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June 13, 1950 M, L D Plant Pat. 950

ROSE PLANT Filed May 5, 1949 Patented June 13, 1950 Plant Pat. 950

ROSE PLANT Mathieu P. H. Leenders, Steyl-Tegelen, Netherlands, assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 5, 1949, Serial No. 91,613

1 Claim.

v The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant, the origination of which had for its primary object the production of a variety having the outstanding color and fragrance of its seed parent Vanessa but which would improve its characteristic lack of strength and failure to produce a satisfactory quantity of blooms.

Vanessa was selected because it had a very desirable background, involving a series of crossings with Talisman, Ophelia and Souvenir de Claudius, but was otherwise unsatisfactory, as above stated. (All four of these varieties are unpatented.)

However, by crossing it with Burgemeester van Oppen, I obtained this new variety which is characterized as to novelty by the combination of: its heavy fruity fragrance, long lasting and tending to permeate all its surroundings; its branching habit which gives great production of medium length stems and flowers in the greenhouse, making it particularly desirable for out flower purposes; and, lastly, its attractive yellow color, all as hereinafter more specifically set forth.

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

The accompanying drawing illustrates specimens of this new variety at diiferent stages of development of the flowers from bud to fullblown blooms with a background of its dark green foliage.

The following is a detailed description of the new variety, color terminology being in accordance with Ridgways Color Standards and Nomenclature:

Parentage: Seedling.

Seed parent.Vanessa (unpatented). Pollen parent.Burgemeester van Oppen (unpatented). Classification: Botanic and commercial-hybrid tea. Place where asexually reproduced: Newark, New

York. Method of reproduction: By budding.

Flower (The following observations made in greenhouse at Newark, New York, in the morning in the month of December.)

Blooming habit: Recurrentcontinuous. Bud:

Ska-Large. Form-Pointed. Is not affected by wet or hot weather.

C'olor.When sepals first divide0range, Plate 3. When petals begin to unfurl Capucine Orange, Plate 3. When half blowninside of petals-Light Cadmium, Plate 4; reverse of petals-Deep Chrome, Plate 3.

Sepals-Branched, hood above bud. Curl back when petals begin to unfurl. Color inside-Pale Veronese Green, Plate 18 outside--Light Bice Green, Plate 17.

Calyx.--Shape'apple; I Size large'.- Aspact-smooth. Odor when rubbed-none. Color-Scheeles Green, Plate 6.

Peduncle.-Lengthlong. Aspect-smooth.

ColorLettuce Green, Plate 5. Strength-- stiff; slender.

Opening-Bud opens up well.

Bloom:

Siee.Large.

panded, 5".

Borne.Singly.

Stems.Medium length; normal strength.

Form.--When first open-high center. Permanence-retains its form to the end.

Petalage.-Double (full but open center). gl5umber of petals under normal conditions,

C'oZor.-Center of fiower-Orange Buif, Plate 3. Outer petals-Buff Yellow, Plate 4. outer edges lightly overcast with Shrimp Pink, Plate 1. Base of petals (aiglet) Lemon Chrome, Plate 4. Inside of petals Light Orange Yellow, Plate 3. Reverse of petals-Apricot Yellow, Plate 4. General tonality from a distance-Orange Buff, Plate 3.

Discoloration.-General tonality at end of first day-Orange Buff, Plate 3. Second day-Orange Buff, Plate 3, to Pale Orange Yellow, Plate 3. Third day-Maize Yellow, Plate 4, overcast with Shrimp Pink, Plate 1.

Petals:

Temture.'l'hick. Is not affected by wet or hot weather.

Appearance. Inside satiny;

shiny.

Form-Oval.

Arrangement.--Informal (with rags in center). Petaloids in center-few; small.

Persistence-Drop off cleanly.

Fragrance.-Strong and long lasting. Na-

ture-heavy fruity fragrance.

Lasting quaZity.--On the plant and as cut flower-very long.

Average size when fully exoutside- 3 4 Genital organs: Serrations.-Single; small.

Stamens, anthe1's.Medium size; many. Lear stem.Color--Absinthe Green, Plate 31.

Color-Light Orange Yellow, Plate 3. Under 'sidesmooth. Stamens, filaments (threads) .--Long. Col- Stipules.Medium length; smooth.

orCapucine Orange, Plate 3. 5 Disease resistance.-Resistant. PoZZen.-Color-Pale Yellow Orange, Plate 3. Wood: Styles.Columnar; uneven length; short; New wood.Color-Lettuce Green, Plate 5.

thin. Bark-smooth. Stigmas.Color-Baryta Yellow, Plate 4. V Old wo0d.ColorSpinach Green, Plate 5. Ovaries.-All enclosed in calyx. 10 Bark---smooth.

' Thorns: Plant Thorns.Quantity-on main stalks from Form: Bush. 7 base and on laterals from stalk-ordinary. Growth: Vigorous; branching. 7 o l V Formnarrow base; medium length; Foliage: 5to7 leaflets. 7 15 hooked downward. Color when young Size.Medium. a 1" Dark Vinaceous, Plate 27. Position-ire Quantity..Abundant. 7 regular C foliage; pp efie Prickles and short needles-None.

Plate 5, with overcast of Oxblood Red, Plate 7 Iclainr i 3 1 33 fggfggfizwgibgi fisgfiF325 2s A new and distinot Variety (Sf ro se plant ohar with overcast of O x-bloodR-ed, Plate 1, and acterized as novelty [by m t i -1 serrations Oxblood Red," Plate 1. 01d foliand Penetratmg fragrance; y Pmhficb n h age: upper side-e-Forest Green, Plate 1'7; mg habit i heavy product-Ion under Bice Greene Plate ticularly suitable for out flowers; and by itsate Shame a I tractive yellow blooms, substantially as shown pointed and described Texture-Upper side- -leatheryy smooth. Under side-smooth. Ribs and veins MATHEU LEENDERS' Ordinary.

Edge.-Serrated (saw toothed). 3o references

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