USPP475P - Rose flan-t - Google Patents

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June 24, 1941. w, KQRDES Plant Pat. 475

ROSE PLANT Filed Feb. 10, 1941 Patented June 24, 1941 a n? P l-n 47.75:

ROSE PLANT v des, HolstinIGefihany, assignbrto Jackson's; Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y.

I 1 l eia m. .11.4741) The r nt, .i v et n. re a t an??? a e o at r im -p ant fihe are l: ered ri ran e t e This. new rose "man rare foliage and heavy texture thereqnand j' V v dom =of,fiowering, together with the large size'of the'blooms and continuity of blooming, all of which impart particular value to this variety for decorative garden use.

The novelty of color of the flowers is of primary importance, due to the peculiar lightening of color of the lower third of the petals which gives the flower an interesting luminosity, the general ton-ality ranging from Carmine to Pomeg'ranate Purple and persisting throughout all of the stages of blooming.

The foregoing distinctions are more specifically referred to in the following detailed description, wherein all color terminology accords with Ridgways Color Standard:

Parent/age: Seedling.

Seed parent.Dance of Joy. Pollen parent-E. G. IIillXCath-erine Korde-s. 01 as sifioation Botantc.-I aarge flowered polyant-ha. CommerciaZ.-Floribunda.

Flower Blooming habit: (Observations made in fields and gardens of Jackson 8: Perkins Company, Newark, New York, in the afternoon of June 21, 1940.)

Recnrrent.-Continuous. Bud:

Size.-Medium. Form-Pointed. Is not affected by wet or essamo g whi-chmay benoted 'abu Bloom: Sizer-Large. Average size when fully expanded-44% inches.

Borne-In clusters, irregular.

Stems.-Medium length; strong;

.Form.-=When first open-flat. .Perma- 'nence-retainsits form to the end.

Petalaye.Doub-le (full but open 'center).

Number of petals under normal conditions24-25.

C0l01.-'Center of flower-between Carmine, Plate I, and Pomegranate Purple, Plate XII. Outer petals-between Carmine, Plate I, and Pomegranate Purple, Plate XII. Base of petals (aiglet)-Straw Yellow, Plate XVI. Inside of petals; upper twothirdsbetween Carmine, Plate I, and Pomegranate Purple, Plate XII; lower third-lightening to Tyrian Rose, Plate XII. Reverse of petals-between Pomegranate Purple, Plate XII, and Rose Red, Plate XII. General tonality from a distancebetween Carmine, Plate I, and Pomegranate Purple, Plate XII.

Discoloration.-General tonality at end of first day-Carmine, Plate I, to Pomegranate Purple, Plate XII. Second day Carmine, Plate I, to Pomegranate Purple, Plate XII. Third dayleaning towards Pomegranate Purple, Plate XII.

Petals:

Texture-Leathery. Is not affected by wet or hot weather.

Appearance. Inside velvety.

shiny.

Form-Oval.

Arrangement.-Imbricated (regularly ar-. ranged shingle-like). Petaloids in centerfew, small.

Persisterwe-Drop off cleanly.

Fragrance-Moderate. Nature-average hybrid tea scent.

Lasting quality.0n the plant and as cut flowerlong.

Genital organs:

Stamens, anthers.-Size--medium; many.

Color-Light Cadmium, Plate IV. Arrangementregular around styles.

Stamens, filaments (threads) M e d i u m length. ColorJasper Red, Plate XIII.

PoZZen.--Cadmium Yellow, Plate III.

Styles.-Bunched; medium length; thin.

Stigmas.--Pinard Yellow, Plate IV.

Oourz'ea-All enclosed in calyx.

Plant Outside Form: Bush. Growth: Vigorous; upright; compact.

2 r f 475 v Foliage: 5-7 leaflets. Thorns (thorns are divided into thorns, prickles Size.-Medimn. and short needles) Qwmtity.-Abundant. Thorns.-Quantityon main stalks from Colon-N w foliage: uppe e e s base-many. On laterals from stalkow Plate XIII; under s deanD 5 many. Form-flat base; medium length, Red, Plate XIII. 01d foliage: upper sidehooked downward. Color when young- Cress Green, Plate XXI; under side-Light 1 Lettuce Green, Plate v Rosition irreg- Cress Green, Plate XXXI. V ular,

Share.Ova1pointed. Prickles.-Quantity-on main stalksfew.

Texture.-Upper side-leathery. Under 10 vcolm. Lettuce Greenplate v Side-rough Ribs ve n Short,needles.Quantity-on main sta1ks Edge.-Serrated (saw toothed). none, o 1 t 1 Serrations.-Single; small. Rachis.-Color-Cress Green, Plate XXXL Under sidehooks.

Asexual reproduction of this new rose shows 15 that the noted distinctive features are fixed.

Y I claim: g i i f A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the W g rem f 9515 an fioribunda class, characterized as to novelty by 3 its abundance of foliage of heavy texture, free New Plate 20 dom and continuity of blooming, and the size, Barb-45111001111, shape, and color of its flowers, substantially as our w00d.COZ0r--Cress Green, Plate XXXI. shown n scri ed.

Barksmooth. WILHEILM KORDES.

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