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July 12, 1949. GALLAGHER Plant Pat. 853

ROSE PLANT Filed May 29, 1947 Patented July 12, 1949 UNITED sTATEls Plant Fat. 853

ounce ROSE PLANT Edward Gallagher, Mount Clemens, Mich, as-

signor to James R. Carey, Mount Clemens,

Mich.

Application May 29,

1 Claim.

e -have been passed on to this offspring to produce a novel combination, quite attractive in the line of yellow roses.

This new rose is a strong grower, producing very strong and very long stems on which the large, yellow flowers are borne singly in a setting of very dark and large foliage. The buds of this new variety are very large and perfect in form, thereby adapting the rose particularly for out flower purposes. Cuttings of this rose grow very strongly in the winter time and dark weather. Another important characteristic is its very strong spicy fragrance.

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

In the drawings are shown specimens of the new variety, illustrating the bloom at different stages of development and the foliage likewise at different stages.

The following is a detailed description of the new variety, color terminology being in accordance with Ridgways Color Standard, except where otherwise indicated to have ordinary dictionary significance:

Type: Hardy; tall; greenhouse; sport; for cut flowers.

Class: Hybrid tea.

Breeding: Sport.

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

Locality where grown: Mount Clemens, Michigan.

Flower Flowers borne: singly to stem; on strong, long stems. Quantity of bloom: Free; abundant in greenhouse. Continuity: Continuous. Fragrance: Strong; tea; spicy. Bud:

PeduncZe.-Long; heavy; erect; stiff; red dish green; smooth; few green prickles. Before calyx breaks.-Size--large. Formlong, pointed with a conspicuous neck; with slender, much out foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to the extent of its length. As calyx breaks.OolorMustard Yellow,

19 52, Serial No. 751,210

(El. Fl-61) 2 Plate XVI, with Old Rose, Plate XIII, venation.

As first petal opens.Si2elarge. Form-- pointed. Color-outside: Mustard Yellow,

5 Plate XVI, with Old Rose, Plate XIII, vena tion and Rose tips. Inside: Mustard Yellow, Plate XVI, with Old Rose, Plate XIII, venation more dense.

Opening.0pens up well.

Bloom: Size, when fully open-large; i to 5.

PetaZage.Double; frornzl to 30 petals. Form.Full; high center at first; becoming cupped; petals remaining at first and at maturity rolled outward.

Petals: Thick; soft; with inside satiny, velvety,

and outside velvety.

Shape.0utsideround with one notch. Intermediate-ova1 with two notches. In side-oval with one notch.

This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown in a greenhouse at Mount Clemens, Michigan, in the month of March:

Color-Outside petaloutside surface: Mustard Yellow, Plate XVI, very slight Old Rose, Plate XIII; inside surface: Mustard Yellow, Plate XVI, with Old Rose, Plate XIII, venation and Rose apex. Intermediate petaZ-outside surface: Mustard Yellow, Plate XVI, turning pale at edge of petal; inside surface: Mustard Yellow, Plate XVI, turning pale at edge of petal. Inner petal--outside surface: very brilliant Mustard Yellow, Plate XVI, quite uniform;

inside surface: very brilliant Mustard Yellow, Plate XVI.

This description was made from a rose that was open for three days in a greenhouse at Mount Clemens, Michigan, in the month of March:

house kept at living room temperatures, five days in March.

Reproductive organs Stamens: Many; arranged regularly about pistils.

Filaments: Medium length; reddish yellow; many with anthers.

Anthers: Medium size; yellow; all open at once.

Pollen: Moderate; yellow.

Pistils: Medium number.

Styles: Uneven; medium length; medium heavy;

bunched.

Stigma: Naples Yellow, Plate XVI.

Ovaries: Protruding from calyx.

I-Iips: Short; fiat; gourd-shaped; green; smooth;

thick.

Sepals: Permanent; long; spear-shaped; re-

curved.

C'olor.Inside-Light Blue Green, Plate VII.

Outside-Light Green.

Seeds: Few.

Plant Foliage:

Leaves-Compound of three (near flower) and five to seven (at base) leaflets; abundant; large; heavy; glossy.

Leaflets.-Shapeovoid with apex acute;

baseround; margin-simply serrate.

C'olor.Mature-upper surface: dark green; under surface: normal. Y01mg-upper surface: Light green; under surface light green.

I claim:

20 A new and distinct variety of rose plant, characterized as to novelty by its habits of growth, the unfading yellow color of its blooms from bud to full blown flower, the perfection and large size of the buds and the large size and dark color of 25 the mature foliage, substantially as shown and described.

EDWARD GALLAGHER.

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