USPP758P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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Sept. 2, 1947.

W. l. JOHNSTON ROSE PLANT Filed May 24, 1946 Plant Pat 758 Patented Sept. 2, 1947 Plant Pat. 758

ROSE PLANT Walter I. Johnston, Portadown, Ireland, assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 24, 1946, Serial No. 671,951

1 Claim. 1

The present invention. relates to a new and distinct variety of hybrid tea rose plant, originated by the crossing of two unnamed seedlings.

This new variety has been tested under all conditions throughout the United States and all of these tests have shown it to be an unusually vigorous bush with free flowering habits.

It is further characterized as to novelty by the color of the flowers, Rose Red color on the inside of the petal and contrasting Rose Red overlaid with Rose color on the outside of the petals; by the very rich Old Rose fragrance of the blooms, quite unusual in roses of corresponding size and color; by the Light Cadmium anthers and Spectrum Red filaments; and by the large size bud and flower and very plentiful dark green foliage.

Asexual reproduction of this new variety shows the foregoing characteristics come true to form and are established.

In the drawings is illustrated a fair group specimen of the new variety showing the flowers at difierent stages of development from bud to fully opened bloom.

The following is a detailed description of the new variety, the color terminology being in ac-, cordance with Ridgways Color Standard:

Parentage: Seedling.

Seed parent.Unnamed seedling. Pollen parent.Unnamed seedling. Classification: Botanic and commercial-hybrid tea.

Flower (Observations made in the fields of Jackson 8; Perkins Company, Newark, New York, in the month of January, 1946.)

Blooming habit: Recurrent-continuous. Bud:

Size.Large.

Form.-'-Long; pointed. Is not affected by wet or hot weather.

C'0l0r When sepals first divide-Oxblood Red, Plate I. When petals begin to unfurlPomegranate Purple, Plate XII. When half blown-Inside of petals-Rose Red, Plate XII. Reverse of petals-Rose Color, Plate XII, overlaid with Deep Rose Pink, Plate XII.

Samba-Branched. Curl back when petals begin to unfurl. Color-inside-Light Cress Green, Plate 31. Outside-Light Elm Green, Plate 17.

CaZy.r.-Shapeurn. Sizesmall.

smooth. Odor when TZLbbd-I1Cll6. orLettuce Green, Plate 5.

PeduncZe.-Length--long. Aspect-smooth Color-Lettuce Green, Plate 5. Strength erect; slender.

Opening.0pens up well. Is not affected by adverse weather conditions.

Bloom:

Size.Large. Average size when fully expanded-4 /2-5 inches.

Borne.Several together.

Stems.--Long; strong.

Form-When first open--high center.

manenceflattens.

Petala'ga-Double (full but open center).

Number of petals under normal conditions25.

Colon-Center of fiower-Tyrian Rose, Plate 12. Outer petals-Tyrian Rose tinted with Rose Red, Plate 12. Base of petals (aiglet)-Light Greenish Yellow, Plate 5. Inside of petals-Rose Red, Plate 12. Reverse of petals-Rose Red overlaid with Rose Color, Plate 12. General tonality from a distanceRose Red, Plate 12.

Discoloration.-General tonality at end of first day-Rose Red, Plate 12. Second dayRose Red, Plate 12. Third day- Rose Red overcast with Tyrian Rose, Plate 12.

Aspect- Col- Per-

Petals:

Outside Genital organs:

Stamens, Anthers.-Large; many. Color- Light Cadmium, Plate 4. Arrangement- Regular around styles.

Stamens, Filaments (threads).-Long. Color-Spectrum Red, Plate I.

Pollen-Apricot Yellow, Plate l.

. 3 Styles.Bunched, uneven length;

heavy. I Stigmas.-Picric Yellow, Plate 4. Ovaries-All enclosed in calyx,

Plant long;

side-Dark Cress Green, Plate 31. Under side-Light Cress Green, Plate 31. Shape.--Oval pointed. Texture.Upper sideleathery. Under side-Smooth. nent. Ed'g'e.Serrated (saw toothed) Serration.Single small. Leaf stem.--Grass Green, Plate 6.

sideprickles. StipAuZesr-Medium length; smooth. Disease Resistance.--Good.

Ribs and veinsPromi- Under Thorns (thorns are divided into thorns, prickles and short needles) Thrns.Quantity-On main stalks from basemany. On laterals from sta1kordinary. Form-narrow base; medium length; hooked downward, Color when young-Corinthian Red, Plate 27. Posi- Hon-irregular.

Prickles-On main stalks and on laterals none.

Needles-On main stalks and on laterals none. I claim: A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Hybrid tea class, characterized as to novelty by its vigorous growing and free flowering habits; the large size of bud and flower; the very rich Old Rose fragrance of these flowers; the color combination of the flowers, anthers and filaments; and the plentiful amount of dark green foliage, substantially as shown and described.

WALTER I. JOHNSTON.

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