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H. c. sw||v| Plant Pat. 897

ROSE PLANT Nov. 8, 1949.

Filed Aug. 12, 1948 Patented Nov. 8, 1949 Plant Pat. 897

ROSE PLANT Herbert G. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Ontario, Calif., a corporation of California Application August 12, 1948, Serial No.'43,810 1 Claim. (01. 47-61) The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant, resulting from cross ing two well-known varieties, and combining in the progeny many of the desirable characteristics of each parent.

This new variety is notable for the following distinguishing combination of characters:

( 1) An exceptionally large flower for red roses.

(2) A shade of red color in the bud and newly opened bloom that to the best of my knowledge is entirely new in hybrid tea roses and the more particularly distinctive in the classe of double (petalage) roses.

(3) A flower bud of exceptional length as the first petal opens and produced on a peduncle of unusual length.

(4) Exceptionally vigorous plant on which the flowers are produced singly on stems of greater than average length.

This new variety differs importantly from its a seed parent in the following respects:

(1) Contrast has foliage with a glossy surface, whereas this new variet has foliage of a dull surface.

(2) While both varieties are upright in habit, Contrast is slender, wherease this new variety has a broad, bushy habit.

(3) The flowers of Contrast :are properly classed according to popular terms as bicolor, whereas this new variety is a red rose.

(4) This new variety has more thorns, both large and small, than its seed parent Contrast which is relatively thornless.

As regards its pollen parent, this new ros differs in the following manner:

(1) The flowers of this new variety are po'pularlyclassed as deep red, whereas the flowers of Charlotte Armstrong are classed as light red.

(2) While the bud of this new variety is classified as urn-shaped as is the bud of Charlotte Armstrong, there is actually quite a little difference in the appearance of the buds of these two varieties. The tips of the petals of the buds of this new variety reflex sharply, whereas the tips of the petals in the opening bud of Charlotte Armstrong reflex only slightly.

(3) The seed of Charlotte Armstrong are mostly enclosed within the pericarp (calyx), whereas in this new variety the seeds are all protruding from the 'pericarp or outside of it.

Asexual reproduction show-s that these characteristics hold true through succeedin propagations.

In the drawing, specimens of this new variety are illustrated at different stages of development of the flowers from bud to full blown blooms.

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

Seed parent.-Contrast (unpatenlted). Pollen parent-Charlotte Armstrong (Pl.

Pat. #455). Propagation: Holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by budding.

Flower Locality where grown: Ontario, California.

Flowers borne: Singly to stem; on weak, normal to strong long stems.

Quantity of bloom: Free; outdoors;

Continuity: Almost continuous during growing season.

Fragrance: Slight; tea.

Bud:

Peduncle.--Unusually long; medium to heavy; sometimes bending, usually erect; almost smooth; few gland-tipped cilia and prickles. C0lor-near Absinthe Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway), becoming washed with Prussian Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway), on side exposed to sun.

Before calya: breaks.Szze-medium to large.

F0rm-long; pointed; with foliaceous appendages and tomentum on the surface of the bud; with slender, much out, bristlelike foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to or more of its length.

As calyx breaks.--Color-Chrysanthemum Crimson, Plate 824, page 169. Sepals-inner surface with fine, woolly tomentum; when margins are covered by adjacent sepals they have only woolly tomentum, but when margins are not covered by adjacent sepals they have stipitate glands and woolly tomentum.

As first petal opens.-Sizelarge. Formvery long pointed to urn-shaped. Coloroutside: near Currant Red, Plate 821/1, page 167, with a small spot of Canary Yellow, Plate 2/2, page 2, at base of petal; inside: near Blood Red, Plate 820, page 166, with a spot of Aureolin, Plate 3, page 3, at base of petal.

Opening.0pens up well.

Bloom: Size, when fully open-large; 4 inches to 5 inches.

Petalage.--Double; from 24 to 30 petals; ar-

ranged regularly with 2 to 4 petaloids at center of flowers.

Form.Full, high centered at first; becoming fiat at maturity; petals remaining at first loosely rolled outward; becoming later, at maturity, tightly rolled outward.

Petals:

Tea'ture.Thick; leathery; with inside velvety and outside satiny.

Shape.utside: broadly obovate; scalloped with 1 to 2 notches. Intermediate: obovate-cuneate; scalloped with 1'. to; 2'notches; Inside: obovate-cuneat'e; scalloped with 1' to 2 notches.

Color.Colors may be modified. :by' being: shaded and/or washed or tinted with other colors.

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

CDlOr.-Outside petal-outside surface: near Crimson, Plate 22, page 22, with a, spot of Canary Yellow, Plate 2/2, page 2, at base of petal shading to Canary Yellow, Plate 2'/-3, page 2; inside surface:- near Cardinal Red, Plate 822/2, page 168'; with a spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/1, page 3; at base of petal. Intermediate petaloutside surface: near Rose Mad'der, Plate 23, page 23, with a spot of Canary Yellow, Plate 2/2, page 2, at baseofpetal shading to Canary Yellow, Plate 2/3', page 2; inside surface: near Cardinal. Red, Plate 822/2, page 1.68, with a spotof, Aureolin, Plate 3/1, page 3, at base of petal. Inner petal-outside surface: near. Rose. Madder, Plate 23,, page 23, with a spot. of. Canary Yellow, Plate 2/2, page 2, at base of petal shading to. Canary Yellow, Plate 2/3, page 2;, inside surface: near Cardinal Red, Plate 822/1, page.16,8, with a spot of Aureolin, Plate 3/1,.page 3, atbase of petal.

