USPP2188P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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Oct. 30, 1962 D. H. MOREY, JR

ROSE PLANT Filed NOV. 15, 1961 Plant Pat. 2,188

United States Patent "ice Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Nov. 15, 1961, Ser. No. 152,697 1 Claim. (Cl. 47-61) The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, which was originated by me by crossing the variety Mardi Gras (Plant Patent No. 1,139) with the variety Chrysler Imperial (Plant Patent No. 1,167).

The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a new rose variety of the hybrid tea class in which there is combined the red flower color of the parent variety Mardi Gras and the flower fragrance of the parent variety Chrysler Imperial. 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 which distinguish it from its parents, as well as from all other varieties of which I am aware:

(1) A bushy and well-clothed plant habit;

(2) A profuse blooming habit;

(3) A high-centered flower form;

(4) A very fragrant, clean, fresh tea flower scent; and

(5) An attractive red flower color corresponding to Spectrum Red, lightly overcast with Scarlet-Red.

Asexual reproduction of my new variety by budding, as performed at Pleasanton, California, and also at Newark, New York, 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 vegetative growth and flowers of my new variety in dilferent 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.-Mardi Gras.

Pollen parent.Chrysler Imperial. Classification:

B0tanic.-Hybrid tea.

Commercial.-Hy-brid tea.

Flower (Observations made from specimens grown outdoors at Newark, New York, during the early morning about mid-August.)

Blooming habit: Recurrentcontinuous. Bud:

Size.-Large. F0rm.-Urn; is not affected by wet or hot weather. Col0r.--When sepals first diVide Carmine, Plate 1. When petals begin to unfurlCarmine, Plate 1, very lightly overcast with Spectrum Red, Plate 1 on the outer edges of the petals. When halfblown: inside of petals-Spectrum Red, Plate 1, very lightly overcast with Carmine, Plate 1; reverse of petals-Spectrum Red, Plate 1. Sepals.-Slightly branched; curl back when petals begin to unfurl. Color: insideTurtle Green, Plate 32; outsideRinnemanns Green, Plate 18. Calyx-ColorApinach Green, Plate 5. Shapeapple. Size small. Aspectsmooth. Odor when rubbed'none. Peduncle. Length medium. Aspect rough.

Plant Pat. 2,188 Patented Oct. 30, 1962 Strength-erect; slender. Color-Spinach Green, Plate 5. i

Opening-Opens up well; is not affected by adverse weather conditions. Bloom:

Size.Large. Average size when fully expandedfrom 5 inches to 5 /2 inches.

B0rne.Singly.

Stems-Long; strong.

Form (when first 0p'en).High-centered. Permanenceretains its form to the end, but outer petals curl back.

Petalage.Double (full but open center).

'ber of petals under normal conditions35.

C0l0r.Cente-r of flowerScarlet-Red, Plate 1, lightly overcast with Carmine, Plate 1. Outer petals-Scarlet-Red, Plate 1. Base of petals (aiglet)Light Cadmium, Plate 4. Inside of petalsSpectrum Red, Plate 1, lightly overcast with Scarlet Red, Plate 1. Reverse of petals Carmine, Plate 1, lightly overcast with Rose Red, Plate 12. General tonality from a distance- Spectrum Red, Plate 1, lightly overcast with Scarlet-Red, Plate 1.

Discoloration.-General tonality at end of first dayScarlet-Red, Plate 1, lightly overcast wit-h Carmine, Plate 1. Second daySpectrum Red, Plate 1, lightly overcast with Scarlet-Red, Plate 1. Third daySpectrum Red, Plate 1, overcast with Scarlet Red, Plate 1.

Petals:

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

Appearance.--Insidevelvety. Outsidesatiny.

Form-Oval; slightly notched.

Arrangement.lmbricated (regularly arranged shingle-like).

Petaloids in center.Few; large.

PerSistence.-DrOp ofr cleanly.

Fragrance. Strong. Nature clean,

scent.

Lasting qualitv.0n the plantlong. As cut flower-long.

Num-

fresh tea Genital Organs Stamens, anthers: Large; many; regularly arranged around styles. ColorApricot Yellow, Plate 4.

Stamens, filaments (threads): Medium length. Color- Deep Chrome, Plate 3.

Pollen: Color-Maize Yellow, Plate 4.

Styles: Bunched; uneven length; medium length; thin.

Stigmas: Color--Barium Yellow, Plate 16.

Ovaries: All enclosed in calyx.

Hips: None.

Seeds: None.

Plant side- Ribs and veins.-Ordinary.

Edge.-,Serrated (saw-toothed).

Serrationr single; small.

Leaf stem.-ColorBiscay Green, Plate 17. Un-

der sideprickly.

Stipules.Medium length; smooth.

Wood:

New w00d.-Color.Light Bice Green, Plate 17.

Bark-smooth.

Old w00d.C0lor-Forest Green, Plate 17. Bark smooth.

Thorns:

Thorns.--Quantity: on main stalks from baseordinary; on laterals from stalkordinary. Formnarrow base; medium length; hooked downward. Color (when young)Begonia Rose, Plate 1.

4 Position-irregulan Prickles.-Quantity: on main stalksnone; on laterals-none. Short needles.-Quantity: on main stalks-none; on

lateralsnone.

I claim:

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of a bushy and well-clothed plant habit, a profuse blooming habit, a high-centered flower form, a very fragrant, clean, fresh tea flower scent, and an attractive red flower color corresponding to Spectrum Red lightly overcast with Scarlet-Red.

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