USPP591P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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Patented June 15, 1943 Plant Pat. 591

ROSE PLANT Francis Meilland, Tassln-les-Lyon, France, as-

signor to The Conrad-Pyle Company, West Grove, Pa.

Application July 15, 1942, Serial No. 451,039

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety oi hybrid tea rose plant, a seedling resulting from a. deilnite eiIort to produce an.

Type; Hardy; bush: outdoor; seedling; for cut flowers and garden decoration. Class: Hybrid tea.

. Propagation: Holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by bud- Flower Locality where grown: West Grove. Pennsylvania. Flowers borne: singly to stem on' strong. medium long stems. Quantity of bloom: Abundant outdoors. Continuity: Intermittent, almost continuous.- Fragrance: Moderate: tea. Bud: l Paciencia-Medium long; heavy; erect; stm; Dark Citrlne, Plate IV; rough. Pricklesmoderately few, Garnet-Brown. Plate I.

Before calm: breakaFSize-large. Formglobuiar with an inconspicuous neck; with Ioliaceous appendages on the surface oi the bud: with bristle-like ioliaceous parts exytendingbeyonrithetipoithe hud equal to about one-fourth oi' its length.

As calva: breaker-Pale Lemon Yellow, Plate IV. hushed with Nopal Red. Piate I.

A: jirst 'petal wena-Siae-large. Formovoid. Color-Outslde-Lemon Yellow inse to Martins Yellow edse. Plate IV. 1nsldeTLemon Yellow base to Martins Yellow edge. Plate IV. and timed Shrimp Pink Plate I. Opening-opens up well.

Bloom:

Size when luilu open-Large; nve to five and one-halt. inches.

Petolaoe.'-Very double: from nity to nityilve petals arranged regularly.

Form-cupped; high centers g globular at ilrat: becoming cupped and hish centered: Petals remaining at tiret tightly rolled inward: becoming later, at maturity, loosely rolled outward.

Petals: Leather-y; inside and outside satiny.

Shape-Outside-oval; scalloped with apex dat with one notch. Intermediate-mate; scalloped with one notch. InsldHvate; scalloped with one notch.

This description of a newly opened ilower was made :rom a rose grown outdoors during the month of November, 1941, at West Grove, Pennsylvania.

Colon-Outside petal-Outside surface- Lemon Yellow base to Martlus Yellow, Plate IV, edged Rose Pink, Plate XII. Inside surface-Lemon Yellow base to Martius Yellow, Plate IV, edged Rose Pink, Plate XII. Intermediate petal- Outside surface-Lemon Yellow base to Martius Yellow, Plate IV, edged Rose Pink, Plate XII. Inside surface-Lemon Yellow base to Martius Yellow. Plate IV, edged Rose Pink, Plate XII. Inner petal-Outside sur. face--Lemon Yellow base to Martius Yellow, Plate Iv, edged Rose Pink, Plate XII. Inside surfacelemon Yellow base to Martins Yellow, Plate IV, edged Rose Pink, Plate XII.

lThis description was made from a rose that was open for three days outdoors, in November, 1941, at West Grove, Pennsyl- Vania:

Colon-Outside petal-Outside surface- Lemon Yellow base to Martlus Yellow. Plate IV, edged Rose Pink, Plate XII. In-

side surface-Lemon Yellow base to Mar-- tiua Yellow. Plate IV, edged Rose Pink. Plate XVII. Inside petal-Outside surface- Lemon Yellow base to Martins Yellow, Plate IV. edged Rose Pink, Plate XII. Inslde surface-Lemon Yellow base to Martlus Yellow, Plate IV. edged Rose Pink. Plate XII.

Genero! color clicca-Newly opened flower- Martins Yellow, Plate IV. Three days open-Martins Yellow, Plate IV.

Hampton-Drop of! cleanly; do not lade.

Flower lonaevityf-On bush in garden four to ,give days in November. Cut roses grown outdoors kept at living room temperatures four to six days in November.

Reproductiveoroans stamens: Many: arranged irregularly.

Filaments: Short and long; Nopal Red, Plate I:

most with anthers.

Anth'ers: Medium size; Light Orange Yellow.

Plate III: open at various times.

Pollen: Abundant: Capucine Yellow.

Plstils: Many.

Styles: Medium length: thin; hunched.

stigma: Straw Yellow; Plate XVI.

Ovaries: All enclosed in calyx.

Hips: Short; pointed: Awith inconspicuous neck;

pear-shaped; Bice Green, Plate XVII; smooth; walls thick. neshy.

Sepals: Falling soon; moderately long; spearshaped: recurved.

Seeds: Few; medium large.

Plant Foliage:

Growth:

Habit-Upright; much branched.

Growth.-Vigorous.

Causa-Moderately heavy.

Main stema- Dull Cedar Green, Plate VI. Thorns-several; medium long; straight; hooked downward; with narrow base. Priccles-nona Ham-none.

Branches- Dull Cedar Green, Plate VI.

Thorne-several; medium long; hooked downward; with narrow base. Prcklesnone. Hairs-none.

New shoots-Bright Victoria-Lake, Plate I. Thorns-many; medium long; hooked downward; with narrow base. Pricklesnone. Hairs-none.

I claim:

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, characterized as to novelty by its exceptionally vigorous growing habit and enduring quality of its foliage, size and perfection of form of the bloom, and their unusual blend of coloring, substantially as shown and described.

FRANCIS MEILLAND.

CERTIFICATE 0F CORRECTION.

Plant Patent No. 591.4

FRANCIS hermann.

June '15. 191e.

It is hereby certified that the name of the assignee ln the above numbered patent was; erroneously described and specified as "The Conrad-Pyle Company" vhereas said name should have been described and specified as --Ihe Conard-Pyle Companyand that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same :nay conform to the record of the case inthe Pat'ent Office.

signed and sealed this 25rd day or may, A. n. 19M.

(Seal.)

Leslie Frazer Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Hips: Short; pointed: Awith inconspicuous neck;

pear-shaped; Bice Green, Plate XVII; smooth; walls thick. neshy.

Sepals: Falling soon; moderately long; spearshaped: recurved.

Seeds: Few; medium large.

Plant Foliage:

Growth:

Habit-Upright; much branched.

Growth.-Vigorous.

Causa-Moderately heavy.

Main stema- Dull Cedar Green, Plate VI. Thorns-several; medium long; straight; hooked downward; with narrow base. Priccles-nona Ham-none.

Branches- Dull Cedar Green, Plate VI.

Thorne-several; medium long; hooked downward; with narrow base. Prcklesnone. Hairs-none.

New shoots-Bright Victoria-Lake, Plate I. Thorns-many; medium long; hooked downward; with narrow base. Pricklesnone. Hairs-none.

I claim:

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, characterized as to novelty by its exceptionally vigorous growing habit and enduring quality of its foliage, size and perfection of form of the bloom, and their unusual blend of coloring, substantially as shown and described.

FRANCIS MEILLAND.

CERTIFICATE 0F CORRECTION.

Plant Patent No. 591.4

FRANCIS hermann.

June '15. 191e.

It is hereby certified that the name of the assignee ln the above numbered patent was; erroneously described and specified as "The Conrad-Pyle Company" vhereas said name should have been described and specified as --Ihe Conard-Pyle Companyand that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same :nay conform to the record of the case inthe Pat'ent Office.

signed and sealed this 25rd day or may, A. n. 19M.

(Seal.)

Leslie Frazer Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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