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Aug. 15, 1972 w JESSEL, JR" ETAL Plant Pat. 3,255

CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 8, 1971 FIG.1

Aug. 15, 1972 w JESSEL JR ETAL Plant Pat. 3,255

CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT Filed Jan. 8, 1971 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 FIG.2

INVENTORS WALTER H.JESSEL, JR., WILLIAM E. DUFFETT United "States Patent ICC Plant 3,255

Patented Aug. 15, 1972 of the parent cultivar in Barberton, Ohio, agcll11 whileln 3,255 asexually reproduced by cuttings at Barberton, '0, t e Walter H gg g ggg ggfi g $fig E Dufiett new cultivar has been found to retain its distinctive char- Akron, Ohiojassignors to Yo der Brothers, Inc., Baractenstlcs thmllgh successlve q ti q t f B bar h -t Ohi 5 The new cultivar when grown in e v1c1n1 y 0 ar Filed Jan- 8 1971, Ser. No. 105,138 ton, Ohio, has a response period of approximately mne IntjCl. A0111 5/00 Weeks, and the following detailed description is based on US. Cl. Plt.--80 1 Claim observations made ofthe new cultivar in a greenhouse m Barberton, Ohio. The response time, blooming period,

The pl'esellt invention Comprises a new and distinct 10 color, and total vigor may vary significantly with varying cultivar 0f chrysanthemum plant which is a sport of t environmental conditions such as temperature, day length, unpatented but well-known commercial cultivar known and light intensity. Suggested flowering in the northern in the United States as Snowpink. and western United States and coastal California is from The new cultivar is similar in many respects to the January through December, Florida, December through parent cultivar Snowpink, having the same characteristics p f; In the accompanying drawings sheet 1 comprises a (1 li Shape. photograph of the new cultivar by itself, and sheet 2 com (2) Foliage culon prises a color comparison photograph, with the new culti- (3) Flower form var;1 agapearsing mi th; left and the gusltivars zilways P nk an eep now in aso spors o nowpin appearing g g sg g i figii g gigf from snowpmk by in the middle and on the right of the photograph, re- (1) more Vigor, which enables a grower to spectively. Both Always Pink and Deep Snow Pink are commercially available cultivars of Yoder Brothers, Inc., Barberton, Ohio, with Always v'Pink forming the subject matter of application Ser. No. 111,159, filed Ian. 29, 1971. The pink tonality of the new cultivar is especially evident in the comparison photograph.

In the following descriptions, color references are to the Munsell Color Book, 1963 edition, and comparisons are made with the cultivar Snowpink. Where only one duce it with one less long day week.

(2) 5-7 days later flowering response.

(3) /2" larger flower, producing a showier pot.

(4) Longer flower form retention, which contributes to a longer bench life.

(5) Less lavender tones in flowers, thereby producing a truer pink tonality. Under incandescent lights particularly the new cultivar is brighter and the color revalue or description appears for the new cultivar, such sembles a glowing carnation pink. value or description applies also to the comparison culti- The new cultivar was selected from a flowering block var.

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION: Chrysanthemum morifolium Bloom G10 Pink Snowpink Bloom Size 3V 3". Fully expanded 4t" 3%". Borne Singly on disbudded shoots or clusters on nondisbudded shoots. Stems trong. Form Decorative Permanence ays r: Center of flower Dark lavender, 2.5RP5/6; Lavender, 2.5RP6/6... Lavender, 2.5RP7/6. Base of petals-.." Lavender pink, 10P7/8; Light lavender pink, 1018 Lavender, 2.5RP7/6; Light lavender, 10P8/4. Inside of petals do Do. Reverse of petals Lavender, 10P7/4; Light lavender, 1OP8/4 Light lavender, 10P8/4; Pale lavender, 10P9/2. Tonality from a distance. Lavender pink Lavender. P t l Discoloration Light lavender pink Light lavender.

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Texture Smooth. Appearance and form Open at base, broaden quickly, shallow ridged keel tapering to a blunt point. Arrangement Composite, whorled on a single receptacle. Persistence..- Resist shatter. Fragrance Typical chrysanthemum. Reproductive organ:

Stamen, anthers None to five. Pollen None to very scant.

Clustered in center of flowers, if present.

Present both ray and disc florets. Short. At the base of petal attached to receptacle.

Herbaceous.

Growth Semi-upright. Height 13 10 Spread Moderate.

Green, 10GY4/4. Size. 4% long, 2% wide 4" long, 2%" wide. Quau Numerous. Shape. Spatulate lobed. Texture. Smooth. Ribs and veins Moderate prominent. dge Moderate indented. Serration li ht. Under side. Light green 7.5GY6/4 Stipules mal We claim:

-1. A new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemumcharacterized particularly as to its uniqueness when compared to the parent cultivar Snowpink by its 2- more vigor, 5-7 days later flowering response, /2" larger flower, longer form retention, less lavender tones in flower there- 4 by producing a truer pink tonality, and foliage which is approximately one half inch longer and one quarter inch wider than the parent.

No references cited.

ROBERT E. BAGWILL, Primary Examiner

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