USPP3163P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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May 9, 1972 SWIM ETAL Plant Pat. 3,163

ROSE PLANT Filed .Sept 29, 1970 United States Patent Office 3,163 ROSE PLANT Herbert C. Swim and 0. L. Weeks, Ontario, Calih, assignors to The Cunard-Pyle Company, West Grove, Pa. Filed Sept. 29, 1970, Ser. No. 76,650 Int. Cl. A01h 5/00 US. Cl. Pit-20 1 Claim The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, which was originated by us by crossing an unnamed and unpatented roseseedling derived from a cross of [Happiness (Plant Patent No. 91-1) Chrysler Imperial (Plant Patent No. 1,167] X El Capitan (Plant Patent No. 1,796), with the variety Comanche (Plant Patent No. 2,855), said unnamed seedling being the seed parent and Comanche being the pollen parent.

As the result of this breeding, we have produced a new and improved rose variety which is distinguished from its parents,.as well as from all other rose varieties of which we are aware, as evidenced by the following unique combination of characteristics which are outstanding in the new variety:

(6) An attractive and distinctive flery orange-red flower color which intensifies in its luminescence in hot weather.

4 In comparison with its unnamed seed parent, our new variety is more vigorous and more upright in plant habit and bears larger and darker green leaves which are more rounded in form, and its orange-red flower color has a fiery fluorescence which is not found in the dark velvety red flower color of the seed parent.

As compared with its pollen parent Comanche, the new variety is more vigorous and more upright, although full and well-branched, in habit; its foliage is considerably improved in size, substance and color; its canes are green rather than brownish-green like those of Comanche"; the flower buds are not as long, nor the 'open flowers as high-centered as those of Comanche, but are far more luminescent and are a fiery orange-red color; the flowers have more substance and are more lasting both on the bush and as cut flowers; and while the flower petals of the new variety are not as large as those of Comanche, the new variety is more floriferous, and; the petal conformation in the open blooms is more regular and more consistent in flower form.

Asexual reproduction of our new variety by budding, as performed at Chino, Califi, shows that the aforementioned v 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 our 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 our new variety, with color terminology in accordance with the Nickerson Color Fan, published by Munsell Color Company, Incorporated, of Baltimore, Md., except where gen- Plant Pat. 3,163 Patented May 9, 1972 eral color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are obvious:

Flowers Locality where grown and observed: Chino, Calif.

Flowers borne: Singly; on strong, long stems.

Quantity of bloom: From free to abundant, both outdoors and in greenhouse.

Continuity: From intermittant to continuous.

Fragrance: From slight to moderate. Naturespicy.

Bud:

Peduncle.Short; from medium to heavy caliper; erect; still; almost smooth; few, if any, green prickles. Color-medium reddish-green.

Before calyx breaks.-Size from small to medium.

Formshort; oval; with some foliaceous appendages on the surface of the bud; with slender bristle-like foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to or more of its length.

As calyx breaks.--Colordark orange-red.

As first petal 0pens.Sizefrom small to medium. Formshort; ovoid. Coloroutside-somewhat darker than Dark Red, Hue 2.5 R 3/7inside somewhat darker than Dark Red, Hue 2.5 R 3/7.

0pening.-0pens up well.

Bloom:

Size (when fully 0pen). Fr0m medium to large;

from 3 inches to 5 inches.

Petalage.-Double; from 32 to 36 petals; arranged regularly.

F0rm.High-centered at first, but becoming cupped;

petals being at first tightly cupped and rolled inward, but later becoming loosely cupped and rolled outward at maturity.

Petals:

Texture.Thick and somewhat leathery.

App'earance.Insidesomewhat shiny. Outsidevelvety.

Shape.0utsidebroadly round; obo'vate; with apex broadly round. Intermediate-obovate; with apex broadly round. -Insideobovate; with apex broadly round.

This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown outdoors during the month of October at Ontario, Calif.

Colon-Outer petalOutside surfaceStrong Red, Hue 5 R 4/12, but much more luminous, with a minute area of Brilliant Greenish Yellow, Hue 7.5 Y 9/ 8 at basal tip of petal. Inside surface-from Deep Purplish Red, Hue 10 R P 33/10 to Strong Red, Hue 5 R 4/12, but much more luminous, with a minute area of Vivid Greenish Yellow, Hue 7.5 Y 8/12 at basal tip of petal. Intermediate petaloutside surfaceDeep Purplish Red, Hue 10 R F 3/10, but much more luminous, with a minute area of Brilliant Greenish Yellow, =Hue 7.5 Y 9/8 at basal tip of petal. Inside surfacefrom Deep Purplish Red, Hue 10 R P 3/1() to Strong Red, Hue 5 R 4/12, but much more luminous, with a minute area of Vivid Greenish Yellow, Hue 7.5 Y 8/12 at basal tip of petal. Inner peIal-outside surface-Deep Purplish Red, Hue 10R P 3/10, but much more luminous, with a minute area of Brilliant Greenish Yellow, Hue 7.5 Y 9/8 at basal tip of petal. Inside sur-facefrom Deep Purplish Red, Hue 10 R P 3/ 10 to Strong Red,

Hue 5 R 4/12, but much more luminous, With-a minute area of Vivid Greenish Yellow, Hue 7.5 Y 8/12 at basal tip of petal.

