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sept- 26, 1939- w. 1. JOHNSTON Plant Pat. 341

ROSE PLANT Filed Dec. 17, 1938 Patented Sept. 26, 1939 UNITED STATES Plant Pat. 341

ROSE

PLANT Walter Irwin Johnston, Portadown, Ireland, as-

. signor to Jackson &

ark, N. Y.

Perkins Company, New- Application December 1'7, 1938, Serial No. 246,470

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant, the result of a definite efiort to breed into a Pink Hybrid Tea rose desirable and unusual characters for the color 5 as well as desirable shades and tones of the color.

The distinctiveness of the variety is due to the very free flowering for a double Pink rose of its size, as well as the retention of the clearness of the color until the petals drop.

A further novel characteristic of importance is found in the texture of the petal which makes it very resistant to heat, sun and frost.

The plant has been asexually reproduced and its distinguishing characteristics have been found 5 to be fixed.

The following is a detailed description of the new variety, all color terminology being in accordance with Ridgways Color Standard: Classification:

Botanic and cmmercial.1-Iybrid Tea.

Flower (Observations made at Newark, New York, in

the morning of June 23rd, 1938.) 15 Blooming Habit:

Recurrentcontinuous. Bud:

Size.--Medium.

Form-Pointed; ovoid; is not afiected by wet 20 or hot weather.

Colon-When sepals first dividePlate 1, Be-

gonia Rose. When petals begin to unfurl- Plate 1, Eosine Pink. When half blown: inside of petalsPlate 1, La France Pink; re- 25 verse of petalsBetween Plate 12, Deep Rose Pink and Plate 1, Geranium Pink. Lower part sufiused with Plate 5, Pale Greenish Yellow. Sepals-Serrated, branched in many speci- 80 mens; curl back when opening.

Calya:.Shape-apple; size-broad; aspectsmooth. Odor when rubbednone. Peduncle.- Length long; aspect prickly. Color-top: Plate 13, Acajou Red; bottom: 86 Plate 31, Cress Green. Strengtherect, slender. Opening-Bud opens well; is not affected by adverse conditions. Bloom: 40 Size-Medium.

Average size when fully expanded.Four and one-half inches. Borne.singly. Stems.-Medium length, normal. 45 F0rm.-When first open-high center. Permanenceouter petals curl back; like a show dahlia. PetaZage-Double (full but open center). Number of petals under normal conditions 60 52.

Colon-Center of flowerPlate 1, La France Pink; outer petalsPlate 1, Hermosa Pink slight indications of Plate 12, Rose Pink; base of petals (aiglet)Plate 5, Light Greenish Yellow; inside of petalsPlate 1, La France Pink; reverse of petals--Plate 12, Rose Pink; general tonality from a distanceSalmon color.

DiscoZ0rati0n.-General tonality at end of first day-Plate 1, La France Pink; second day Plate 1, Hermosa Pink; third day-Plate 12, Rose Pink.

Petals:

Terture.-Thick; is not affected by wet or hot weather.

Appearance.Inside-satiny; outside shiny.

Fawn-Oval, notched.

Arrangement.Irregular.

Persistence-Drop ofi' cleanly.

Fragrance-Slight; nature-Sweet Briar.

Lasting qaaZity.-On the plantvery long; as

cut flower-long.

Genital organs:

Stamens, anthers-Medium size; many. ColorPlate 5, Pale Greenish Yellow. Arrangementregular around styles.

Stamens, filaments (threads) .Medium size;

colorPlate 5, Sulphur Yellow.

PoZZen.-Plate 4, Apricot Yellow.

Styles.--Loosely separated; uneven length; me-

dium length; thin.

Stigmas.Plate 4, Baryta Yellow.

Ovaries.-Al1 enclosed in calyx.

Fruit:

Variety is fertile with its own pollen.

Form-ovoid.

Aspect.-Smooth.

SepaZs.-Permanent; recurved.

Plant Form:

Bush. Growth:

Vigorous, branching. Foliage:

5 to 7 leaflets.

Siee.Medium.

Quantity-Normal.

Col0r.New foliage: upper sidePlate 13, Hays Maroon; mid-rib-Plate 31, Cress Green; under sidePlate 13, Vandyke Red. Old foliage: upper sidePlate 31, Cress Green; under sidePlate 31, Light Cress Green.

Shape.0va1 pointed.

Terture.Upper side-glossy; under side-- smooth. Ribs and veinsordinary. Edgeserrated (saw toothed). Serrationdouble, small. Rachis: colorPlate 31, Cress Green; under sideprickles.

Stipules.-Medium length; smooth.

Disease resistance-Susceptible to black spot. Wood:

New w00d.-Color-Plate 13, Vandyke Red;

5 barkrough.

Old wO0d.Color--Plate 31,

bark-smooth. Thorns (divided into thorns, prickles and short needles):

Thorns.Quantity: on main stalks from baseordinary; on laterals from stalk-ordinary. Formbroad base, medium length. Color when youngPlate 13, Acajou Red. Positionirregular.

Cress Green;

PrickZes.-Quantity: on main stalks-few; on laterals-many. Color-Plate 13, Acajou Red.

Short needles.-Quantity: on main stalks and lateralsfew.

I claim:

A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant, characterized as to novelty by the free flowering and double pink coloring of its large size flowers, retention of the clarity of said coloring until dropping off of the petals, and the resistant texture of said petals, substantially as shown and described.

WALTER IRWIN JOHNSTON.

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