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June 12, 1973 w, JESSEL JR" El'AL Plant Pat. 3,357

CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT Filed Sept. 14, 1971 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 12, 1973 w H, JESSEL, JR ETAL Plant Pat. 3,357

CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT Filed Sept. 14, 1971 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 United States Patent Int. Cl. A01h /00 U.S. Cl. Plt.-74 1 Claim The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant which is a sport of the cultivar known in the United States as Aglow, disclosed and illustrated in our pending application for U.S. Plant Patent Ser. No. 80,256, filed Oct. 12, 1970, and now P.P. 3,212.

The new cultivar is similar in certain respects to Aglow, having the same characteristics of:

(1) Flower form.

(2) Foliage size.

The new cultivar is distinguished from Aglow by the following characteristics, when grown under comparable conditions:

(1) Flowers approximately A" smaller in diameter.

(2) More prolific, producing approximately 3 to 4 more flowers per stem.

(3) A more orange coloration.

(4) Approximately 2" to 3" less vigor.

(5) A lighter foliage color.

(6) Approximately three days earlier response.

(7) A more uniform response within a flowering block.

The new cultivar was selected from a flowering block of the parent cultivar at Barberton, Ohio, and when asexually reproduced by cuttings at Barberton, Ohio, has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.

Plant Pat. 3,357 Patented June 12, 1973 The new cultivar when grown in the vicinity of Barberton, Ohio, has a response period of approximately 9 weeks as a spray pot and has a mid 9 to early 10 week response as a cut spray, and the following detailed description is based on observations made of the new cultivar in a greenhouse in Barberton, Ohio. The response time, blooming period, color, and total vigor may vary significantly with varying environmental conditions such as temperature, day length, and light intensity. Suggested flowering in the northern and western United States is from October through June as a pot mum; mid-September through mid-November and April through mid-June as a cut spray; in coastal California, year-round as a pot mum; October through July as a cut spray, and in southern Florida, December through April as a pot mum and cut spray.

The accompanying drawings show the unique characteristics of the new cultivar, with the color being as true as possible with color illustrations of this type. Sheet 1 is a comparison view of the new cultivar and the parent cultivar Aglow on the right. This photograph wasm of a flowering in May under higher finishing temperatures. Sheet 2 comprises a photograph of the new cultivar as a pot mum, and was taken of a flowering in early February under cooler finishing temperatures. The somewhat darker flower color due to the cooler finishing temperatures will be noted.

In the description which follows, color references are to the Munsell Color Book, 1963 edition, and comparisons are made with the parent cultivar Aglow. Where only a single value or description appears for the new cultivar, the same value or description applies as well to the parent cultivar.

Botanical classification: Chrysanthemum morifolium Orange Aglow AglOW Bloom:

Sim 1,5" 2 Fully expanded 4" I d 1 4 4 e on ate e ice ait; g l o on e g d p Elongated pedicels 8" to 12 long.

Form Daisy (single) Eegmanence--. 7-10 day Center of flower Yellow green, 5GY5/6 to 6.25Y7/12 Yellow green, 5 GY5/6 to 6.25Y7/12. Base of petals Orange bronze, 2.5 GY7/8 Agpyrii xlr i etely bronze, 10R4/10 to bronze, Inside of petals Bronze, 6.25YR6/12 to orange bronze, 8.75YR7/14 Approximately bronze, 8.75YR7/14 to light bronze, 10YR7/l2. Reverse of petals Light bronze, 10YR7/10 to yellow bronze, 5Y8.5/10 Yellow green, 5Y8/8. Tonality irom a distance Oran ed r Discoloration Light bronze, 8.75YR7/14 Light bronze, 1OYR7/12. i t S th Rough ex e moo Appe t rance and form Open at base, broaden quickly, two main keels at bottom, Deeply keeled with ridges, tapering to a blunt tapering to a blunt point. point.

Arrangement Composite, whorled on a single receptacle Persistence... Resists shatter- Fragrance Typical chrysantbemum Reproductive organs:

Stameu, anthers 200+ I r Pollen Abundant to none (functional sterility) Arrangement. Clustered in center of flower, if present..

Styles Present in both ray and disc florets Length Short.

Ovaries At the base of petal attached to receptacle Plant:

Form Herbaceous Growth Semi-upri ht I D Height 31 as a daisy pompon when given 4-5 long day weeks 3438 as a daisy pompon when g ven 4-5 long and a. total crop time of 13-14. weeks; 10"16" as a pot day weeks and a total crop time of 13-14 mum given 9 week tall treatment as outlined in the timeweeks; 12 -18 as a pot mn m given 9 week tall tables of Yoder Bros, Inc., Barberton, Ohio, for the treatment as outlined in timetables of Yoder various seasons of the year. Bros., Inc., Barberton, Ohio, for the various seasons of the year.

Spread 6- as a pinched pot plant Foliage:

Top side Dark green, 7.5 G Y3/4 Dark green, 10GY2/4. Size 4% long, 2% wide nan Numerous hape--. Spatulate lobed- Palmate lobed.

Texture Smooth- Smooth.

Ribs and veins Prominent dge Deeply indented.

Sensation Slig Under side. Light green, 5 GYM-L-.. Light green, 7.5 GY4/4.

Stipules Base of petiole proniinen We claim:

1. A new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum characterized particularly as to its uniqueness when compared to the parent cultivar Aglow by its flowers which are approximately A" smaller in diameter; its higher production, producing approximately 3 to 4 more flowers per stem; more orange coloration; approximately 2" to 3" less vigor; lighter foliage color; approximately three days earlier response, and its more uniform response within a flowering block.

No references cited.

ROBERT E. BAGWILL, Primary Examiner

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