USPP366P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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March 5, 1940. P. DOT Plant Pat. 366

ROSE PLANT Filed July 13. 1939 Patented Mar. 5, 1940 Plant Pat. 3'66 PATENT OFFICE ROSE PLANT Pedro Dot, Barcelona,

Spain, assignor to The Cunard-Pyle Company, West Grove, Pa. Application July 13, 1939, Serial No. 284,363

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct Pernetiana. rose plant, the result of a definite eil'ort to produce a rose combining the fine qualities of both parents.

This new rose was produced by crossing Luis freedom of bloom, size and quality of flower, and persistence of petalage. The result of this combination is a remarkable rose of a completely new and attractive coloring.

Other features of novelty and distinction are referred to in the following detailed description I of the new variety, the color terminology being in accord with dictionary definitions, except where otherwise indicated: Parentage:

Seed parent.Luis Brinas. Pollen parent.-Condesa de Sastago. I31) Classification.-Pernetiana.

Type-Hardy; tall, outdoors; seedling; for out flowers and garden decoration. Propagation-It holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by cuttings, grafting, budding and layering.

Flower Locality where gr0wn.West Grove, Pennsyl- Vania. so Flowers borne.Single,

ular arrangement on stems. Quality of -bloom.Free outdoors. Continuity-Continuous. :35 Fragrance-Moderate; Tea.

several to stem; in irregnormal medium length Petalage.-D0uble; from 35 ranged regularly.

Form.Very globular at first, becoming cupped; petals remaining at first very cupped, becoming later at maturity very 5 loosely rolled outward.

Petals-Thick, leathery with inside and outside satiny.

Shape-Oval. Intermediate.0val, scalloped with one notch. Inside-Round This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown outdoors, September, 1 938, at West Grove, Pennsylvania.

C'oZor.-(Ridgways.) Outside petal. Outside surface.-Crean1-Buff with rosy-blush, Plate 30, with Strontian-Yellow base, Plate 16. Inside surface.-Cream-Bufi", Plate 30, with Strontian-Yellow base, Plate 16. Inner petal. Outside surface.Orient-Pink, Plate 2. Inside surface.-Orange-Pink, Plate 3.

This description was made from a rose that was open for three days outdoors, in September, 1938, at West Grove, Pennsylvania.

Color.(Ridgways.) Outside petal. Outside surface.-Maize Yellow to Bufi Yellow with Lemon Yellow base, Plate 4. Outside petal. Inside surface-Maize Yellow to Bufi Yellow with Lemon-Yellow base, Plate 4. Inside petal. Outside surface.Maize Yellow to q Buff Yellow with Lemon-Yellow base, Plate 4 with blush flesh. Inside surface-Maize Yellow to Bufi Yellow with Lemon-Yellow base, Plate 4, with blush flesh.

General colo1-.(Ridgways.) Newly opened fiower.-Bittersweet Pink, Plate 2. Three days open.-Orange Bufi to pale Orange YelloW, Plate 3.

Behaoior.-Drop off cleanly.

Flower Zongevity.-On bush in garden, 4 to 5 to 55 petals, ar-

days in September; cut roses grown outdoors kept at living room temperature 4 to 5 days in September. Reproductive organs:

Stamens.Medium number, arranged irregu- 45 larly about pistils, tucked in calyx.

Filaments-Medium length; Yellow; few with anthers.

Anthers.-Medium size; Yellow; open at various times. 50

Pollen.Moderate; Gold.

Pistils.-Medium number.

Styles.Uneven; medium size; medium heavy;

bunched.

Stigma-Yellow.

Ovaries.-Some protruding from calyx. Hips-None.

Seeds.--None.

Plant Foliage:

Leaves.--Compound of 3-5; normal; medium size; leathery, glossy, wrinkled.

Leaflets.-Ova1 shape; with apex acute; base round; margin serrate.

Color. Mature. Upper surface Normal.

Under surface-Light. Young. Upper surface-Moderately light. Under surface- Light.

Rachis.--(The supporting stem of the compound leaf) heavy. Upper sideGrooved, hairy. Under side-sparsely prickly.

Stipules.--Long, medium width, with medium length points turning out at an angle of less than 45.

Disease.-Subjeot to blackspot.

Growth:

Habit.-Upright, much branched.

Growth.--Vigorous.

Canes.--Medium heavy.

Main stems.-Green.

Thorns.-Severa1; long,

with long narrow base. Prickles-None. Hairs.-None. Branches.-Green.

Th0rns.Several; medium length, hooked downward with short narrow base. Prickles.-None. Hairs.-None. New Sh00ts.Bright Green.

Th0rns.-Several; medium length, hooked downward with short narrow base. Prickles.-None. Hairs.--None. I claim: A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hooked downward Pernetiana class, characterized as to novelty by its vigor of growth, freedom of bloom, petalage, and large size and attractive color combination of and described.

double its flowers, substantially as shown PEDRO DOT.

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