USPP840P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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y 1949. VINCENZO SODANO Plant Pat. 840 KNOWN AS JIMMY SODANO ROSE PLANT iled April 22, 1947 l NV ENTOR Patented May 24, 1949 Plant Pat. 840

UNITED STATES ROSE PLANT Vincenzo Sodano, known as Jimmy Sodano, Madison, N. J.

ENT QFFICE l 2 My present discovery relates to an improved StipuZes.-Long, narrow, clinging for about variety of hybrid tea rose plant of the type two-thirds their length. Points very usually grown in greenhouses. It originated as slender.

a sport of Better Times (Plant Patent 23) and Stems: Stiff, strong, very heavy and approxihas some of the characteristics of its parent. mately Jade Green (Plate XXXI). Lower por- However it differs from the parent variety in a tion has a few large, downward-pointing number of important points, particularly in the thorns. larger and heavier-textured petals of the buds Peduncle: Lighter and brighter than stems, apand flowers, the more pointed shape of the bud proximately Lettuce Green (Plate V). Smooth, and flower, the deeper and more velvety color of strong and straight. rom 4 to 6 inches in the flower, the darker and more substantial length. foliage, and the more vigorous growth. Sepals: Foliaceous appendages extend beyond bud The variety has been asexually reproduced and before it breaks. At least one sepal is very the novel features have proved to be permanent. leaflike. Reflex early.

The accompanying illustrations show a bud, a lo half-opened flower and a fully opened flower, to- The bloom gether with portions of their stems and foliage. Bud! In the original paintings they are shown in apand pomtedproximately their true size and colors, and as slze-Typlcal bud measure? 2 11101165 near the velvety brilliance as is possible with the in length just before beglm'llng to unfold. medium used, This is approximately inch longer than Following is a detailed description of my new the bud of the parentvariety. Color plate numbers refer to Ridg- Opening-Opel? Slowly and evenly- Petals ways Color Standards and Nomenclature, and reflex only shghtly' other reference to color indicates the usual dic- 25 C0101 and TY11an Rose tionary meaning of the term, (Plate XII) ust before opening.

Aspect.--Silky. The plant Flower: Growth: Very vigorous, upright bush. Free- Borne.-Singly. growing, requiring much less attention than its Pefalaga-Usually 25 to 30 petals. parent. Attains height of 8 to 10 feet.

Siee.-Although the petalage is not great, the Disease resistance: Very healthy. Resistant to flower is very large, frequently measuring diseases common to roses.

5% to 6 inches in diameter. Blooming habit: Continuous bloomer, producing Form.Very high-centered and loosely m y very large blooms- Rec n v ry X furled. Centers remain high and stamens Weeks. covered. Petals reflex only slightly and Foliage: outer petals usually continue at right Quanfity.-Abundant. angles to the peduncle. The over-all effect Leaves.-Compound, usually with 3 to 5 leafof the form is somewhat similar to that of lets but with the first below the flower a to a semi-double peony. single leaflet. C0l0r.The color is very diflicult to describe Size.-Large, with terminal leaflet measurand is not found in Ridgways Color ing about 2 inches wide and 3 inches long. Standards and Nomenclature. The gen- Shape.0vate, with very sharp acuminate eral color effect of a newly-opened rose is tip. Deeply and sharply serrated. a little darker than Tyrian Rose (Plate Tertura-Thick and leathery. XII), with a much greater degree of bril- Colon-Dark green, approximately Empire liance and life. The color of the under Green (Plate XXXII). Under side tinged surface of the petals at this time lies bewith red or bronze. tween Rose Color and Tyrian Rose (Plate New lcaves.-Appr0ximately Brick Red XII). The color does not fade but rather (Plate XIII). grows deeper after the flower opens. On Rachz's.Red tinged. Smooth below and about the fourth day after opening, the rooved above. Short, with leaflets and color lies somewhere between Rhodamine stipules meeting in many instances. Mod- Purple and Aster Purple (Plate XII), with erately h av the outer edges approximately the latter 3 color. The base of the petals and their under surface is a color between Tyrian Pink and Rhodamine Purple (Plate XII). Aspect.Petals are silky on the under surface but very velvety on the upper surface, particularly toward the edges which are also darker in color. Even when the flower is old, this rich velvety aspect is retained.

Petals:

Size.uter petals are exceptionally large, measuring approximately 2 by 2%, inches. The inner petals are much smaller but still large enough to form a high center which is retained.

Texture.substantial.

Shape.0uter petals are modified obo'vate while the inner petals are from obovate to spatulate. Edges mostly entire.

Fragrance. -Particularly pronounced and pleasing, as well as unusually lasting. Keeping qualities: Excellent. Flowers kept in excellent condition at room temperatures for five days after having been shipped by man. When kept at cooler temperatures, they kept well for aweek or more. Reproductive org-ans:

Pistils.-Moderate quantity, tightly bunched. Styles short and tinged with red. Stigmas yellow.

Sfamens.Many, surrounding I pistils. Filaments longer than pistils; purplish red. Anthers yellow and relatively'large.

Comparison with Better Times My new variety differs from its parent, the Better Times, principally in the following respe'cts:

Plant-The foliage and stems of my new variety are thicker and darker. The plant is much more vigorous. It grows much freer and requires less attention.

Bud.-The bud of my new variety is /2 inch longer and much more pointed.

Flower.--The shape of the flower of my new variety is pointed and the high-centered form is retained, whereas the parent flower is globular and opens flat. The flower of my variety is much darker in color and very much more velvety in aspect; also this color does not fade but deepens in tone. Petals are larger and of heavier texture, although there are fewer of them.

Having thus disclosed my discovery, I claim:

The new and distinct variety of hybrid tea rose plant, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly by the large dark green foliage devoid of thorns; its free and vigorous growth; the large size of its flowers and petals; its lasting fragrance; the retained highcentered form of the flowers as well as the unrufiled and only slightly reflexed edge of the petals; and the velvety brilliance of its newlyopened flowers of dark Tyrian Rose which deepens as the flower ages.

VINCENZO" SODANO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date P1.Pt.295' Ringdahl Oct. 18, 1933 P1.Pt. 688 Sodano May 14, 1946 Pl.Pt. 743 Krowka July 8, 1947

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