USPP923P - Rose plant - Google Patents

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Feb. 14, 1950 T. J. MORRIS Plant Pat. 923

ROSE PLANT Filed Aug. 30, 1948 Patented Feb. 14, 1950 .2

ROSE PLANT Theodore John Morris, deceased, late of Van Nuys, Calif., by Lillian Adelle Morris, administratrix,' Van Nuys, Calif., assignor to Germains -Inc-.,i Van Nuys, Calif., a corporation of Californ a Application August 30, 1948, Serial No. 46,862

Plant Pat. 9231 UNITED sures PATENT OFFICE 1 V The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant characterized by its exceptional free-blooming and vigorous branching habits of growth, its relative freedom from thorns, the distinctive color of its blossoms, and its ease of propagation.

This new variety most nearly resembles its seed parent but differs dominantly therefrom in respect of the color of the blooms; that is, the

present variety belongs to the Vermilion color range rather than to the copper-orange of its seed parent. This variety also is a much more prolific bloomer, has much more vigor of growth, and is freer flowering than its parents.

' 1 Claim. (01. 47-61) Asexual reproduction of this new variety shows the foregoing characteristics come true to form and are established.

In the accompanying drawings are illustrated specimens of this new rose at different states of development of the flowers.

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

Type: Half-hardy; bush; outdoor; seedling; for

cut flowers and garden decoration. Class: Hybrid tea. Breeding: 7

Seed par'ent.--Mrs. Sam McGredy (unpatented). Pollen parent.-Ma1ar Ros (unpatented). Propagation: Holds its distinguishing characteristics through succeeding propagations by cuttings, grafting and budding.

Locality where grown: Van Nuys,-California. Flowers borne: singly to stem; on normal strength, medium length stems. Quantity of bloom: Abundant; outdoors. Continuity: Continuous. Fragrance: Moderate; sweetbriar. Bud: 1

Peduncle.-Long; medium erect; light reddish green; entirely smooth. Before cal /:1: breaks. Size medium. Form--long; pointed, with a conspicuous neck; without foliaceous appendages on the surface of the bud; with much out foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud equal to one-half or more of its length. C'o1or-light green.

As calyx breaks.Color-Jasper Red, Plate This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown outdoors in the month of June at Van Nuys, California:

C'olor.0utside petal--o u t s i d e surface- Vermilion, Plate 18/2; inside surface- Claret Rose, Plate 021/1. Intermediate petaloutside surface-Vermilion, Plate 18/2; inside surface-Claret Rose, Plate 021/1. Inner petal-outside surface- Claret Rose, Plate 021/2; inside surface-Vermilion, Plate 18/2.

This description was made from a rose that was open for three days outdoors in the month of June, at Van Nuys, California:

Colon-Outside petal-outside surface- Spinel Pink, Plate 0625/2; inside surface- Spinel Pink, Plate'o625/l. Inner petaloutside surface-Spinel Pink, Plate 0625/2; inside surface-Spinel Pink, Plate 0625/1.

General color efiect.--Newly opened flower- Claret Rose, Plate 021/1. Three days open-Spinel Pink, Plate 0625/1.

Behavior.-Persist; brown.

Flower l0ngevity.-On bush in garden4 days in June. Cut roses grown outdoors, kept at living room temperature-3 days in June.

Reproductive organs Stamens: Many; arranged regularly about pistils.

Filaments: Long; yellow; most with anthers.

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

Pollen: Moderate; yellow.

Pistils: Medium number.

Styles: Uneven; medium long; thin; loosely bunched.

Stigma: Red.

Ovaries: All enclosed in calyx.

Hips: Long; gourd-shaped; green; smooth; thin. Sepals: Permanent; long; recurved; green.

Seeds: Many; medium size.

Plant Foliage: Leaves, compound of five leaflets;

abundant; medium size; moderately thin; soft.

Leaflets.Mucronate; base round; margin irregularly serrate. Color. Mature upper surface -Dark Green; under surfaceLight Grey Green. Rachis. Medium heavy; upper V grooved; under side-sparsely prickly.

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It is vclaimed:

A new. and distinct variety of hybrid tea rose plant characterized as to novelty by its excepztional free-blooming habit; its vigorous branch- StipuZes.Medium length; medium; width;

with medium points turning out at an angle of less than 90, recurved toward-the stem.

Disease-Subject to mildew;

Growth: 7

' 'Habz't.--Bushy; much branched.

Growth.-Vigorous. Guam-Medium heavy.

habit of growth; its relative freedom from thorns; its ease of propagation; and the distinctive color of its flowers, substantially as shown and described.

" MORRIS,

Administratria: of the Estate of Theodore John Morris, Deceased.

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