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NOV. 26, 1974 w, ss JR" HAL Plant Pat. 3,655

CHRYSAN'I'HEMUM PLANT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 16, 1973 Nov. 26, 1974 w, ssEL, JR, ETAL Plant Pat. 3,655

CHRYSANTHEIUM PLANT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 16, 1973 United States Patent 3,655 CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT Walter H. Jessel, Jr., Doylestown, and William E. Dulfett,

Akron, Ohio, assignors to Yoder Brothers, Inc., Barberton, Ohio Filed Oct. 16, 1973, Ser. No. 406,797

Int. Cl. A0111 /00 US. Cl. Plt.74 1 Claim The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant known by the varietal name Dixie which is a seedling which is a seedling of the cultivar Dramatic #675864. The cultivar Dramatic is disclosed and claimed in US. Plant Patent 3,189, and the other parent is identified for breeding purposes by the above breeding number.

The new cultivar is similar in many respects to the cultivar Dramatic, having the same characteristics of:

1. Bronze daisy for disbud pot usage.

2. Year round period of value as a disbud pot.

3. Requires short treatment for late winter and spring flowering.

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

1. Approximately /i larger flower size.

2. One week later response.

3. Requires short treatment for later winter and spring flowering.

4. Improved response to growth regulators.

5. Shorter and more spreading growth habit.

6. Improved form retention which provides greater bench life and home life.

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7. An orange-bronze rather than a golden bronze to yellow flower color.

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

The new cultivar when grown in the vicinity of Barberton, Ohio, has a response period of approximately 9 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 January through December; coastal California, January through December; and Florida, December through April.

The accompanying photographic drawings show the unique characteristics of the new cultivar, with sheet 1 comprising a color photograph of the new cultivar as a spray pot, and sheet 2 comprising a black and white photograph showing the general growth habit and flower form of the new cultivar when grown as a disbudded pot.

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

Botanical classification: Chrysanthemum morifolium Stamen, anthers Polle 2 Dixie Dramatic 1 II I l I I 23 I! Singly 0 Strong and wiry Daisy (single)-. Peil'manence 14 to 21 days 12 to 18 days.

Center of flower Yelloween,2.5 GYs 8 to ellow, 3.75Y7/12.. Yellow-green, 5GY5/6 to yellow, EYE/14. Base of petals... Yellow-glean, 10Y7/12 Yellgw-bronze, 8.75YR7/l2 to yellow, 5Y8/10. Inside of petals. Bronze 3.75YR 5/12 over amber, 2.5Y7/8. 0. Reverse of petals. Amber, 2.5Y7l8 to light yellow, 5Y8.5/8. Yellow, 5Y8/10 to light yellow, 5Y8. 5/10. Tonality from a distance Orange-bronze Golden bronze to yellow, depending on finishing temperatures. Discoloration Bronze, 5YR5/12 over amber, 2.5Y7/8 Yellow, BYE/10. Petals:

Texture Smooth Appearance and form. Open at base, deep rounded keel, tapering to a sharp tip. Open at base, flat keel, tapering to a rounded point. Arrangement. Composite, whorled on a single receptacle Persistence Resists shatter Fragrance. Typical chrysanthemum Reproductive organs:

200 or more n Abundant to none (functional sterility)-. Arrangement.-. Clustered in center of flower, if present.. Styles Present both ray and disc florets Length Short 1 Ovaries At the base of petal attached to receptacle P ant:

Form Herbaceous Semi-spreading...

.......... Semi-upright.

Approximately 1418 when grown in a 4-cutting,

6 pot given 8-9 week tall treatment as defined in the timetables of Yoder Brothers, Inc., Barberton, Ohio, for the various seasons.

fined in the timetables of Yoder Brothers, Inc.,

Barberton, Ohio, for the various seasons. Approximately 810 when grown in a 4-cutting, 6 pot given 9 week tall treatment from June through mid-February flowerings and 9 week short treatment from mid-February through May flowerings as de- Spread Approximately (i8 when grown in a 4-cutting, 6 pot given 8-9 week tall treatment as defined in the timetables of Yoder Brothers, Inc., Barberton, Ohio, for the various seasons.

fined in the timetables of Yoder Brothers, Inc., Barberton, Ohio, for the various seasons.

4% o g, 2% wide.-

Serration Under side Stipules Light green, 7.5GY5/4 Prominent to occasionally rudimentary Prominent.

Dark green, 7.5GY3/4 Very dark green. 10GY3/4.

............. 5%" long, 3 wide.

9 4 a We claim: ing growth habit; improved form retention which pro- I 1. A new and distinct cultivar ofchrysanthernurn charvides greater'hench'life and home life, and by its orangeacterized particularly as to its uniqueness when compared bronze rather than golden bronze to yellow flower color.

1 to the cultlvar Dramatic by 1ts approximately /2 larger NO references cited.

flower size; one week-later response; short treatment re quirement for late winter and spring flowering; improved 5 ROBERT BAGWILL Primary Examinm. response to growth regulators; shorter and more spread- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PATENT NO. ..3655 DATED November 26, 1974 INVENTOR(S) 1 WALTER H. JESSEL, JR. and WILLIAM E. DUFFETT It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

In Column 1, line 19, "3. Requires short treatment for late winter and spring flowering." should be --3. Excellent high temperature tolerance.--.

Signed and sealed this 13th day of May 1975.

(SEAL) Attest:

C. MARSHALL DANN RUTH C. MASON Commissioner of Patents Attesting Officer and Trademarks

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