USPP829P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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'Feb. 22, 1949. H. c. SWIM Plant Pat; s29

ROSE PLANT Filed June 24. 1947 Patented Feb. 22, 1949 Plant Pat. 829

ROSE PLANT Herbert G. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nnrseries, Inc., Ontario, Calif., a corporation of. California Application June 24, 1947; Serial No. 756,589..

1 Claim. 1

The-present invention relates to a new and distinctvariety of Hybrid Tea Rose plant, resulting from the cross of the known varieties Contrast Charlotte Armstrong, and possessing a combination"of'characteristics differing, so far as I am aware,'from'any other rose known to commerce.

The novel characteristics of this new Variety are found in the plant structure, habits of growth. and particularly in the flowers, speaking with reference to color, size, petalage and form as these vary durin the periods of blooming from early spring tofall. These novel characteristics may be concisely stated as follows:

(1) A vigorous, upright, free-branching plant, abundantly furnished with large leaves that are highly resistant to mildew.

(2) Flowers in a color substantially as described andillustrated herein and with a size charaoteristically varying from very large in early spring to medium-small in mid-summer to medium in the fall, and with the number of petals varying more ordess inproportionto the size ofrthe flower, be-x ing extremely double in the early spring; merely double iniithe summer, and very double in the fallgibut with not as many petals inxthexfall bloom as in the spring.

Sincethenovel characteristics above referred to are not found inany prior'rose', their distinctiveness mayibest be understood by a careiultcom parison with each of its parents as now setforth.

This new-variety" of 'rose has only one minor pointiof resemblancetoits seed parent, Contrastffhtunpatented); Both this new variety and Contrastarezuupright in habit butthis new of small thorns, whereas Contrast has relatively few, but large thorns. -While the color pattern is very difierent in this new variety from that of Contrast, it'nevertheless obviously inherited some of the brilliance from the color of the flower-of its seed parent.

Since the well known variety, Charlotte Armstrong (Pl. Pat; #455), was used as a pollen parent '-'because 0f its-many excellent qualities,

:slig'ht resemblances to its .pollen parent.

' of Charlotte Armstrong.

and the seedlings resulting from the cross of Contrast Charlotte.Armstrong f were selected on the basis of their complement of some of these characteristics, this new variety hassome The leaves of these two varieties are similarin their resistance to mildew and in their texture. The leaves of this new variety, however, are. larger than .those of .Charlotte Armstrong. with a greater-proportion of width to length- The plants of this new varietyare somewhat more abundantly furnished. withleaves than the plants of 1Charlotte Armstrong. The size and pattern of the thorns in'this new variety is verysimila'r to that On the other hand, the habit of the plant is quite different from that of ..CharlotteArmstrong, beingcharacteristically.

Frangy inhabit and couldmore appropriately be described as upright-spreading. The color of the flower of-this new variety is 'quite distinctfrom that of Charlotte Armstrong, being characterized by containing both more yellow and red pigment thanis found in the flowers of its pollen The flowers of"Charlotte Armstrong but spicy fragrance. The buds of Charlotte Armstrong are longer and more stream-lined than those of this new variety as is consistent with the somewhat fewer number of petals to be found in Charlotte Armstrong. Many more petaloids are to be found in this new variety than in its pollen parent.

Asexual reproduction of this new variety shows the foregoing characteristics com-e true'to form and areestablished.

The accompanying drawing shows specimens of the flowers at the various stages of development, depicting as nearly as possible the color range at said stages, and also specimens of the foliage in its various stages of development.

The following is a detailed description of the.

new variety, color terminology being in accordance with Robert F. Wilsons Horticultural Colour Chart with exceptions noted from Rid-gways Color Standards and Nomenclature:

Type: Hardiness untested; bush; outdoor; seedling; for out flowers and garden decoration. Class: Hybrid tea. Breeding: Seedling.

Seed parent-Contrast. Pollen parent.--Charlotte Armstrong.

3 Propagation: Holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by budding.

Flower Locality Where Grown: Ontario, California.

Date of Observations: November 1, 1946, at Ontario, Cal.

Flowers Borne: Singly, sometimes two or more,

to stem; in irregular cluster; on normal medium-length stems.

Quantity of bloom: Abundant; outdoors.

Continuity: Continuous during growing season.

Fragrance: Slight; spicy.

Bud:

Peduncle.-Medium to long; medium caliper; erect; medium rough; numerous glandtipped cilia and prickles. Color-near Rainette Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway).

Before calya: breaks.Size-medium. Formlong; pointed; with foliaceous appendages, gland-tipped cilia and glandular bloom on the surface of the bud; with slender, much out foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to or more of its length.

As calyg: breaks.-C'olor-near Chrysanthemum Crimson, Plate 824/2, page 169. Sepals-inner surface with fine, woolly tomentum; When the margin of a sepal is not covered by the margin of an adjacent sepal, it has Woolly tomentum and stipitate glands on both margins; but if margin is covered with adjacent sepals, margin has only woolly tomentum.

As first petal opens-Size-Jarge. Formmedium to long; pointed. Coloroutside: Crimson, Plate 22/1, page 22, shading through Geranium Lake, Plate 20/ 1, page 20, to a blotch of Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/2, page 4, at base of petal; inside-Crimson,

Plate 22, page 22, shading to a blotch of Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/2, page 4, at base of petal.

Opening.-Opens up well.

Bloom: Size, when fully openusually large; 4"

Petalage-7Usually very double; from 30 to petals plus 15 to 30 petaloids, arranged more or less regularly.

