USPP895P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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ROSE PLANT Filed April 6, 1948 Patented Nov. 8, 1949 UNITED ROSE PLA NT Herbert C. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Ontario, Calif a corporation of California Plant Fat. 895

Application April 6, 1948, Serial No. 19,187

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant resulting from a cross of two well known rose varieties, Duquesa de Pefiaranda as the seed parent, and Charlotte Armstrong as the pollen parent.

This new variety possesses the following combination of distinctive characteristics:

(1) A new color in hybrid tea roses substantially as described and illustrated herein.

(2) A distinctive foliage unusual for its combination of large size, leathery-glossy texture and appearance and its typically bright shade of green color.

(3) A tendency in the flower to fade uniformly with a minimum of objectionable blue coloring under heat and bright sunlight.

(4) A flower unique in its neatness and balance throughout its life cycle.

(5) A plant moderate in growth producing heavy, short to medium length, stems and tending to continuity in production of flowers.

This new variety differs from its seed parent as follows:

(1) The new variety has flowers in the pink range whereas its seed parent variety produces a flower in orange tones.

(2) This new variety produces flowers that are exceptional for their balance in all stages whereas the variety of the seed parent produces flowers typically opening lopsided in shape.

(3) This new variety has approximately 50 per cent more petals than its seed parent.

This new variety may be distinguished from its pollen parent in the following manner:

(1) This new variety has a plant that is moderate in growth and tending to be stocky whereas Charlotte Armstrong" has a plant that is rangy and tall.

The color of the flower of this new variety is in the pink range whereas the flowers of Charlotte Armstrong are described as Spectrum Red to Blood Red.

(3) The foliage of this new variety is glossy, very large and with somewhat rugose surface whereas that of Charlotte Armstrong is merely large, dull surfaced and smooth.

(4) The foliage of this new variety is a bright shade of green whereas the foliage of Charlotte Armstrong tends more to the color that might be properly described as gray-green.

In the accompanying illustration are shown, specimens of the foliage and flowers at different stages of development.

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

The following is a detailed description of the new variety, all references to color being in accordance with the R. F. Wilsons Horticultural Colour Chart, except where indicated to be in accordance with Ridgways Color Standards and Nomenclature:

Armstrong Flower Locality Where grown: O California- Flowers borne: singly, occasionally two to four to stem in irregular cluster; on normal, short to medium length stems.

Quantity of bloom: Free; outdoors.

Continuity: Continuous during growing season.

Fragrance: Slight to moderate; spicy.

Bud:

Peduncle.--Medium length; medium to heavy; erect; moderately rough; few prickles; numerous gland-tipped cilia. Color-Absinthe Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway), becoming near Mineral Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway) on side exposed to sun.

Before calyx breaks.-Sz'ze-m e d i u m Form-short; pointed to ovoid; with foliaceous appendages, tomentum, on the surface of the bud; with slender, entire, much cut foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to /2 of its length.

As calyx breaks.--Colornear Cardinal Red,

Plate 822/3, page 168. Sepals-inner surfacewith fine, woolly tomentum. Margins covered by adjacent sepals are lined with tomentum, margins not covered by adjacent sepals are lined with tomentum and stipitate glands.

As first petal opens.-Sz'2e-medium to large. Form-medium length; pointed to ovoid. Coloroutside: Rose Madder, Plate 23/ 1, page 23, with a spot of Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/2, page 4, at base of petal; inside: near Rose Madder, Plate 23, page 23, with a spot 3 of Buttercup Yellow, Plate /2, page 5, at base of petal. Petal with a narrow margin of Rose Madder, Plate 23/ 3, page 23.

Opening.-Opens up well.

Bloom: Size, when fully openmedium to large;

3 inches to 4 inches.

PetaZage.Double; from 20 to 30 petals; ar-

ranged regularly; 5 to petaloids arranged irregularly.

Form.Open to slightly cupped, high center at first; becoming open; petals remaining at first very loosely rolled outward; becoming later, at maturity, loosely rolled outward.

Petals: Thick; with inside velvety and outside satiny.

Sharper-Outside: round; scalloped with one to two notches. Intermediate: obovate; scalloped with one to two notches. In-

side: obcvate; scalloped with one to two notches.

CoZor.Colors may be modified by being margined, shaded or washed with other colors.

This description of a newly opened flower was 9 made from a rose grown outdoors in the month of November, at Ontario, California:

Col0r.0utside petal-outside surface: near Rose Madder, Plate 23/2, page 23, shading to Rose Madder, Plate 23/3, page 23, with a small spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/2, page at base of petal; inside surface: near Rose Madder, Plate 23/ 1, page 23, with a narrow margin of Rose Madder, Plate 23/3, page 23, with a spot of Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/2, page 4, at base of petal. Intermediate petal-Outside surface: near Neyron Rose, Plate '623/2, page 76, with a spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/2, page 3 at base of petal; inside surface: near Rose Madder, Plate 23/2, page 23, with a narrow margin of Rose Madder, Plate 2'3/3, page 23, with a spot of Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/2, page 4, at base of petal. Inner petaloutside surface: near Neyron Rose, Plate 623/2, page 76, shading to Camellia Rose, Plate 622/ 1, page 148, with a spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/1, page 3, at base of petal; inside surface: near Rose Madder, Plate 23/2, page 23, with a narrow margin of Rose Madder, Plate 23/3, page 23, becoming washed near base with Geranium Lake, Plate /2, page 20, with a spot of Lemon Yellow, Plate 4/1, page 4, at base of petal.

