USPP2763P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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Aug. 29, 1967 E. s. BOERNER Plant 2,763

ROSE PLANT Filed Dec. 20, 1965 United States Patent O 2,763 ROSE PLANT Eugene S. Boerner, Newark, N.Y., assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Dec. 20, 1965, Ser. No. 514,154 1 Claim. (Cl. Plt.26)

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the floribunda class, which was originated by me by crossing the variety Spartan (Plant Patent No. 1,3 57) with the variety known as The Farmers Wife (Plant Patent No. 2,196).

The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a new and improved rose variety of the floribunda class which bears flowers similar to those of the parent variety Spartan, but which are larger and lighter in color. 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 varities of which I am aware:

(I) Ample foliage which clothes the plant all the Way down to the ground;

(2) A very great freedom of bloom;

(3) The production of fioribunda-type flowers, said flowers being larger in size than those of the parent variety Spartan and being produced both singly and in clusters; and

(4) A distinctive and attractive general color tonality of the flowers corresponding to Orange-Pink, overcast with Shrimp Pink.

A sexual reproduction of my new variety by budding, as performed at Newark, N.Y., and also at Pleasanton, Calif, 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 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.Spartan. Pollen parent.The Farmers Wife. Classification:

B!anic.Floribunda. Cto mmencial.Fl0ribunda.

Flower (Observations made from specimens grown outdoors at Newark, N.Y., in the early morning during the first part of the month of August.)

Blooming habit: Recurrentcontinuous. But:

Size.-Medium. F or-m-Ovoid; is not affected by Wet or hot weather. Colon-When sepals first dividefiStrawberry Pink, Plate 1. When petals begin to unfurlGeranium Pink, Plate 1, lightly overcast with Strawberry Pink, Plate 1, with lower half of petal overcast with Barium Yellow, Plate 16. When half-blown: inside of petalsGrenadine Pink, Plate 2, with lower half of petal overcast with Orient Pink, Plate 2, reverse of petalsStrawberry Pink, Plate, overcast with Safrano Pink, Plate 2. Sepals.Slightly branched; curl back when petals Plant Pat. 2,763 Patented Aug. 29, 1967 Bloom:

Size.Large. Average size when fully expandedfrom 4 /2 inches to 5 inches.

Borne.Both singly and in clusters; very free. Stems.-Long; strong.

Form (when first open).From cupped to flat.

Permanenceretains its form to the end. PeliaZage.Double (full but open center). Number of petals under normal conditionsf-rom 30 C0l0r.Center of flower-Orange-Pink, Plate 2, very lightly overcast with Eosine Pink, Plate 1. Outer petalsSeashell Pink, Plate 14, overcast with Shrimp Pink, Plate 1. Base of petals (aiglet)- Primrose Yellow, Plate 30. Inside of petals-Orange-Pink, Plate 2, overcast with Shrimp Pink, Plate 1. Reverse of petalsShrimp Pink, Plate 1, overcast very lightly with Safrano Pink, Plate 2. General tonality from a distanceOrange-Pink, Plate 2, overcast with shrimp Pink, Plate 1.

Disc0l0rati0n.General tonality at end of first day- Orange-Pink, Plate 2, overcast with Shrimp Pink, Plate 1. Second dayOrange-Pink, Plate 2, over cast with Shrimp Pink, Plate 1. Third day-Shrimp Pink, Plate 1.

Petals:

Texlure.Thick; is not affected by wet or hot weather.

Appearance.Inside-satiny. Outside-shiny.

Form .Oval.

ArrangemenL-Imbricated (regularly arranged shingle-like).

Petaloids in center.Few; small.

Persistence.-Drop off cleanly.

F ragranca -Moderate. Naturetea (average hybrid tea scent).

Lasting quaZity.On the plant--very long. As cut flower-very long.

Genital organs Stamens, anthers: Medium size; many; regularly arranged around styles. ColorFlesh-Ocher, Plate 14. Stamens, filaments (threads): Medium length. Color- Light Ochraceous-Salmon, Plate 15. Pollen: Color-Pale Salmon-Color, Plate 14. Styles: Bunched; uneven length; short; thin. Stigmas: ColorAlizarine Pink, Plate 13. Ovaries: All enclosed in calyx. Hips: None. Seeds: None.

Plant Form: Bush. Growth: Vigorous; upright. Foliage: Compound of 3 to 5 leaflets.

Size.Medium. Quantity.Abundant; down to the ground. C0l0r.New foliage: Upper sideOil Yellow, Plate 5, with outer edge of leaf overcast with Garnet Brown, Plate 1; under sideVan Dyke Red, Plate 13, with upper half of leaf overcast with Yellowish- 33 Oil Green, Plate 5. Old foliage: upper side-Spinach Green, Plate 5; under side-Rainette Green, Plate 31.

Shape.0val pointed.

*Texlure.-Upper side leathery. Under side smooth.

Ribs and veins.0rdinary.

Edge.-Serrated (saw toothed).

Serrati0n.Both double and single; small.

Leaf stem.ColorBice Green, Plate 17. Under side-smooth.

Stipules.Medium length; smooth.

Wood:

New wo0d.ColorYelloWish Oil Green, Plate 5.

Bark--smooth.

Old w00d.Color-Cress green, Plate 31. Barksmooth.

Thorns:

Th0rns.Quantity: on main stalks from baseordinary; on laterals from stalk-ordinary. Form narrow base; medium length; straight and hooked upward. Color (when young)-Begonia Rose, Plate 1. Position-irregular.

Prickles.Quantity: on main stalks-none; on laterals-none.

Short needles-Quantity: on main stalks-none; on

laterals-none.

I claim:

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the floribunda class, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of ample foliage which clothes the plant all the way down to the ground, a very great freedom of bloom, the production of floribunda-type flowers, said flowers being larger in size than those of the parent variety Spartan and being produced both singly and in clusters, and a distinctive and attractive general color tonality of the flowers corresponding to Orange-Pink, overcast with Shrimp Pink.

No references cited.

ABRAHAM G. STONE, Primary Examiner.

ROBERT E. BAGWILL, Examiner.

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