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Sept. 8, 1964 MElLLAND Plant Pat. 2,444

ROSE PLANT Filed Oct. 21, 1963 United States Patent 2,444 RUSE PLANT Alain Meilland, Cap dAntibes, Alpes Maritirnes, France, assignor to The Canard-Pyle Company, West Grove, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Filed Oct. 21, 1963, Ser. No. 317,856 1 Claim. (Cl. Pit-11) originated by me by crossing an unnamed and unpatented seedling derived from a cross of Independence (U.S. Plant Patent No. 1,036, known in Germany as Kordes Sondermeldung) Happiness (U.S. Plant Patent No. 911, known in France as Rouge Meilland) with the variety Peace (U.S. Plant Patent No. 591, known in France as Mme. A. Meilland).

As the result of this breeding, I have produced a new and improved rose variety which is evidenced by the fol lowing unique combination of characteristics which are outstanding therein and which distinguish the new variety from its parents, as well as from all other varieties of which I am aware:

(1) A vigorous and upright habit of growth;

(2) A habit of bearing flowers singly on long stems of good length for cut flowers;

(3) A high-centered flower form, with the flower being of good petalage, usually ranging from 45 to 55 petals, which make the flowers of good exhibition form;

(4) A distinctive and attractive general color tonality of the flowers varying from Rose Pink to Rose Red, with a darker purplish margin around the petals which become more pronounced in hot, sunny weather; and

(5) A slight to moderate tea fragrance of the flowers.

In comparison with its unnamed seedling parent, the new variety produces flowers of superior form, and the flowers have a much greater variability in color than those of this parent.

As compared with its pollen parent Peace, the new variety has a taller growth and the flowering canes are considerably longer; in their mature form, the flowers are high-centered in contrast to the more cupped, high-centered and globular form of the flowers of this parent; and the flowers have a totally different color, being generally Rose Red in contrast to the yellow coloration of the flowers of Peace.

Asexual reproduction of the new variety by budding, as performed in France, and also at West Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., shows that the aforementioned 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 different 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 thi character.

The following is a detailed description of the new variety, with color terminology in accordance with the Horticultural Colour Chart of the Royal Horticultural So ciety, except where general color terms of ordinary dic tionary significance are obvious:

Type: Hardy; bush; outdoor; seedling; for garden decoration. Class: Hydrid tea. Breeding: Seedling.

Seed parent.An unnamed seedling of Independence Happiness. Pollen parent.Peace. Propagation: Holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by budding.

Flower.

Locality where grown and observed: West Grove,

Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Flowers borne: Singly to stem; on long and strong stems.

Quantity of bloom: Free, outdoors.

Continuity: Continuous.

Fragrance: From slight to moderate. Naturetea.

. Bud:

Peduncle.-Medium length; medium caliper; erect, stifi; rough; with medium number of brown prickles. ColorLettuce Green, Plate 861/1, overlaid with Oxblood Red, Plate 00823/ 3.

Before calyx breaks.Size-medium. Form pointed-ovoid; with a conspicuous neck; with foliaceous appendages on the surface of the bud; with medium slender foliaceous parts extending be yond the tip of the bud equal to A or more of its length.

As calyx breaks.ColorMaroon, Plate 1030,

shaded with black.

As first petal 0pens.Size-medium. Form-medium length; pointed. Color: outsideRose Red, Plate 724/3, shaded with Purple Madder, Plate 1028 where first exposed to light; inside- Rose Bengal, Plate 25.

Opening-Opens up well.

Bloom:

Size (when fully 0pen).Large; from 3 inches to 4 inches.

Petalage.-Very double; from 45 to 55 petals; ar-

ranged regularly.

Form-High-centered at first and remaining highcentered; petals being at first loosely rolled outward and remaining loosely rolled outward at maturity.

Petals:-

Texture.-Medium thickness; leathery.

Appearance.Insidesatiny. Outside-velvety.

Shape.Outer petalsround. Intermediate petals round. Inner petals-undulate.

This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown outdoors during the month of September at West Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.:

Colon-Outer petal: outside surfaceSolferino Purple, Plate 26/1, irregularly shaded with Ruby Red, Plate 827/1 over upper half of petal, with point of attachment Uranium Green, Plate 63/2; inside surfaceTyrian Purple, Plate 727/2, often broadly margined over upper half of petal with Dahlia Purple, Plate 931/1, becoming tinted with Fuchsine Pink, Plate 627/1 over basal A1 of petal, and with point of attachment Uranium Green, Plate 63/2. Intermediate petal: outside surface-Solferino Purple, Plate 26/1, margined with Solferino Purple, Plate 26/2, and with point of attachment Uranium Green, Plate 63/2; inside sur- -faceSolferino Purple, Plate 26/ 1, with point of attachment Uranium Green, Plate 63/ 2. Inner petal: outside surface-Solferino Purple, Plate 26/2, with point of attachment Uranium Green, Plate 63/2; inside surfacebetween Solferino Purple, Plate 26/1 and Solferino Purple, Plate 26/2, with point of attachment Uranium Green, Plate 63/2.

