USPP3523P - Chrysanthemum plant - Google Patents

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March 19, 1974 R BOND ETAL Plant Pat. 3,523

CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT Filed Aug. 4.. 1972 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 19, 1974 BOND EI'AL Plant Pat. 3,523

CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT Filed Aug. 4, 1972 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W if United States Patent "ice 3,523 CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT Ralph Bond, 647 Camellia Drive, Fort Myers, Fla. 33902, and Walter H. Jesse], Jr., Doylestown, and William E. Dulfett, Akron, Ohio; said J essel and Duliett assignors to said Bond Filed Aug. 4, 1972, Ser. No. 277,866

Int. Cl. A01h /00 US. Cl. Plt.74 1 Claim Bota-nical Classification:

Plant Pat. 3,523 Patented Mar. 19, 1974 The new cultivar when grown in the vicinity of Barberton, Ohio, has a response period of approximately nine weeks, 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 April through October; coastal California, April through October; Florida, December through April.

In the accompanying color photographic drawings, Sheet 1 is a comparison photograph, with the new cultivar appearing on the left and the parent cultivar Dazzler on the right. Sheet 2 is a close-up comparison photograph, with the new cultivar again appearing on the left and the cultivar Dazzler on the right. The distinctive red-bronze flower color of the new cultivar is particularly evident in Sheet 2 of the drawings.

In the following description, color references are to the Munsell Color Book, 1963 edition, and comparisons in color values are made with the parent cultivar Dazzler.

Chrysanthemum morifolium Red Dazzler Dazzler Bloom Size 3%" Fully expanded 8 orne Clusters on elongated pedi Stems Strong and wiry Permanence 7-10 days Form Daisy (single) Color:

Center of flower Yellow green 2.5GY5/8 to yellow 3.75Y8/12 Ygllow green 2.5GY5/8 to yellow .75Y8 12. Base otpetals Yellow 5Y8.5/l2 Yellow 5 Y8.5/lQ.

Inside of petals Re1t(l)%5R4/14 over amber 10YR6/8 to bronze 1.25YR4/2 over amber R2edYR8.7i R4/14 to orange bronze,

. .5 0. Reverse of petals Bronze 1.25YR4/12 over amber 10YR6/8 Yellow bronze 10YR6/8 streaked orange bronze 2.5YR5/10. Tonality from a distance Red bronze- Orange bronze. P t I Dlseoloration Bronze 1.25YR4/12 over amber 10YR6/8 Orange bronze 2.5YR5/10.

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Texture Smooth Appearance dz form Open at base, shallow keel, tapering to a sharp point Arrangement Composite, whorled on a single receptacle Persistence Resists shatter. Fragrance Typical chry n h m m Reproductive organs:

Stamen, anthers 200 or more Pollen Abundant to none (functional sterility Arrangement. Clustered in center of flower, if present- Styles Present both ray and disc florets Lengthort- P1 (ivanes At the base of petal attached to receptacle Form Herbaceous- Growth Unri ht Height Approximately 38" when grown single stem with 2-3 long day weeks and total crop time of 11-12 weeks as defined in the timetables of Yoder Brothers, Inc., Barberton, Ohio, for the recommended seasons of the year. F 1iSpread None when grown single stem to slight when pinched 0 age:

Top Side Dark green, 7.5GY3/4 Size--.-.- 6% long, 4% wide Quantity- Numerous. Shape Spatulate lobed---. Texture Coarse- Ribs and veins Prominent Edge Moderately indente Serration... Coarse. Under side Light green, 7.5 GY5/4 Sfipnlas Prominent We claim:

1. A new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum characterized particularly as to its uniqueness when compared to the parent cultivar Dazzler by its more intense redbronze flower color and better color retention in high light, high temperature periods.

No references cited.

ROBERT E. BAGWILL, Primary Examiner

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