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,March 9. 1937.

E. .1. SCHROEDER P ant Pat. 237

FREESIA Filed April 28, 1936 INVENTOR Patented Mar. 9, 1937 P t UNITED, sTATEs FREESI-A Edward J. Schroeder, Perry Hall, Md., assignor of one-half to Roman J. Irwin, New York, N. Y.

Application April 28, 1936, Serial No. 76,847 1 Claim. (01. 47-60) My invention relates to improvements in frag- Shape-The perianth is funnel shaped, being rant white Ireesias. The main objects of my inexceptionally long and narrow at the bottom then vention are to provide an improved freesia of a bulging and tapering gracefully. predominantly white color and excellent lasting Size.-Very large. A typical flower is about 3 5 quality, having a profusion of large-sized blosinches long and 1 A to 2 inches across the top. 5 soms borne on long, strong stems. PetaZs.-Firm in texture. Usually six. While This new freesia is a seedling of unknown origin the usual number of segments or petals is six, each but is probably a cross between Refracta Alba and group of flowers usually includes one or somea California seedling of white freesia which were times two having eight fully separated and fully growing in the same lot and must have been ferformed petals. The lobes are more inclined to 10 tilized by the bees. be pointed than in other somewhat similar va- The accompanying illustration shows the new rieties. This efiect is heightened by the tendency ireesia in approximately natural size (in the origof the lobes to curve along the mid-line forming inal) and natural color as nearly as can be a valley-like efiect.

shown. Color plate references are to Ridgways Stamens.-'Ihree stamens arise from the tube- 15 Color Standards and Nomenclature. like portion of the flower near its base and are The plant attached to the throat for about an inch upward from the base of the flower. They are arranged Growth. habits.-This variety is a strong grower in a group around the pistil and at one side of the 0 and an excellent producer, coming into bloom open corolla. Usually the petal opposite this earlier than most other varieties. It grows to a group of stamens bears two small spots of yellow height of about 30 inches. In addition to the or Light Cadmium (Plate IV). main blossoming stem there are 3 to 5 lateral Anthers.-Pure white; usually three-eighths branches each bearing blossoms which open later inch long; narrow; curving sharply; stand almost than the main spray of blossoms. vertical, being attached near one end. 25

Stanza-The stem or peduncle bearing the Pistil.Extends above anthers. Compound. a or upp rm st blossom group is rdinarily Style-Pure white. or three parts, each part about 10 inches long to the first lateral branch. having two branches.

No leaf branches occur on the main stem nearer Ovary-Cylindrical. Three-celled.

. than 12. inches from the blossoms and in many Colon-Pure luminous white except for a cases not nearer than 18 inches. The flower Grayish Lavender (Plate XLIII) tint on some of stems are notably thick and strong and bear the the petals and the Light Cadmium (Plate IV) on flowers in an erect position- The 1151131 length some of the petals and in the flower throat as deatteined y h Stems is 24 to 26 inches- Th scribed below. In many specimens the lavender color of the stems is Oil Green (Plate V). tint extends downward along the mid-line on the Sep ls 01' r te-Th wo leaf-like, green outside of the petal, often reaching half to two- Sh a a the Point Of attachment to the D thirds down toward the point of attachment. dunele are ab ut On 10118 and S w t This lavender color also occurs deep inside the pointed. tube in the form of 5 or 6 streaks or lines about Leaves-Long and quite narrow. Rather one-half inch long. Against the light these lines 40 sparse. Color of leaves Spinach Green (Plate V). are v ib1e from the outside.

The flowers One petal of almost every flower has on its inner surface one or two slight splotches of yelflwer gmups at low or Light Cadmium (Plate IV) within about prime ordinarily Show four blossoms fully opened a half inch of its outer extremity, thus being vis- 45 one hau'opened' one bud about to open and one ible when the flower is open. This same yellow bud still m the green stage The large number of or Light Cadmium (Plate IV) is prominent on the blossoms in the group, together with the very f of th thr at of the b1 5 m large size of the individual blossoms, combine to e Sur ace e o l Os 0 While the outer portion of the blossom has no yelmake a large and showy cluster. The long strong stems hold the flowers well above the low or Lght w f (Plate IV) color the foliage, thus adding to the striking efiect The low from the nside imparts to the base of the flowers are borne upright, attached to a jointed funnel a -y l w lngeaxis which is bent abruptly from the peduncle, D w.T pi qualities as a u and are set close together upon this axis. flower are exceptionally good. 55

Fragrance-The odor is faint but pleasantly noticeable.

C'mnparisons.-With Golden Daffodil: about the same in size oi individual flowers, flowering dates, number or flowers produced in a season. with Imperial Purity: my variety is a much stro .growe t. l producingl larger and longer stems ;l.my va.'rity'sib'loki'rns are'onejiourthlarger and appear earlier.

Having thus disclosed my invention, I claim:

The variety of i'reesia herein shown and described, characterized particularly by its vigorous growth and profuse blooming habits resulting in the production of a. large number 01' long and strong stems and flower spikes, the latter made up of exceptionally large flowers set close together, the flowers being mainly luminous white in appearance-but marked with shades of lavender and yellowas described, and-having excellent keeping qualities.

EDWARD J. SCHROEDER.

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