USPP2636P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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May 24, 1966 E. s. BOERNER Plant Pat. 2,636

ROSE PLANT Filed May 6, 1965 United States Patent 2,636 ROSE PLANT Eugene S. Boerner, Newark, N.Y., assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed May 6, 1965, Ser. No. 453,852 1 Claim. (Cl. Plt.12)

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 Kordes Perfecta (Plant Patent No. 1,604) with an unnamed and unpatented red flowered seedling of unidentified paren tage.

The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a new and improved red flowered rose .variety generally conforming to the well known parent variety Kordes Perfecta. 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:

(I) Exceptionally rich green foliage;

(2) A free blooming habit throughout the season;

(3) A large flower size throughout the blooming sea son; and

(4) An unusual, distinctive and attractive flower color, with the inside of the flower petal corresponding to Rose Red, very lightly overcast with Spectrum Red, and the reverse side of the petals corresponding to Deep Rose Pink over the outer edges of the petals, with the center of the petals corresponding to Marguerite Yellow.

A sexual reproduction of my new variety-by budding, as performed at Newark, New York, and also at Pleasanton, California, shows that the aforementioned characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are eS- tablished 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 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.-Kordes Perfecta. Pollen parent.-An unnamed red flowered seedling of unidentified parentage. Classification:

B0tanic.-Hybrid tea. Commercial.-Hybrid tea.

Flower (Observations made from specimens grown outdoors at Newark, New York, in mid-morning during late September.)

Blooming habit: Recurrentcontinuous. Bud:

Size-Medium. F 0rm.-Ovoid; is not ailected by wet or hot weather. Col n-When sepals first divideOxblood-Red, Plate 1. When petals begin to unfurlCarmine, Plate 1. When half-blown: Inside of petals Spectrum Red, Plate 1, very lightly overcast with Carmine, Plate 1; reverse of petals-Spinel Pink,

Plate 26, with center of petal Naphthalene Yellow, Plate 16, and lower half of petal lightly overcast with Marguerite Yellow, Plate 30. Sepals.Slightly branched; curl back when petals begin to unfurl. Color: InsidePale Fluorite Green, Plate 32; outside-Lettuce Green, Plate 5. Calyx.-ColorLettuce Green, Plate 5. Shapepear. Size-long. Aspectsmooth. Odor when rubbed-none. Peduncle.-Lengthmedium. Strengthstiff; slender.

Aspectsmooth. Color-Biscay Green,

Plate 17, lightly overcast with Tawny-Olive, Plate 29.

petalsRose Red, Plate 12, with outer edge of petals very lightly overcast with Carmine, Plate 1. Base of petals (aig1et)Chartreuse Yellow, Plate 31. Inside of petalsRose Red, Plate 12, very lightly overcast with Spectrum Red, Plate 1. Reverse of petalsDeep Rose Pink, Plate 12 about outer edge of petal, with center of petal Marguerite Yellow, Plate 30 and lightly overcast with Marguerite Yellow, Plate 30 toward the base of the petal. General tonality from a distance Rose Red, Plate 12, very lightly overcast with Spectrum Red, Plate 1.

Discloratiom-General tonality at end of first day Rose Red, Plate 12, very lightly overcast with Spectrum Red, Plate 1. Second day-Rose Red, Plate 12, very lightly overcast with Spectrum Red, Plate 1. Third dayRose Red, Plate 12.

Petals:

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

Appearance.Inside-velvety. Outside-satiny.

Arrangement.lmbricated (regularly arranged shingle-like).

Petaloids in center.Few; large.

Persistence-Drop off cleanly.

Fragrance.Moderate. Naturetea (average hybrid' tea scent).

Lasting quality.-0n the plant-long. As cut flowerlong.

Genital organs Stamens, anthers: Medium size; many; regularly arranged around styles. Color-Antimony Yellow, Plate 15. Stamens, filaments (threads): Medium length. Color- Picric Yellow, Plate 4. Pollen: ColorLight Bufi, Plate 15. Styles: Bunched; uneven length; medium; thin. Stigmas: Color-Partridge Buff, Plate 30. Ovaries: All enclosed in calyx. Hips: None.

Seeds: None.

Average size when fully expanded- 3 Plant Form: Bush. Growth: Vigorous; upright. Foliage: Compound of 5 to 7 leaflets.

Size.Large. 5

Quantity.-Normal.

C0lor.--New foliage: Upper side-Garnet Brown, Plate 1; under sideYellowisl1-Oil Green, Plate 5, overcast with Van Dyke Red, Plate 13. Old foliage:.Upper side-Dark Cress Green, Plate 31; 10 under sideLight Cress Green, Plate 31.

Shape.Oval pointed.

Texture.Upper side-leathery and glossy. Under sidesmooth.

Ribs and veins.Ordinary.

Edge-Serrated (saw toothed).

Serration.Both double and single; large.

Leaf stem.-ColorMignonette- Green, Plate 31,

overcast lightly with Van Dyke Red, Plate 13. 20 Under side-prickly.

StipuIes.Medium length; smooth.

Wood:

New w00d.Color-Neutral Red, Plate 38. Bark rough. 25 Old w00d.ColorCress Green, Plate 31. Barkrough.

4 Thorns:

Thorns.-Quantity: On main stalks from baseordinary; on laterals from stalks-ordinary. Form-narrow base; medium length; hooked downward. Color (when young)-Oxblood Red, Plate 1. Position-irregular.

Prickles.-Quantity: On main stalksnone; on lateralsnone.

lShort needles-Quantity: On main stalksnone; on

laterals-t-none.

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 exceptionally rich green foliage, a free blooming habit throughout the season, a large flower size throughout the blooming season, and an unusual, distinctive and attractive flower color, with the inside of the flower petals corresponding to Rose Red, very lightly overcast with Spectrum Red, and the reverse of the petals corresponding to Deep Rose Pink over the outer edges of the petals, with the center to the petals corresponding to Marguerite Yellow.

No references cited.

ABRAHAM G. STONE, Primary Examiner.

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