This description was made from a rose that was open for three days indoors in the month of November, at Ontario, California:

ColOr.--Outsz'de petal-o u t s i d e surface: Rhodamine Pink, Plate 527/2, page 138, with a narrow margin at edge of petal of white "with a very small spot of Aureolin, Plate3/2, page 3, at base of petal; inside surface: Rhodamine Pink, Plate 527/1, page 138, with a narrow margin at edge of petalofwhite with a small spot'of Aureolin, Plate 3/2. page 3, at base of petal. Insid petaZOutside surface: Rhodamine Pink, Plate 527/2, page 138, with a narrow margin of white at edge of petal with a small spot of Aureolin, Plate '3/2, page 3, at base of petal; inside surface: Rhodamine Pink, Plate 527/ 1, page 138, with a narrow margin of white atrgdse 0f petalwith a small spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/2, page 3, at base of petal.

General color efiect-Newly opened flowernear Rose Madder, Plate 23/2, page 23. Three days opennear Rhodamine Pink, Plate 527/1, page 138.

Beham'0r.-Drop off cleanly; afiected by hot, dry weather, becoming much lighter in shade.

Flower longevity-On bush in garden-three to four days in November. Cut roses grown outdoors kept at living room temperaturestwo to three days in November.

Reproductive organs Stamens: Many, approximately 100 in number;

arranged regularly about pistils.

Filaments: Medium to long; 5 to 15 mm. in

length; most with anthers. Colornear Mandarin Red, Plate 17/2, page 17, shading through Cadmium Orange, Plate 8/1, page 8, to Indian Yellow, Plate 6/2, page 6, at apex.

Ant'hers: Medium size; all open at once. Colornear Indian Yellow, Plate 6/3, page 6, becoming Indian Yellow, Plate 6/2, page 6, at margins.

Pollen: Moderate to abundant. Color--Yellow Ochre, Plate 07/1, page 101.

Pistils: Medium to many; approximately .50 in number.

Styles: Uneven; short to medium; 4 to 9 mm. in

length; thin; loosely bunched. =COZornear Uranium Green, Plate 63/3, page63, at base becoming near Carmine, Plate 21, page 21, at

apex.

Stigma: Translucent butnear Aureolin, PlateB/B,

page 3.

Ovaries: All enclosed in calyx.

Sepals: Permanent; moderately long; curled. Color-inside: near Buffy Brown, Plate XL (Ridgway); outside: near Buffy Brown, Plate XL (Ridgway) Plant Foliage:

Leaves.--Compound of five to seven leaflets;

moderately abundant; very large; leathery semi-glossy; wrinkled.

Leaflets.shapeovate lanceolate; with apex acute; base cordate; margin doubly serrate.

Color.-I| Iature-upper surface: Yew Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway); under surface: Asphodel Green, Plate XLI (Ridgway). Yoangupper surface: near Absinthe Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway), washed with near Garnet Brow-n, Plate I (Ridgway) under surface: near Deep Chrysolite Green, Plate XXXI (R'idgway), washed with Mineral Red, Plate XXVII (Ridg-Way) Rachis.I-Ieavy. Upper side-grooved, ,glandular. Under side-prickly,

Stipules.-Medium to long; moderately wide;

, with moderately short points, turning out at an angle of more than 45.

Disease.Resistant to mildew.

Growth:

Habit-Bushy; upright; much branched.

Growth.-Moderate.

Canes.Medium to heavy.

M ain stems.Near Light Cress Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway) becoming washed with Verona Brown, .Plate XXIX (Ridgway), on side exposed to sun. Large pricklesseveral; medium length; hooked downward; with short, broad base. Color-near. Snuff Brown, Plate XXIX (Ridgway): Small prickles-few. Color-near Snuff Brown, Plate XXIX (Ridgway). Hairs-none.

Branches.--Near Light Cress Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway) Large prickles-sev eral; short to medium; hooked downward; with short, broad base. Color-near Roods Brown, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway). Small prickZes-s e v e r a1. Color-near Roods Brown, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway). Hairsnone.

New shoots.--Absinthe Green, Plate XXXI I claim:

A new and distinct variety of rose plant characterized as to novelty by its habit of moderate growth and production of heavy, short to medium length stems with a tendency to continuity in production of flowers; by its large size foliage of leathery, glossy texture and appearance and typically bright green shade; by the color of its flowers, new in hybrid teas, and unique in neatness and balance throughout their life cycle; and by the tendency of the flowers to fade uniformly with a minimum of objectionable blue coloring under heat and sunlight, substantially as shown and described.

HERBERT C. SWIM.

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