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Jan. 20, 1976 w' A. WARRINER ROSE PLANT Filed April 15, 1974 Plant Pat. 3,825

United States Patent The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of rose plant of the floribunda class which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed, unpatented cultivar with pollen from the cultivar, Bridal Pink, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,851.

The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a cultivar suitable especially for the production of cut blooms of a pink color similar to the color of Bridal Pink but with improved characteristics of growth and keeping qualities. This objective was fully achieved as evidenced by the following unique combination of characteristics which are outstanding in the new cultivar and which distinguish it from its parents as well as from all other cultivars of which I am aware.

um um Asexual reproduction of this new cultivar by budding as performed at Wasco, California, shows that the described characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations.

The accompanying illustration shows typical specimens of the vegetative growth and flowers of the new cultivar in different stages of development, depicted in color as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in a color illustration of this character.

The following is a detailed description of my new rose variety with color terminology in accordance with Wilsons Horticultural Color Chart, except where ordinary dictionary significance of color is indicated.

Parentage: Seedling.

Seed Parent.Unnamed seedling. Pollen Parent.Bridal Pink, U.S. Plant Pat. No.

2,851. Classification:

Btanic.Rose hybrid. Commercial.Floribunda.

FLOWER Observations were made at Irvine, Calif, in February from plants grown in a greenhouse.

Blooming habit: Recurrent-continuous. Bud:

Size-4% inches when petals start to unfurl.

Form.Pointed ovoid.

Colon-When sepals first divide lighter than Carmine Rose (621/3) with deeper color near outer edges of petals close to Carmine Rose (621). When half bloom; upper side of petals near Carmine R o se (621/ 1) large area at base of petal near white; lower side of petals lighter than Carmine Rose (621/ 3) with deeper color near outer edges close to Carmine Rose (621/1).

Plant Pat. 3,825

Patented Jan. 20, 1976 Sepals.Color: Outer surface Scheeles Green (860/ 3). Inner surface Scheeles Green (860/3) with moderate amount of white tomentum. Three appendaged sepals lightly appendaged. Two unap- 5 pendaged sepals slightly hairy edged.

Receptacler-Color: Scheeles Green 860/ 3). Shape:

Funnel. Size: Large. Surface: Smooth.

PE(lLHlCl.-L6Ilgth2 Medium. Surface: Few stipitate glands. Color: Scheeles Green (860/3). Strength:

10 Stiff, erect, heavy.

Opening-Spiral type-pe'tal edges curl back slightly. Bloom:

Size-Large. Average open size 4 /2 inches. Borne-4n greenhouse: Singly and occasionally several together. On plants grown outside, blooms are mostly in clusters. Stems.Long. F 0rm.When first openhigh center. Permanence retains its form to the end.

Petalage.Number of petals under normal conditions, 3035. C0l0r.Center of flower: Upper side of petals near Carmine Rose (621/2), large area near base near white with overlay of Primrose Yellow (601/3).

Reverse side of petals lighter than upper side, almost white with overcast slightly lighter than Carmine Rose (621/ 3), slightly deeper near outer edges. Base of petals near white with small area Primrose Yellow (601/ 3). General tonality fro-m a distance Carmine Rose (621/2). Variegations: None, very smooth color with little or no veination. Discol0rati0n.-At end of first daynone. Third daynone. F ragrance.Very slight.

Petals.-Texture: Thick, satiny. Shape.Round, sometimes wider than long, Form-Tips slightly recurved. A rrangemenL-Jmbric ated. Petaloids in center.-Few.

Persistence.Drop olf cleanly. Lastingness.0n the plantvery long. As cut flowervery long. Reproductive parts: Stamens, anthers.Mediurn. Coloryellow. Ar-

rangement-regular around styles. Filaments.Color-white. Pollen.Gold yellow. Styles.Color-base white, tips red.

Stigmas.-C010rlight yellow.

PLANT Form: Bush. Growth:

In greenhouse.Vigorous, upright, branching. 0utside.Low and bushy. Foliage: Number of leaflets on normal mid-stem leaves,

Size.--Very large. Quanrity.-Normal.

Disease resistance.-Resistant to mildew under normal growing conditions at Irvine, Calif. Wood:

New w00d.Col0r-reddish. Barksmooth. Old w00d.-Colorgreen. Bark-very smooth. Prickles:

Quantity.0n main stalks from base-few, On latterals from stalkfew. F0rm.-Broad based. Sometimes straight, hooked downwardly. Color when y0ung.-Green. Positi0n.Irregular. Small prickles:

Quantity.-On main stalks-few to none. On laterals-few to none.

I claim:

1. A new and distinct cultivar of rose plant of the fioribunda class, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of its large glossy foliage, relatively fewer thorns than Bridal Pink, smooth stems, glossy petals of light Carmine Rose (W), and productive growth as a cut flower cultivar when grown in a greenhouse.

No references cited.

ROBERT E. BAGWILL, Examiner

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