USPP3252P - Carnation plant - Google Patents

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Aug. 8, 1972 HARCHARIK EIAL Plant Pat. 3,252

CARNA'IION PLANT Filed Dec. 29, 1970 INVENTORS THOMAS G. HARCHARIK,

BY WILLIAM E. DUFFETT whim/@7 @m ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,252; CARNATION PLANT Thomas G. Harcharik, Salinas, Calif., and William E.

Dufiett, Akron, Ohio, assignors to Yoder Brothers, Inc.,

Barberton, Ohio Filed Dec. 29, 1970, Ser. No. 102,567 Int. Cl. A01h /00 US. Cl. Plt.70 1 Claim The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of carnation plant which is a sport of the cultivar known in the United States as Orchid Beauty, U.S. Plant Patent No. 193, registered with the American Carnation Society on February 1936 by Littlefield-Wyman Nurseries.

The new cultivar is similar in many respects to Orchid Beauty, having the same characteristics of:

( 1) Color.

(2) Size, diameter, and petal length.

(3) Form.

(4) Keeping and shipping quality.

(5 Height and stem length.

(6) Grade performance.

(7) Percentage of slab sided flowers produced under similar environmental conditions.

The new cultivar is distinguished from Orchid Beauty by the following characteristics:

(1) A faster rate of growth and response. Jet Beauty comes into flower, peaks, and produces a return crop up to 2 weeks earlier than the parent cultivar.

(2) It produces a significantly lower percentage of flowers with split calyxes under similar environmental conditions. Orchid Beauty produces a low of 3.27%; and a high of 9.83% splits. Jet Beauty under similar environmental treatment and planting dates produces a low of .27% and a high of 4.0% splits.

(3) It produces at least 2 flowers more per square foot per year under similar environmental conditions.

The new cultivar was selected from a flowering block of the parent cultivar at Salinas, Calif., and was asexually reproduced by cuttings at Salinas, Calif. The new cultiv'ar has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.

The accompanying drawing shows the unique characteristics of the new cultivar, the color being as nearly true as possible with color illustrations of this type.

The following detailed description is based on observations made of the new cultivar in a greenhouse in Salinas, California. The response time, blooming period, total vigor, and color may vary significantly with varying environmental conditions such as temperature, day length, and light intensity. Color references are to the Munsell Color Book, 1963 edition, and comparisons have been made with the cultivar Orchid Beauty. Where no comparative listings have been made, the listed values or description of Jet Beauty apply also to Orchid Beauty.

Botancial classification:

Dainthus caryophyllus longz'caulz's ice TA'BLE continued Jet Beauty Orchid Beauty Bloom Continued: i V V l i Keeping quality 6.0 days 5 Fragrance Moderate, clove Color:

Center of flower. 7.518/4, purple.

Base of petals- 5G9/4, yellow gr Edgeor tip of l0P8/4, purple froste pet s. Inside of petals. 3.76RP5/12, purple frosted- Reserve of 2.5RP8/4, purple frosted.

petals. Color stability Good Seasonal varia- None tions.

R productive organs:

Stamen, anthers...- 5GY8/2 Stigma (2) 5GY9/l-.- GY9/1- 41! Ovaries 7.5GY8/4.

p Tubular. Number of sepals... 5 to 6- Stems:

Length 24"- Bending traits- 1 o'clock Plant:

Form.. Erect and braching bush.... Growth- Vigorous, strong, sturdy,

and upright. Height 40" at first crop harvest-.- 25 Foliage:

Topside (col0r)---.. 10GY3/4, green Underside (color) ..do Immature (color)... 10GY4/4, green. Mature (color) -do Length:

Mature leai-.... Length, 5; width, Shape Long narrow, curled Texture Glaucous Displacement... Opposite 1 Based on three separate twelve month flowering periods.

Production data Jet Beauty Orchid Beauty Production per square foot1 year:

A. July plantings (July 23) 18.44 16.10. B. June plantings (June 6) 19.53 17.10. 50 0. July plantings, subsequent year 15.22 15.39:

F (July i18). t cu l1PSB Oct.24 Oct. 28. C Jan. 7 Jan. 15. k f flower: Pea o March 4-...- March 15.

B- 9 0..-. Jan. 19 Jan 22 lit er Sp A 4 727 B .27 0 C 1 71% 9.83%: l b e centa e: S a Ap r E 10/ '7 B 2.03 o C 3.43% 4.20%.

Grade data:

Inc:

(References on following page) We claim:

1. A new and distinct cultivar of carnation characterized- 4. flowers with split calyxes under similar environmental conditions, and its higher production of at least 2 flowers more per square foot per year under similar environmental conditions.

No references cited.

ROBERT E. BAGWILL, Primary Examiner UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTEFIQATE F COREQ'MQN Patent No. PP-3,2'52 Dated ugust 8, 1972 I t r) THOMAS G. HARCHARIK and WILLIAM E. DUFFETT It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Column 2, line 8, after "Base of petals" the descriptionshould read --5GY9/4, yellow green--;

line 10, "Reserve should be --Reverse--;

line 23, the description after "Form' should read -Erect and branching bush--;

approximately line 28, adjacent the heading "Mature" and under the heading "Jet Beauty", "do" should read --l0GY3/4, greens ne and sea'led this 29th day of Ma 1973.

(SEAL Attest:

EDWARD M. FLETCHER,.'JR. ROBERT GOTT'SCHALK Attestlng Officer Commissioner of Patents FORM po'wso USCOMM-DC 6O376-P69 ".5. GOVERNMENT PRINTIKG OFFICE I I", 3i-J

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