USPP680P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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April 16, 1946. JOHNSTON Plant Pat. 680

ROSE PLANT Filed April 1945 Patented Apr. 16, 1946 y Plant Pat.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROSE PLANT Walter I. Johnston, Portadown, Ireland, assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y., .a corporation of New York Application April 5, 1945, Serial No. 58.6,681

, V 1 Claim. (01. 4761) g The present invention relates to a new and lighter towards tip where it is overlaid with distinct variety of hybrid tea rose plant, the nova light indication of Deep Purplish Vinaelty of which residesprimarily in the unique 001- 11 Plate 4 Wh n halt b10WI 1mside oring of the flowers at the different stages of Of Deta1$ ce!1ter P l Llght c p' f their development, combined with their old Rose 5 Drab, Plate 4 outer als. combination fragrance I of Pallid Quaker Drab, Plate 51, as a base More specifically, as hereinafter pointed out overlaid W1thYe11W5h Glaucous, Plate and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, as fevers? 0f O11ve Buff, Plate 40, overnearly as possible to do so, the full-open flower is, laid Wlth Llght Vmaceous Fawn, Plate g n speaking, a Light Fawn color, a charac senile-Branched. Curl back when flowers teristic absolutely new and different in the class begm to Open- C0101 Absmthe Green, of hybrid teas. Plate The color of the bud, dominantly Reed Yellow Caryn-Shape Oblong. b'zze '-Long. Asat the base and lighter toward the tip where it is peck-Smooth Color-hem C s r n. overlaid with a light indication of Deep Purplish 15 Plate Vinaceous when the petals begin to unfurl, is also pedlincle- Length M Aspec? unique in the hybrid tea class. As the flower Prlcklyi very Small q Color-Idem reaches the half-open stage, this coloring fades Cres Green, Plate shght Overcast. or changes, the center petals becoming Light Cin- Hay S Russet Plate Strength-Sufi; namon Drab while the outer petals become a color combination of Pallid Quaker Drab as a base over- Openmg 1 9 up Well- IS not afiected by laid with Yellowish Glaucous. adverse condltlons- The Old Rose fragrance in combination with 310%} the above mentioned color characteristics makes SZze- Large- Average 51% when fully s n w variety stand out as a most interesting pended-4 Inches to four and one-half and commercially valuable development from disinchestlnctly different seedling varieties. Bornesmg ly and Sever tOgether- Asexual reproduction shows that these charac- Stems-"'Med1um length; t Strength a teristics hold true through succeeding propa- FTm' When I?en H1gh center P87,

gations manence-retams its form to the end.

The following is a detailed description of this Petazage' nouble (fun but open new variety, color terminology being in accord 2 32: 2 petals under normal 00mm with Ridgway s Color standard Colon-Center of flower-Light Vinaceous parentage: Seedling" Fawn, Plate 40, lightly overcast with Mauv- Seed PaTent' Unnamed Seedlmgette, Plate 25. Outer petals--Light Min- U ParentPFlnnamed seedlingeral Gray, Plate 47, overlaid with Light Classification: Botanic and commercial-hybrid pinkish Lilac, Plate 37 Base f t l (aiglet) --Citron Yellow, Plate 16. Inside of Flower petals-Light Vinaceous Fawn, Plate 40,

lightly overcast with Mauvette, Plate 25.

(Observations made in the fields Of Jackson Reverse of petals-Pale Olive Buff Plate Perkins Company Newark, New York in the 40 General mm i y from a distance.- m0 i JP -E 1944-) Light Vinaceous Fawn, Plate 40. Blooming habit: Recurrent-continuous.

Disc0Zoration.-General tonality at end of Bud: first dayLight Vinaceous Fawn, Plate 40. Second day-Light Vinaceous Fawn, Plate Form.Pointed; ovoid. Is not aifected by e 40, overcast with Pale Olive Buff, Plate 40. wet w at er but appe s somewhat l hter Third dayPale Vinaceous Fawn, Plate 40. in hot weather. 59 Petals:

Colon-When sepals first divide-Chalcedony Texture.-Thick. Is not affected by wet or Yellow, Plate 17lower half of petal. Uphot weather. per half of petal, Eugenia Red, Plate 13. Appearance. Inside Shiny. Outside-- When petals begin to unfurl--Reed Yellow, Satiny.

Plate 30, which is dominant at the base and FormP-Oval.

Arrangement-Imbricated (regularly arranged shinglelike). Petaloids in centerfew; small.

Persistence-Drop off cleanly.

Fragrance.Moderate. Nature01d Rose Perfume. I

Lasting qaality.-On the plant and as cut flower-lone.

Shape.-Oval pointed.

Texture.Upper sideleathery; glossy; un-

der side--rough.

Ribs and veins-Ordinary.

Edge-Serrated (saw toothed).

Serration.-Single; small.

Leaf stem-Absinthe Green, Plate 31. Un-

der side-Smooth.

Genitals organs:

Stamens, Anthers:

Size-Medium. C'olor.-Primuline Yellow, Plate 16.

. Stipules.-Medium length; slightly bearded.

Disease resistance.-Resistant. Wood:

New woooL-Maroon, Plate 1. Earle-smooth. Arrangement.Regular around styles. Old 'w0od.-Cress Green, Plate 31. Bark- Stamens, Filaments (threads) smooth.

Length.Medium l5 Thorns: Colon-Carnelian Red, Plate 14. Pollen.-Mustard Yellow, Plate 16. Styles. Bunched; short; thin; uneven base and on laters from stalkordlnary FormBroad base; medium length;

length. straight. 00101 when young-Oxblood Stigmas.-Maize Yellow, Plate 4, 20 Red, Plate 1. P0sz'tz'onirregular. Ovaries- AH enclosed in'calyx. Priclcles.Quantity-On main stalks and on r Plant lateralsefew- -Pa1e Glass amen.

Plate 31- r Form:..B,ush. Short needles.-On main stalks and on lat- Growth: Vigorous; branching. 25 eralsnone. Foliage: 5-7 leaflets. I claim:

Size-Medium. A new and distinct variety of hybrid tearose Qaa7ztitZ/.N0rmal. plant, characterized as to novelty'by the unique Colon-New foliage: upper sideflvictoria coloring of the flowers in the diflerent stages of Lake, Plate 1, with Oil Green, Plate 5, mid 30 their development, combined withtheir Old Rose rib; under SideViCtOllEt Lake, Plate 1. fragrance, substantially as shown and described; Old foliage: upper side-Cress Green, Plate 31; under side-Light Cress Green,

WALTER I. JOHNSTON. Plate 81.

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