USPP727P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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March 25, 1947.

J. GAUJARD ROSE PLANT Filed June 26, 1943 Plant Pat. 727

Patented Mar. 25, 1947 Plant Pat. 727

ROSE PLANT Jean Gaujard, Feyzin, France, assignor to Jack son & Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application June 26, 1943, Serial No. 492,467

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant, originated by crossing two unnamed seedlings having promising characteristics, one of which came from the well known yellow rosePernet Ducher, and the other, a deep orange colored seedling which was also the pollen parent of the well known Rose dOr (Plant Patent No. 482) It is quite well known that Pernet Ducher is a, very tall, vigorous growing yellow variety but lacks depth of color and therefore bleaches out to a very light color quickly. By hybridizing as above stated, a much improved, new variety was produced characterized by a deeper yellow color of the flower (Empire Yellow intensifying to Apricot Yellow in late fall), and a much more vigorous bush than the variety Rose dOr.

Thi new variety is further distinguished by its strong, spreading, bushy habit of growth, with foliage (old) of dark green color, tough, leathery texture having very pronounced veins; and new foliage of Mahogany Red.

Asexual reproduction shows that these characteristics hold true through succeeding propagations.

The following is a detailed description of this new variety, color terminology being in accord with Ridgways Color Standard:

Parentage: Seedling.

Seed parent.An unnamed seedling from "Pernet Ducher.

Pollen parent-An unnamed seedling which was the pollen parent to Rose dOr." Classification: Botanic and commercialhybrid tea.

Flower (Observations made in the fields of Jackson 8: Perkins Company, Newark, New York, in the morning of September 20, 1942.)

Blooming habit: Recurrentcontinuous. Bud:

Size-Large.

Form.void; is not affected by wet or hot weather.

Colon-When sepals first divideMustard Yellow, Plate 16; when petals begin to unfurl-Empire Yellow, Plate 4; when hall blown-inside of petals, Empire Yellow, Plate 4, overcast with Pinard Yellow, Plate 4; reverse of petals, Pinard Yellow, Plate 4, overcast with Empire Yellow, Plate 4.

Sepals.l3ranched; curl back when petals begin to unfurl. Color-outside-Oil Green, Plate 5; inside-Light Lumiere Green, Plate 17.

CaZyx.--Shapeapple. Size-broad. As-

p$ctsmooth. ColorBiscay Green, Plate 1 Peduncle.-Lengthlong. Aspect-smooth. Color-Biscay Green, Plate 17. Strengtherect; heavy. 1

Opening-Bud opens well; is not afiected by adverse conditions.

Bloom: 7 V

Siee.--Large. Average size when fully expanded, 5 to 5 inches.

Borne-singly.

Stems.--Medium length; strong.

Form.When first opencupped. Permanence-retains its form to the end.

PetaZage.Double (full but open center). Number of petals under normal conditions, 25.

Colon-Center of flower-Pinard Yellow, Plate 4. Outer petals-lower halfEmpire Yellow, Plate 4; upper half-Pinard Yellow, Plate 4. Base of petals (aig1et)- Lemon Chrome, Plate 4. Inside of petals lower half-Empire Yellow, Plate 4; upper halfPinard Yellow, Plate 4. Reverse of petalsPinard Yellow, Plate 4. General tonality from a distance-Empire Yellow, Plate 4.

Discoloration.-General tonality at end of first day-Empire Yellow, Plate 4. Second day-between Empire Yellow, Plate 4, and Pinard Yellow, Plate 4. Third day-Pinard Yellow, Plate 4.

Petals:

Texture-Thick; is not affected by wet or hot weather.

Appearance.Inside-satiny; outsideshiny.

Form.0val.

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

Persistence.--Drop ofi cleanly.

Fragrance-Slight. Nature-tea (average hybrid tea scent).

Lasting quality-On the plant and as out flower-long.

Genital organs:

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

Color-Light Cadmium, Plate 4. Arrangement-regular around styles.

Stamens, filaments (threads) .Length-medium. Color-Grenadine Red, Plate 2.

PoZZen.-Bu1f Yellow, Plate 4.

Stylea-Co-lumnar, uneven length; medium length; thin.

Stigams.-Grenadine Red, Plate 2.

Ovaries.-All enclosed in calyx.

Plant Form: Bush.

Growth: Vigorous; branching.

Foliage: to 7 leaflets. r Size-Large. Quantity.Norrnal.

C'oZ|0r.New foliage-upper sideMahogany Red, Plate 2, mid-rib Oil Green, Plate 5; under side-Serpentine Green, Plate 16, with veining of Mahogany Red, Plate 1. 10 Old fo1iageUpper sideDark Cress Green, Plate 31; under.-side-Light Cress Green, Plate 31. Shape-oval pointed.

Texture.Up per sideleathery; under siderough. Ribs and veins'prominent Edge.serrated (saw toothed) Serration.Single; deep.

' Rachis.Cress Green,Plate 31. Under side smooth.

Stipules.lVledium length; smooth.

Disease resistance.-Resistant insofar as this is evidenced by absence of any disease throughout development and establishing of this variety.

Wood:

New wo0d.Co1or-Hays Russet, Plate 14.

Bark--smooth.

Old wood.-ColorCress Green, Plate 31.

Barksmooth.

Thorns (thorns are divided into thorns, prickles and short needles) Thorns.0n main stalks from baseordinary; on laterals from stalkordinary. Form-flat base; medium length, hooked downward. Color when youngEugenia Red, Plate 13. Positionirregular.

Prickles.0n main stalks and on lateralsnone.

Short needZes.-On main stalks and on lateralsnone.

I claim:

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, characterized as to novelty by its strong, spreading, bushy habit of growth; 01d f0- liage of dark green color, tough leathery texture with pronounced veins; new foliage of Mahogany Red; and flowers of Empire Yellow in general tonality intensifying to Apricot Yellow in late fall, substantially as shown and described.

' JEAN GAUJARD.

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