Form.Very full, high center at first and remaining high centered; petals remainat first very loosely rolled outward; becoming later, at maturity, tightly rolled outward.

Petals: Thick to leathery; with inside velvety and outside satiny.

Shape-Outside: obovate; intermediate: obovate-cuneate with one notch; inside:

obovate-cuneate With one notch.

Color.-Colors may be modified by being shaded, washed with other colors.

This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown outdoors in the month of September, at Ontario, California:

4 olin, Plate 3/1, page 3, at base of petal; inside surface: Rose Madder, Plate 23/1, page 23, with a narrow outer margin of Rose Madder, Plate 23/3, page 23, with a spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/1, page 3, at

This description was made from a rose that was open for three days outdoors in September, at Ontario, California:

Color.-Outside petal-outside surface: Neyron' Rose, Plate 623, page '76, with a spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/2, page 3, at base of petal; inside surface: Rose Madder, Plate 23/1, page 23, with a spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/1, page 3, at base of petal. Inside petaloutside surface: Rose Madder, Plate 23/1, page 23, with a spot of Aureo- 11in, Plate 3/1, page 3, at base of petal; inside surface: Rose Madder, Plate 23, page 23, with a spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/ 1, page 3, at base of petal.

General color efiect.Newly opened flower- Rose Madder, Plate 23/1, page 23. Three days opennear Rose Madder, Plate 23/ 1, page 23.

Behavior.Drop off cleanly; affected by hot,

dry weather by only a very slight variation in color.

Flower Z0ngem'ty.--On bush in garden, three days in September. Cut roses grown outdoors kept at living-room temperatures, 2 to 3 days in September. Untried for greenhouse growing.

Reproductive organs Stamens: Medium number, arranged irregularly about pistils.

Filaments: Medium length; 6 to 10 mm. long. ColorLemon Yellow, Plate 4, page 4. Most with anthers.

Anthers: Medium size; all open at once. Color- Saffron Yellow, Plate 7/1, page '7.

Pollen: Moderate. CoZ0rYellow Ochre, Plate 07, page 101.

Pistils: Many, approximately to in number.

Styles: Uneven; medium length; thin; loosely separated; 7-9 mm. in length. ColorCrimson, Plate 22, page 22, at upper end shading to Uranium Green, Plate 63/2, page 63.

Stigma: Near Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/3, page 4,

translucent.

Ovaries: All enclosed in calyx.

I-Iips: This variety very seldom sets hips under usual outdoor growing conditions. Sepals: Permanent; moderately long; recurved.

Color-inside:

Elm Green, PlateXVII (Ridgway).

I Plant Foliage:

Leaves.Compound of five to seven leaflets;

abundant; medium to large; heavy tio leathery; semi-glossy.

Leaflets.-Shapeoblong, lanoeolate, with apex acute, base obtuse; margin doubly serrate.

Color.-Matureupper surface: near Leaf Green, Plate XLI (Ridgway); under sur near Light Lumiere Green,- Plate XVII (Ridgway); outside: near Light face: near Asphodel Green, Plate XLI (Ridgway). Young--upper surface: Bice Green, Plate XVII, (Ridgway), washed with near Burnt Lake, Plate XII (Ridgway); under surface: Light Bice Green Plate XVII (Ridgway). washed with Indian Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway).

Rachis.Medium heavy. Upper side grooves with a few stipitate glands on edges; under side-moderately prickly with few stipitate glands.

Stipules.-Average length; average width; with moderately long points, turning out at an angle of less than 90.

Disease.Resistant to mildew.

Growth:

Habit.Bushy; upright; much branched.

Growth.Vigorous.

Canes.-Average caliper.

M ain stems. colorlight Cress Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway), with stripes of callus, formed by splitting of epidermal bark layer of near Verona Brown, Plate XXIX (Ridgway). Large priclclesmany; medium length; occasionally straight, usually hooked slightly downward; with short narrow base. Color-near Chestnut, Plate II (Ridgway). Small priclcles several. Color-near Chestnut, Plate II (Ridgway). Hairsnone.

Branches. ColorBice Green, Plate XVII (Ridgway). Large pricklesmany; medium length; occasionally straight, usually hooked slightly downward; with short narrow base. Co1or-Olive Ocher, Plate XXX 6 (Ridgway), shading to near Brussels Brown, Plate III (Ridgway) at tip. Small prickles several. Color varies from Olive-Ocher, Plate XXX (Ridgway) to Roods Brown, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway). Hairsnone.

New shoots. Colon-Grape Green, Plate XLI (Ridgway). Large priclcles-many; medium length; occasionally straight, usually hooked slightly downward; with short narrow base. Colornear Vinacious-Russet, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway) to near Lime Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway), at tip. Small priclcles. Several. Color near Vinacious-Russet, Plate XXVIII, (Ridgway) to near Lime Green, Plate XIQII (Ridgway), at tip. liaz'rsnone.

I claim:

A new and distinct variety of rose plant; characterized as to novelty by the vigorous, upright, free-branching habits of growth of the plant, abundantly furnished with large leaves highly resistant to mildew; by the color of its flowers and the size thereof characteristically varying from very large in early spring to medium-small in mid-summer to medium in the fall, and with the number varying more or less in proportion to the size of the flowerextremely double in the early spring, merely double in the summer, and very double in the fall, with not so many petals .ain the fall bloom as in the spring, substantiallyas shown and described.

HERBERT C. SWIM.

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