This-descriptionwas madev fromia rosethat was open for three days indoors; inthe month: of O0- tober, at Ontario, California:

Color-Outside, petal-outside surface: near Tyrian Rose, Plate 24, page 24,, with a. spot of Canary Yellow, Plate 2/2', page 2, at base of petal shading to Canary Yellow, Plate 2/3, page 2; inside surface: near Cardinal Red, Plate 822/3, page, 168, with a spot of Canary Yellow, Plate 2'/2, page 2, at base of petal. Inside petal'--outside surface: near Rose Madder, Plate 23', page 23, with a spot of Canary Yellow, Plate 2/2, page 2, at base of petal shading to Canary Yellow, Plate 2/3, page 2'; inside surface: near Cardinal Red, Plate 822/2, page 168, with a spot of Aureolin, Plate. 3/1, page 3, at base of petal.

General color effect-Newly opened flowernear Cardinal Red, Plate 822/2, page 168. Three days open-near Cardinal Red, Plate 322/3, page 168.

Behavior.-Drop off cleanly; fading only slightly; slightly affected by hot, dry weather by fading "to lighter shade of red.

Flower Zongem'ty.0n bush in garden3 days in October. Cut roses grown, outdoors kept at living room temperatures-3 to 4 days in October.

Reproductive organs Stamens: Medium to many from 40 to 50 in number; arranged regularly about pistils.

Filaments; Long, from 7 to 15 mm. in length; most with anthers. Color-near Tangerine Orange, Plate 9/1, page. 9., washed. with Mandarin Red, Plate 17/1,. page 1'7 Anthers: Medium to large; all open at once. Color-near Indian Yellow, Plate 6/2, pag 6, becoming tinted with Mandarin Red, Plate 17/2, page 1'7.

P.0llenz, Moderate to. abundant.

Oichre, Plate o'l,,page 101.

Pistils-r Many; from 60 to 70 in number.

Styles: Uneven; medium to long, from 5 to 10 mm. long, thin; loosely bunched. Color-near Sulphur Yellow, Plate 1-/3, page 1, at base becoming Crimson, Plate 22, page 22, at upper end.

Stigma: Colortranslucent but near Aureolin,

Plate 3/3, page 3'.

Ovaries: All protruding from calyx.

Hips: Under normal conditions this variety does not set seed so the hips, do not mature.

Sepalsz. Falling soon; moderately long; curled. Color-inside; near Citron. Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway), becoming washed with Fawn Color, Plate. XL. (Ridgway); outsidez. near Lime Green, Plate XXX]: (Ridgway), becoming washed with. CinnamoneBuif, Plate XXIX (Ridgway).

Seeds: Normally does notset seed.

Plant CoZorYellow Foliage:

Leao.es.Compound' of 5-. to 7: leaflets; moderately abundant; medium to. large; heavy to leathery; semilossy.

Leafiets.-Shapeoval to ovate, with apex acute; base. round; margin doubly serrate.

CoZone-Matura-upper surface: near Yew Green, Plate XXXI (Ridgway) under surface: near Asphodel' Green, Plate XLI (Ridgway). Yoang-upper surface: near Absinthe Green, Plate XXX]! (Ridgway), washed with. Mineral Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway); under surface: near Absinthe Green, Plate XXXI' (Ridgway'), washed with Dark Mineral Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway).

Rachz's.Medium in caliper. Upper side grooved; Under side-moderately smooth to sparsely prickly.

Stipal-es.Medium length; medium width; with moderately short points turning out at an angle of more than 45, recurved toward the stem sometimes.

Disease.--Moderately resistant to mildew.

Growth:

Habit-Bushy; upright; much branched.

Growth.-Very vigorous.

Canes-Moderately heavy.

Main stems., Colornear Lightv Cress Green,

Plate XXXI (Ridgway). Large priclc,les-- several to many; lon s, hooked downward; with short narrow base. Color-near Vandyke Brown, Plate XXVIII (Ridgway). Small pricklesfew. Color-near Vandyke Brown,,Pl ate XXjVIII (Ridgway-l. Hairs-. none.

Branches.--.C.olornear Rainette Green, Plate XXXI, (Ridgway). Large prz'clcles v several; long; hooked downward; with short narrow base. Color.near Snuff Brown, Plate XXIX, (Ridgway). Small ri,ckl,esfew. ol near Snu f. Brown, Plate XXIX (Ridgwayl. Hairse-none.

New shoots.-Color-near Absinthe Green, Plate XXX! (Ridgway), washed with Mineral Red, Plate XXVII (Ridgway). Large prickles several; long; hooked downward; with short narrow base. Colornear Vandyke Red, Plate XIII (Ridgway). Small prickles--few. Color near Vandyke Red, Plate XIII (Ridgway). Hairs-mane.

new shade of red color in the bud and newly opened bloom and more particularly distinctive in the class of double roses; by the exceptional length of the flower bud as the first petal opens and the unusual length of the peduncle; and by by the exceptionally vigorous plant on which the flowers are produced singly on stems of greater than average length, substantially as shown and described.

HERBERT C. SWIM.

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