USPP346P - Pxbacantha koidzlimn - Google Patents

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Nov. 14, 1939. E. BOURDIEU Plant Pat. 346

PYRACANTHA KOIDZUMII Filed OCT.. 25, 1937 Patented Nov. 14, 1939 Plant Pat.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PYRACANTHA KOIDZUMII Edmy Bourdieu, Ventura, Calif.

Application October 25, 1937, Serial No. 170,806 1 Claim. (Cl. 47-59) This plant was developed for the particular Staa-1 to 3 inches long; 1/2 to 3A, inch wide. purpose of providing a potted plant of brilliant Base cunate, tip, classified as emarginate. appearance, particularly attractive and salable Colon-New foliage: yellowish oil green, Plate during the winter season. 25, yg-y tone k. Old foliage: yew green,

The drawing is a front perspective view of my Plate 27 g-y tone M. Texture: upper side- 5 plant Pyracantha koidzumii and shows a typical glossy; under side-smooth. Ribs and veins: specimen as it appears in preferred form as a mid rib-prominent on under side; veinspotted plant. light. Edge: smooth. Leaf stem: yellowish Parentage: oil green, plate 25, yg-y tone g, under side Seed parent.-Pyracantha lcoidzumii. smooth. Stipules-none- 10 Pollen parent--Seedling of Pyracantha, koid- Berries:

zumz'i x Pyracantha yzmnanensis. Textura-Pithy and dry. The original plant was planted in April, 1925, Size.-% to inch in diameter.

and developed a terminal stock with horizontal Stanca-5, black. 1I laterals which bloomed on the laterals in April Berries on laterals from main stock, many. 15 1926. Set green berries in May which turned to Form of berriesP-Flat base and short. Color red berries in September, 1926, and held them when young, Variable shades of green. Color until the following April, 1927, when the plant when matured-color for berries `in probloomed again. tected or shaded in position, Spectrum red;

2o I propagated this plant because of its habit of hue No. 1; tone. full color. Color for berries 20 growth, abundance and color of berries and bein EXDOSed DOStiOn, Scarlet red; hue No. 3; cause it retained its size and shape in gallon contone, full C0101'. Between Vermilion and tainers which made it a desirable pot plant, crimson. Classified as scarlet lake. Posi- Another desirable feature was that the birds tion--in Sets 0f three or more.

did not like the berries. I had this plant planted Thorns: `25

in a group which consisted of iive different 011 main SOCk, feW- varieties of cotoneasters and pyracanthas. The 0n laterals few, Sometimes lakngbirds stripped all of these plants of their berries C0l01.b1'0Wn excepting this pyracantha for which I am apply- Flower? ing for a patent. Borne in profusion in terminal clusters on 30 I then propagated this plant from cuttings in laterals flOm main Stck. May, 1927; potted the cuttings in two inch pots White, 5 Petalsin September, 1927 I put them in gallon com Petiole.-Yellowish oil green, Plate 25, yg, tainers in March, 1928, Where they developed a tone 1 central Stoch with laterals which bloomed in mgm-FW@ parts- 35 April, 1929; set green berries in May which gensfzoi turned red in September. I have continued this y'" e or' From the foregoing description my plant will s unt-11 the present mme Wlth the Same be well understood, and I now claim:

The variety of Pyracantha koidzumzi shown 40 The descnption of the plant (usmg Rldgwa'y and described, characterized by its ability when 1912 C0101 Standard) follows: grown in pots to develop a central stock with FOrm alternate horizontal laterals, an abundance of A VlgOrOuS uprlght gI'OWlng Shrub Which has foliage in alternate clusters on said laterals and the hablt 0f developing a Central StOCk With an abundance of scarlet red berries in clusters on 45 alternate horizontal laterals. said laterals, said berries being distasteful to Foliage: birds.

Abundance and large in alternate clusters. EDMY BOURDIEU.

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