the present inventionrelates to a new and distinct varliety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, which was originated by us by crossing the variety Chrysler Imperial (Plant Patent No. 1,167 with the variety Charles Mallerin (Plant Patent No. 933).
a distinctive and pleasing flower fragrancecomposed of a blend of tea and damask.
the new varietyIn comparison with its seed parent, Chrysler Imperial, the new variety has a much taller and more vigorous plant habit, with heavier and longer main stems, branches and flowering stems, with fewer prickles, both large and small; and bears substantially larger flowers on the average, said flowers having substantially larger individual petals, and the petals having a substantially larger breadth in proportion to their length than the flower petals of this parent variety.
the new varietyAs compared with the pollen parent, Charles Mallerin, the new variety has a taller, more vigorous and more symmetrical plant habit, with many more branches, and the main stems, branches and flowering stems being of substantially larger caliper and greater length; fewer prickles, both large and small; a substantially larger average flower size; only stipitate glands on the peduncle, as distinguished from the numerous small prickles on the peduncle of this parent variety; and a definitely lighter and brighter shade of red flower color than the flowers of Charles Mallerin.
TypeHalf-hardy; tall; bush; outdoor; seedling; for out flowers and for garden decoration.
ClassHybrid tea. Breeding: Seedling.
Size(when fully open.)Very large; from 4 /2 inches to 6 inches or more.
SlzapeOutsidevery broadly orbicular, with apex having 1 or 2 notches, and often with one or two notches on lower portion of either or each lateral margin.
Colon-Outer petaloutside surface-between Dark Red, Plate 25R 3/7 and Dark Purplish Red, Plate 10RP 3/10, sometimes overlaid irregularly with black or'dark purple; inside surface-small area about point of attachment near Strong Orange Yellow, Plate IOYR 7/ 10, with remainder of petal varying in red coloration depending largely on the amount of overlay of black and Dark Purplish Red, Plate 10R?
Inner petaloutside surfacesmall area about point of attachment being Vivid Yellow, Plate SY 8/ 12 and extending upward as an underlay which atfects the value of the red color to varying degrees over the lower half of the petal, with the lower portion of the petal being near Strong Red, Plate 5R 4/12, gradually giving way and progressing upward to between Deep Purplish Red, Plate 10RP 3/10 and Strong Purplish Red, Plate IORP 4/12; inside surface small area about base of petal being near Moderate Orange Yellow, Plate 10Y 8/ 10; progressing upward and beginning with Moderate Red, Plate 2.5R 4/10, the color gradually changes and deepens toward apex so that most of the upper portion of the petal is between Dark Red, Plate 2.5R 3/ 7 and Dark Purplish Red, Plate 10RP 3/10, al though more vivid due to an apparent underlay of some shade of yellow.
Plate 5Y 8/ 12 at point of attachmentwith remainder of petal being colored with varying shades of red beginning near point of attachment with near Strong Red, Plate 5R 4/ 12 and ranging through Moderate Red, Plate 2.5R 4/10 to Deep Purplish Red, Plate IORP 3/10 near the margins; inside surface-small area about point of attachment being between Moderate Orange Yellow, Plate lOYR 8/ 10 and Vivid Yellow, Plate 2.5Y 8/12, influencing the red color adjacent thereto, but only briefly, with lower portion of petal being dominated by Strong Purplish Red, Plate 10RP 4/ 12, and upper portion being dominated by Deep Purplish Red, Plate IORP 3/10, overlaid in varying degree with black, especially over the veins.
Inner petaloutside surfacepoint of attachment being Vivid Yellow, Plate 5Y 8/12, with lower portion of petal being influenced by an underlay of this color, but being between Strong Red, Plate 5R 4/12 and Moderate Red, Plate R 4/10, and upper portion of petal being near. Moderate Red,
Plate 2.5R 4/10inside surface small area about point of attachment being near Vivid Yellow, Plate 2.5Y 8/12, with lower part of petal basically appearing near Strong Purplish Red, Plate IORP 5/12, overlaid along midrib with Vivid Red, Plate 5R 5/12, and with upper portion being basically near Strong Purplish Red, Plate 10RP 4/12, but strongly influenced by an overlay of Strong Red, Plate 5R 4/12, which has slightly more intensity in the veinings and their reticulations.
Reproductive Organs StamensMedium quantity; arranged more or less irregu larly, partly about pistils and partly mixed with petaloids.
StylesUneven; from medium length to long; from thin to medium caliper; arranged very irregularly, being twisted, bent, matted, etc.
HipsUsually very short; flat; globular; somtimes with a conspicuous neck; moderately smooth; walls thick and fleshy. Coloryellow, with some reddish markings and becoming near orange color when mature.
SeedsFrom few to many; medium size for class; usually from 5 to 18 seeds per hip.
Leaflets-Shape-elliptic, with apex from acute to acuminate. Base-from round to cuneate. Man ginboth simply and doubly serrate.
Rachis(the supporting stem of the compound leaf) Medium weight. Upper sidegrooved; edges lined with stipitate glands. Under side-sparsely prickly.
New sI100ts.-Colorpurplish redLarge pricklesseveral; medium length; straight; with short, broad base; color--purplish red. Small prickles-several; color-reddish purple. Hairsfew; color reddish purple.
a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea classsubstantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of an extraordinarily vigorous and large habit of growth, a habit of usually bearing flowers singly on long stems, with fewer prickles than the average red hybrid tea rose varieties, exceptionally large flower size, good flower petalage, with the individual petals being very large and broad, regular arrangement of the petals in the open flowers, with a high degree of imbrication, a distinctive and attractive dark red general color tonality of the flowers, said flowers having a white or yellow vegetative streak on the midrib of some of the outer petals, and a distinctive and strong flower fragrance characterized by a blend of tea and damask.