This description was made from a rose that was open for three days outdoors during the month of September at West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA:

Colon-Outer petal: outside surface-Solferino Purple, Plate 26 over upper half of petal, grading to Solferino Purple, Plate 26/2, with point of attachment Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/3; inside surfaceSolferino Purple, Plate 26/ 1, often broadly margined with near Dahlia Purple, Plate 931/ 1, grading to Solferino Purple, Plate 26/ 2 over basal half of petal, with base of petal and point of at- 4 Color.Mature: upper surface-Ivy Green, Plate 0001060/ 1; under surface-Willow Green, Plate 000862/ 1. Young: upper surface Parsley Green, Plate 00962/3, lightly overlaid with Ox- 'rl hm Pr YfillOW, Plate 501/3- 111F161? 5 blood Red, Plate 00823/ 3; under surface-Parsley petal: outside surface-near Solferino Purple, G Pl t ()0962/3, l id ith Garnet Plate 26/ 2, often with a stripe of near white run- B Pl t 00918/3,

ning from point of attachment to apex of petal, Rachis (the supporting stem of the compound with point of attachment Primrose Yellow, Plate leaf).-Medium caliper. Upper side-grooved; 601/2; inside surface-Solferino Purple, Plate h i U d id 1 i kl 26/ 2, usually shaded over upper half of petal with Solferino Purple, Plate 26, with point of attach- Stipu les.Medium length; medium width; with points of medium length turning out at an angle Filaments: Many; medium length; most with anthers.

Stigma: Color-white-yellow.

of more than 45.

Disease resistance.--Comparable to that of the average variety grown under the same cultural conditions at West Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

growth:

Habit.Bushy; upright; much-branched.

Growth.Vigorous.

Canes.Moderately heavy.

Main stems.-Dull. ColorFern Green, Plate 0862. Pricklesseveral; color-brown. Hairsnone.

25 Branches.--Dull. Color-Parsley Green, Plate 0962/3, often overlaid with near Erythrite Red, Plate 0027/1. Prickles-several; colorreddish brown. Hairsnone.

New shoots-Dull. Colornear Fern Green, Plate 0862/ 1, overlaid with near Pansy Purple, Plate 928/2. Prickles several; color reddish. Hairsnone.

ment Primrose Yellow, Plate 601/2.

General color efiect.-Newly opened flower-Solferino Purple, Plate 26/ 1, with outer petals often [heavily shaded with Dahlia Purple, Plate 931/1. 3-days open-Solferino Purple, Plate 26/ 1, with outer margins of outer petals showing Dahlia Purple, Plate 931/1.

Behavier.-Drop off cleanly; dark margins of petals become more accentuated during hot weather. Flower l0ngevity.0n bush in garden4 days in September. Cut roses grown outdoors and kept at living-room temperatures-5 days in September.

Reproductive Organs Stamens: Many; arranged irregularly about pistils; mixed with petaloids.

ColorCoral Pink, Plate 0619, grading to Canary 30 Yellow, Plate 2/ 2 at base. Anthers: Open at various times; medium size; occasionally an anther fused with a petaloid. Color-Aureolin, Plate 3. Pollen: Abundant quantity. Color--gold. Pistils: Medium number. Styles: Uneven; medium length; medium caliper; bunched.

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 vigorous and upright habit of growth, a habit of producing the flowers singly on long stems of good cutting length, high-centered flowers of good petalage with consequent good exhibition form, a distinctive and attractive general color tonality of the flowers vary- Plant ing from Rose Pink to Rose Red, with a darker purplish margin about the petals which becomes more pronounced in hot, sunny weather, and a slight to moderate tea fragrance of the flowers.

Ovaries: Some protruding from receptacle.

Hips: None observed.

Sepals: Permanent; medium length; spear-shaped. Seeds: None observed.

Foliage:

Leaves.C0mpound of 3, 5 or 7 leaflets; normal abundance; moderately large; leathery. Leaflets.-Shapeoval. Apexacuminate. Baseobtuse. Margin-simply serrate. N0 references cited.

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