USPP294P - Water lily - Google Patents

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Oct. 11, 1938. M RANDlG Plant Pat. 294

WATER LILY Filed July 14, 1937 Z71 z/en for ZZ/z'Z/zem Mrfzki. Rarzdzlg Patented Oct. 11, 1938 UNITED STATES Plant Pat. 294

' PATENT OFFICE The new hybrid variety of Tropical Day-blooming Nymphaea herein described was developed during a definitely planned and extensive breeding period from a parentage as follows:

N. Panama Pacific N. Lilac Queen N. Dauben N. Indigo Zanzibar}the im- N. Roya l Zanzibar X proved N. Amethyst lily.

The improved blossoms herein illustrated were first produced in 1931 and have since been asexually reproduced by bulbs. They were first made known to the public in my February catalog of The purposes in breeding this lily were to obtain a distinctive show flower and imperial purple petaled propagating lily; one that would have large blossoms; long-bloom period, be more hardy and have beautiful distinctive dark green leaves. This lily, which is also viviparous, is an improvement on the Panama Pacific which is a purple of the Viviparous Group. In the San Bernardino vicinity of California this lily blooms from 4 to 6 weeks earlier than the Panama Pacific. It has larger and more brilliantly colored blossoms which open at six in the morning and close at eight in the evening. The center of the blossom is a rich golden yellow instead of the average light yellow coloring.

The older leaves of this lily have an intense, polo green top color and are a distinctive maroon on the under side. The younger leaves have a satiny, olive green coloring fusing into polo green and the submerged leaves are a glistening olive green. The leaf and flower stems are a glistening cedarbark.

The accompanying illustrations show the approximately true natural colors of the lily but it must be understood that its chief characteristic, which makes it stand out among other blue lilies, is the brilliant imperial purple shading into damson blue coloring of the blossom with the golden yellow center.

In the picture the principal view shows an open blossom and the underside of a leaf. Back of this Leaves Submerged leaves of seedlings:

Shape-Triangular. Color.Upper side 0live Green, 15-L-4. Un-

der sideMaroon 7-L-'7.

% inch from petiole to sinus.

Main floating leaves:

Shape.Round with serrated edges. Submerged floating leaves turn up slightly at edges. Color.-Polo Green, Upper side. Under side- Maroon. Primary floating leaves 1 inch from petiole to sinus.

Mature leaves: 1

Shape;-,-Orbicular-marmorated. Size-14 to 18 inches in diameter in peak of season. Colon-Upper side-Polo Green. Under side- Maroon. Leaf stem:

Colma-Cedarbark' 6-1-10. Length. 6 to 8 feet.

Flowers Color.Imperial Purple 45-G-l0 shading to Damson 45-51-11.

Size. 6 to 9 inches in diameter.

Opera-4 to days.

Fragrant.--Very.

Number opening at me time.Usually two.

Stand 6 to 9 inches out of water.

Buds; Shape.0viate. Color.OliveGreen, l5- -L-4.

Scape C0lor.Cedarbark, 6-I-10. Height abo'ue water.--6 to 8 inches. Deeply ridged longitudinally to base of ovary.

Sepals Number.-4.

Colon-Olive Green on outer side. Burgundy Violet, 42-J-8 on inner side shading into Cobalt Violet, 42-J-7.

Length-43% inches.

Width-1% inches.

.Shape.-Ovate-triangular.

;Tea:ture.--Thick and fleshy.

Petals Number.28 to 38. In 4 whorls.

Shape.--Lanceolate with rounded tips. Length-4 inches.

Wtdth.1 inch.

Colon-Outer surface-Imperial Purple. Inner surface-Imperial Purple.

Inner whorls are staggered to outer whorls.

Stamens Number. to 180. I

outermost whorl 2 inches long, with appendages ovate-oblong at base; linear above;

Stigma Colon-Golden Yellow.

They are filled with liquid first day, dry all following days. Receptive-First day.

Fruit Shape.-Globose. Size.-2 inches in diameter. Seeds.-Few. Fertile-Slightly.

The colors of this improved lily when compared with Maerz & Pauls Color Chart are as follows:

Section of plant Color Plate Letter Number Main body petal eolor Imperial Purple 45 G 10 Blossoms shading into blue as. 46 F 10 Shading to darker edges--- Darnson 45 I 11 [Inside sepals Cobalt Violet 42 J. 1 Darker section inside sepals..- Burgundy Violet 42 J 8 Sepals shading into 42 J 0 Edge of color on back of sepals. 43 L 7 Body of back of sepals Olive Green 15 L 4 Inside tip of stamens I 43 E 10 Btamens Base oi stamens (yellow). 'la-Ming 10 L e Back of tips of stamens Damson 45 J 11 0 1S {Carpels (lightest shade) Golden Yellow 10 L 7 A Carpels (darkest shade) Sunburst 10 K 9 Main 1w body color Polo Green 23 I 0 Sections on edge in spots Laurel Green-. 22 L 1 Under area near base of stem Leaf and ribs or veins Burnt+Yellowstone 12 K 6 Under-side of leaf:

First or inner section Cacao Brown 5 B 11 Second section 6 I 10 Third or outer section Maroon 7 L 7 Tip or lightest shade of bud.- Palmleaf 14 L 1 Bud Body of bnd.- Olive Gr 16 L 4 5 Darkest section of bud at base- Argus Brown 7 A 12 King at base of bud Deep Stone 13 A L 7 1 Cedarbarlr 6 I 10 1 mt 7 L 1 stems Bud and flower stem Argus Brown... 7 A 12 7 Cross section of stems Sponge 14 C 5 Blue 43-E-10 at apex, base Golden Yellow,

10-L-7. Back of stamens Damson, Golden Yellow divided by a Damson line down the center of each stamen.

and fifth days.

Camels Number.23. Colon-Golden Yellow.

front The novel, brilliant color combination of the flower, together with its early blooming habit. good shipping and superior keeping qualities,

combine to provide a very desirable and distinctly having the distinctive brilliant imperial purple color of the corolla, rich golden yellow center, and the Burgundy violet color of the sepals showing between the petals, long open period, and ancestry Length.--% to inch.

They curve in sharply at points, over stigma.

specified.

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