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Sept. 19, 1939. J GAUJARD Plant Pat. 338

ROSE PLANT Filed Jan. 20. 1959 Patented Sept. 19, 1939 UNITED STATES Plant Pat. 338

PATENT OFFICE ROSE PLANT Application January 20, 1939, Serial No. 252,029

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose, a seedling of Julien Potin crossed with an unnamed seedling.

This new variety is distinguished from other similar roses by the combination of colors of the inside and reverse side of, the petals and the excellent form of the buds and flowers, all of which give to it an aristocratic richness not heretofore found.

Of equal or greater importance is the habit of vigorous upright growth, not usually'found in connection with plants of the peculiar coloring of the blooms.

A further valuable difference is the disease resistance of the plant.

This new rose has been asexually reproduced and found to come true to form.

The following is a detail description of the new variety, the color designations being in accord with Ridgeways Color Chart:- Parentage:

Seed par6nt.Ju1ien Potin.

Pollen parent-Unnamed seedling. Classification:

Botanic.-Hybrid Tea.

Commercial.Hybrid Tea.

Flower stiif, heavy. Opening.-Bud opens well. Bloom:

Size.Very large. Average size when fully expanded6 inches.

Borne.-Singly.

Stems.Long, strong.

Form.--When first open, high center.

manence--retains its form to the end.

Petalage.Double (full but open center). Number of petals under normal conditions- 45.

Per-

Colon-Center of flowerPlate 3, Light Orange Yellow. Outer petalsPlate 4, Buff Yellow. Base of petals (aiglet)P1ate 16, Strontian Yellow. Inside of petalsPlate 4, Maize Yellow. Reverse of petalsPlate 13, Alizarine Pink.

Variegations.None.

Discoloration.-None.

Petals:

Texture-Thick, soft. Is affected by wet weathersometimes balls.

Appearance.Insidesatiny. Outside-shiny.

Form.--Oval, pointed.

Arrangement-Irregular.

ter-few, small.

Persistence.-Drop off cleanly.

Fragrance.--Slightly. Nature-Old Rose perfume (Centifolia).

Lasting quality on the plant and as cut flowers.-Long.

Genital organs:

Stamens, anthers.-Medium, many. Color Plate 4, Apricot Yellow. Arrangementregular round styles.

Stamens, filaments (threads).Medium length. ColorPlate 2, Grenadine.

Pollen-Plate 3, Raw Sienna.

StyZes.-Columnar, bunchedmedium length,

heavy.

Stigmas.-Plate 3, Light Orange Yellow.

Ovaries.-Some protruding from calyx.

Fruit:

Variety is fertile with its own pollen.

F0rm.Ovoid, flat headed.

Aspect.-Smooth.

Sepals-Permanent; recurved.

Plant Petaloids in cen- Form:

Bush.

Growth:

Vigorous, upright. Foliage:

Five-seven leaflets.

Siee.Medium.

Quantity.Normal.

COZor.New foliage: upper side-Plate 4,

Olive Green; edges and ribsPlate l3, Hessian- Brown; under sidePlate 13, Hays Maroon. Old foliage: upper sidePlate 31, Dark Cress Green; under side-Plate 31, Rainette Green. Shapeoval pointed.

Teature.-Upper sidesmooth. Under sidesmooth. Ribs and veinsordinary.

Edge.serrated (saw toothed).

Serration-Single, small.

Rachis. Color-Plate 31, Chrysolite Green.

Under side prickles.

Stipules.--Short, bearded.

Disease resistance.-Resistant, immune.

Wood:

New wood.-Color-Plate 13, I-Iays Maroon.

Bark smooth.

Old wood.ColorPlate 31, Light Cress Green.

Bark-rough.

Thorns (divided into thorns, prickles and short needles):

Thoma-Quantity: on main stalks from base -many; on laterals from sta1kmany. Form-flat base, medium, hooked downward.

Color when youngPlate 13, Van Dyke Red. Positionirregular.

PrickZes.-Quantity: on main stalksmany; on 1ateralsfew. Co1orPlate 13, Van Dyke Red.

Short needles.-Quantity: few; on lateralsfew.

I claim:

A new and. distinct variety of rose plant characterized as to novelty by its vigorous growth and disease resistance and the peculiar color combination of its flowers, substantially as shown 10 and described.

on main stalks- JEAN GAUJARD.

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