This description was made from a rose that was open for three days outdoors during the month of October at Ontario, Calif.

Cl0r.0uter petal-Outside surfaceStrong Red, Hue '5 R 4/ 12, blending to Dark Reddish Orange, Hue 7.5 'R 4/ 11, but more luminous, with a minute area of lBrilliant Greenish Yellow, Hue 7.5 Y 9/8 at basal tip of petal. Inside surfaceStrong Red, Hue 5 R 4/12, but more luminous, with a minute area of Vivid Greenish Yellow, Hue 7.5 Y 8/ 12 at basal tip of petal. Inner petal-outside surface--,from Strong Red, Hue 5 R 4/12 to Strong 'Reddish Orange, Hue 7.5 R 5/ 13, but more luminous, with a minute area of Brilliant Greenish Yelw, Hue 7.5 Y 9/8 at basal tip of petal. Inside surface-Strong Red, Hue 5 R 4/12, blending to darker'but more luminous, with a minute area of Vivid Greenish Yellow, Hue 7.5 Y 8/12. at basal tip of petal.

General color efiect.Newly opened flower-wrightly luminous red, blending to luminous fiery orangered. 3-days open-a more glowing fiery red, continuing its blending to a glowing orange-red.

Behavi0rDrops off cleanly; fading reddish purple; the fiery brightness of the orange-red color of open flower is intensified by hot, dry weather.

Flower longevity.-On bush in garden5 days or more in growing season. Cut roses grown outdoors and kept at living room temperatures-4 or 5 days 1n growing season.

Reproductive organs Stamens: Many; arranged irregularly about pistils; tucked in calyx.

Filaments: From about short to medium length; few with anthers. Colorreddish.

Anthers: Medium size; all open at once. Color-from reddish-yellow to yellow.

Pollen: Very sparse. Color-from white to lemon yellow.

Pistils: Medium number.

Styles: Very uneven; from short to medium length; medi- V um caliper; loosely separated.

Stigma: Color-White.

Ovaries: All protruding from calyx.

Hips: None observed.

Sepals: Falling soon; moderately long; spear-shaped.

curled. Colorreddish green.

Seeds: None observed.

Foliage: M, Leaves."Compound of 3-5'Ieaflets'; veryabundant; moderately large size; moderately soft to heavy; semi-glossy. Leaflets.Shape0Void. Apex--acuminate. Baseobtuse. Marginserrate. Col0'r.--'Matureupper. -surface-.'-moderately dark green. Under surfacefrom moderately light green to bronze-red. jYoung-upper' "surfacereddishgreen. Under surface-moderately light red. Rachis (the supporting stem of the compound 'leaf)'.-'' Medium weight. Upper- 'sideesmooth; Under sidesmooth. 1' Stipules.-From moderately short to medium length; moderately narrow; with moderately medium :to long points turning out at an angle of more than 45; recurved occasionally toward the stem; 1 Disease resistancee-Above average. resistanceto powdery mildew, as determined bycomparison with other rose varieties grownunder comparable conditions at Ontario, Calif; I 1 Growth: I 1 3 Habit.,-Tall; bushy; upright;.much-branched. Gr0wth.-Very free;.vigorous.' Y. Canes.-From medium to heavy caliper. Main stems.-C0lorlight green. Large .prickles a several; medium long; straight; with narrow, oblong base, Color-light green. Small Prickles- Few. Color- Brown. Hairs- -None. Branches-Color-light green; Large. prickles-.-

from few to several; medium long; hooked downward; with narrow base. Colotfli'ght green. Small pricklesfew. Color-green. Hairs--None. New sh00rs.-Colorgreeni'sh red. Large prickle.r-

very few; short; hooked down-ward; with short, narrow base. Color-greenish red. Small pricklesfew. Color-reddish. Hairs-NoneL Weclaim: i 1. A new and distinct variety ofrrose .plantof'the hybrid tea class, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularlyas to novelty by the unique combination of a healthyand vigorous planthabit, long and strong cutting stems which give good support to the blooms, abundant foliage vofex' cellent quality and having better than average. disease resistance,..a free blooming habit which results in good garden color almost constantly during its normal 'blooming season, excellent flower petal substance, ;with consequent good qualities. for cut flowers, as well as for garden and landscape use, and an attractive and distinctive fiery orange-red: flower color which intensifies in i'ts luminescencein hotweather.

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