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April 26, 1966 M. MEILLAND Plant Pat. 2,625

ROSE PLANT Filed Feb. 5, 1965 United States Patent 2,625 ROSE PLANT Marie Louise Meilland, Cap dAntibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France, assignor to The Cunard-Pyle Company,

West Grove, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Filed Feb. 3, 1965, Ser. No. 430,230 Claims priority, application France, July 30, 1964, 45,027 1 Claim. (Cl. Plt.-20)

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 Chrysler Imperial (U.S. Plant Patent No. 1,167) with the variety Karl Her-bst (unpatented).

The primary objectives of this breeding were to produce a new rose variety of the hybrid tea class which has a more uniform habit of growth, with vigorous and well balanced branches bearing foliage having good resistance to the usual rose diseases, particularly to black spot, and which bears large flowers of a general Crimson Red color different from other hybrid tea varieties previously known, combined with the ability to rebloom quickly. These objectives were 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) Vigorous, uniform and bushy habits of growth;

(2) A continuous blooming habit;

(3) Double, strongly fragment flowers having firm petals and being of good form;

(4) A distinctive and attractive Tyrian Purple flower color which shades to Solfer-ino Purple as the flower ages;

(5 Long-lasting flower qualities;

(6) A clean dropping habit of the flower petals; and

(7) Good resistance to the usual rose diseases, particularly to blacksp'ot.

Asexual reproduction of the new variety by budding, as performed in France and also at West Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 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 diiferent 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 the new variety, with color terminology in accordance with the Horticultural Colour Chart of the Royal Horticultural Society, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are obvious:

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

Seed parent.-Chrysler Imperial. Pollen parent.-K-arl Herbst. Propagation: Holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by budding.

Flower Locality where grown and observed: West Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Flowers borne: Usually singly, but occasionally two or more to stem; on strong stems of medium length.

Quantity of bloom: Free, outdoors.

Continuity: Continuous.

Plant Pat. 2,625 Patented Apr. 26, 1966 Fragrance: Strong. Nature-tea. Bud:

Pednncle.-Medium length; medium caliper; stiii; rough with numerous glandular red hairs. Color.-Reddish.

Before calyx breaks.Sizelarge. Form-pointed ovoid; with a conspicuous neck; with foliaceous appendages on the surface of the bud; with bristlelike foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to A or more of its length.

As calyx breaks.Color-Beetroot Purple, Plate 830.

As first petal 0pens.Sizela-rge. Formmedium length; urn-shaped. Color-outside Solferino Purple, Plate 26 where exposed to light, with protected areas shaded with Dianthu-s Purple, Plate 730, and with point of attachment Barium Yellow, Plate 503; inside-Rose Bengal, Plate 25, with point of attachment Aureolin, Plate 3.

Opening.0pens up well.

Bloom:

Size (when fully 0pen).Lar-ge; from 4 /2 inches to 5 inches.

Petalage.Very double; from 50 to 60 petals; ar-

ranged regularly.

F 0rm.-Cupped at first and remaining cupped; petals being at first loosely rolled outward and remaining loosely rolled outward at maturity.

Petals:

T exture.Medium thickness; leathery.

Appearance.Inside-satiny. Outside-shiny.

Shape.Outer-obovate. Intermediate obovate.

Inner-obovate.

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.:

C0l0r.Oute-r petalout-side surface-Tyrian Purple, Plate 727/ 3, with point of attachment Barium Yellow, Plate 503; inside surfaceSolferino Purple, Plate 26 over upper of petal, then becoming progressively tinted with Tyrian Purple, Plate 727/3 toward the base of the petal, with point of attachment Aureolin, Plate 3. Intermediate petal-outside su-rfaceSpinel Pink, Plate 0625, with point of attachment Barium Yellow, Plate 503; inside surfaceTyrian Purple, Plate 727/3, with point of attachment Aureolin, Plate 3, becoming blended into the dominant petal color. Inner petal-outside surface-Spinel Pink,

late 0625, with point of attachment Barium Yellow, Plate 503; inside surfaceTyrian Purple, Plate 727/2, with point of attachment Aureolin, Plate 3, becoming blended into the dominant petal color.

This description was made of a rose that was open for three days outdoors during the month of September at West Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.:

Colon-Outer petal-outside surface-Solferino Purple, Plate 26/ l, with point of attachment Barium Yellow, Plate 503; inside surfaceSolfen'no Purple, Plate 26, with point of attachment Aureolin, Plate 3, blending into the dominant petal color. Inner petaloutside surface-Solferino Purple, Plate 26/2, with point of attachment Barium Yellow, Plate 503; inside surfaceSolferino Purple, Plate 26/ 1, with point of attachment Aureolin, Plate 3, blending into the dominant petal color.

General color efiect.-Newly opened flower-Tyrian Purple, Plate 727/2. 3-days openSolferino Purple, Plate 26/1.

Behavi0r.--Drop 0E cleanly.

Flower l0ngevity.--On bush in garden-4 days in September. Cut roses grown outdoors and kept at living room temperatures4 days in September.

Reproductive organs Stamens: Many; arranged regularly about pistils; mixed with petaloids.

Filaments: Many; medium length; most with anthers. Color-Yellow at base, becoming suffused with pink toward anthers.

Anthers: Open at various times; medium size; occasionally an anther fused with a petaloid. Coloryellow.

Pollen: Moderate abundance. Color-yellow.

Pistils: Many.

Styles: Uneven; medium length; medium caliper; bunched.

Stigma: Color-White Yellow.

Ovaries: Some protruding from receptacle.

Hips: None observed.

Sepals: Permanent; moderately long; spear-shaped.

Seeds: None observed.

Plant Foliage:

Leaves.Cornpound of usually 5 but sometimes 7 leaflets; abundant; moderately large; leathery.

Leaflets.Shape-fr-om round to oval. Apexobtuse, but usually acute. Baseround. Margin simply serrate.

C0lor.-Matureupper surface-Ivy Green, Plate 0001060/1; under surface-Sage Green, Plate 000861. Young-upper sur-faceParsley Green, Plate 00962, overlaid with Maroon, Plate 1030; under surfaceMaroon, Plate 1030/2.

Rachis (the supporting stem of the compound leaf).Medium caliper. Upper side-grooves; hairy; prickly. Under side-moderately prickly.

Branches.Dull. ColorSpinach Green, Plate 0960/1. Prickles several; color Greenish Brown. Hairsnone.

New shoots.Dull. Colon-Fern Green, Plate 0826, overlaid with Maroon, Plate 1030.

Pricklesseveral; ColorMaroon. Hairsnone.

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, uniform and bushy habit of growth, a continuous blooming habit, double, strongly fragrant flowers having firm petals and being of good form, a distinctive and attractive Tyrian Purple flower color which shades to Solferino Purple as the flower ages, long-lasting flower qualities, a clean dropping habit of the flower petals, and good resistance to the usual rose diseases, particularly to blackspot.

No references cited.

ANTONIO F. GUIDA, Acting Primary Examiner.

ROBERT E. BAGWILL, Assistant Examiner.

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