Plate 25/ 3, branched p g p page 25 (Wflson): Growth.-Vigorous. Behavior.Drop off cleanly; not particularly affected calipen y b l Wet 0r y Yveathef- Main stems.Colorbetween Grass Green, Plate Flower l0ngevzty.On bush in garden4 or 5 days VI (Ridgway) and Light Elm Green, Plate XVII in October. Cut roses grown outdoors. and kept 1(Ridgway). Large prickles several; from 5 medium length to long; almost straight; with medium length, moderately narrow base; colornear Pecan Brown, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway). Small pricklesfew; color--near Pecan Brown, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway), Hairs-none.

Branches.--Colornear Biscay Green, Plate XVII' (Ridgway). Large rickles-few; from medium length to long; hooked slightly downward; with medium length, narrow base; colornear Mikado Brown, Plate XXIX (Ridgway). Small prickles few; color--near Mikado Brown, Plate XXIX (Ridgway). Hairs-none.

New sho0ts.--Colornear Calliste Green, Plate VI 6 I claim:

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the class between the hybrid tea and fiorbunda classes, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its unique combination of a vigorous, much-branched and bushy habit of growth, attractive, disease-resistant, medium sized foliage, a floriferousness midway between that of First Love (Plant Patent No. 921) and Pinocchio (Plant Patent No. 484) and more probably approaching that of Pinocchio, a habit of bearing flowers sometimes singly and sometimes in small clusters, with the flowers usually borne on stems of medium length, an attractive bud form ranging from ovoid to urn-shaped, said bud opening to a flower of double form, with moderate petalage, a flower size midway between that of First Love and Pinocchio," and a general color tonality of the flowers of medium pink, blending in areas to'a lighter pink color.

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