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June 27, 1950 J BROWNELL Plant Pat. 955

ROSE PLANT Filed Feb. 23, 1949 Patented June 27, 1950 UNITED" Plant Pat. 955 PATENT] OFFICE ROSE PLANT Josephine, D..Brownell, Little Compton, a. I. Application February 23, 1949, Serial No. 77,844

My invention relates. to roses and especially to a new, original, and distinct varietyfof the .class known commerciallyas hybrid 'teasT-and. is a Rosa wichuraicma, of hardiness; or immunity from serious injury on account of cold. temperatures prevailing in certain parts of the northern United States:

The red topink yellow and orange shades (ordinary dictionary definition) of its petals, in combination with the unique brilliance thereof and their tendency to hold these colors under. ex-

p sure; I

The novelty and variation withincertain definite limits of the form of theloloom, its character of holding that form for a long time, and the petallage of the flowers;

Its character of fragrance;

Its unusual abundance of flowers, notableafter early bloom time and until frost;

The intensit of its remontant and everblooming or reblooming character;

Its character of ascending in height by. recurrentbranching and progressively longer stems from the base in some instances long. enough to be classified as canes; The character of producing many seven leafleted leaves; which character seldom has obtained on hybrid teas not having Rosa wicketraicmo ancestry, but frequently obtainson flower stems of descendants of Rosa wichuraidna of the dwarf reblooming type;

And especially its characteristic of partial freedom from premature defoiliation by.black-.spot, under certain definite conditions of. exposure, without any cultural control. y

In the accompanying drawing forming, a, part of this specification I have shown my. newrose in its natural colors, that is,- as near as is possible to do so artificially.

My new rose is otherwise described as follows:

Essential information Type. Hybrid tea, Rosa wichurzufana hybrid,

dwarf to ascending to tall to climber, for garden display, cut flower and forcing or growing under glass.

Class: Hybrid tea crossed, with Rosav wichuraianm further restricted. by originatorto include only,

1 Claim. (01. 47-61) It came into being as aseedling grown from a. seed borne on a plant of Pink Princess (Plant Patent 459), and the pollen parent was produced under my. direction by first crossing thev pollen of General Jacqueminot with Dr. W. Van Fleet...(bothunpatented). and the resultant seedlingcrossed as seed parent with .V for Victory- (Plant Patent 543). p

The pollenation that fertilized the seed that grew into my new rose, as well as the two L previous pollenations. mentioned. were directed by me and were perforlnedby emasculating flowers and placing thereon a bag. protecting from self and foreign pollen. These bags were later removed and the flowers were hand pollen-ated With a camels hair brush and the bags vimmediately.replaced. The date of this ..p0llenation was July 2, 1943. The seed was planted under my direction on December 18, 1943, and the date of the first flower was. July 14, 1944.

The plant andfiower seemed to me to. be of unusual merit and I have sincernade and directed extensive propagations and tests thereof. Plants of .this variety budded. from this seeduse on to Rosd multiflom root stock, have after being exposed to moderate sub-zero temperatures, survived and bloomed normally the following season in, the hybrid tea, manner. The variety has been propagated by budding at Little Compton, Rhode Island, in the months of July and August in 1944-8 inclusive and the characters have successively reproduced, true to the original seedling.

Flower Habit: It blooms out of doors in Little Compton, beginning about three days prior to the aver-' age beginning time of commercial hybrid teas and continues relative to growth of the plant until frost.

Flowers borne: Often one andfrequently twoor three or more on. each stem, in the usual hybrid tea type of cluster. The pe'dicels and peduncles are medium small in diameter and medium in length, erect, stiff, almost smooth, freefrom largeprickles and bristles but'with' a few very small Prickles varying to small hairs. Stems are long, diameter medium to large and notably "stiff and rigid.

Quantity, of bloom: Free, being cumulative in quantity from year to year as the plant increases in size, flowering through the summer.

Fragrance: Distinctive, pleasing China te in combination withthat of Rosa. wichzmticma, under favorable environment.

Bu'd: Neck normalas-des'cribed, opens well, being little to not at allsaff ected by hot or wet Weather or both, as to color and form, except at very. high high tempertures the color is less intense and the form of the petals is, less re- =cur1ed. i

Before the calyx breaks the size is medium, form moderately pointed, frequently with one or more sepals having foliaceous parts extending beyond theapex of the calyx up to about three quarters of an inch, the number and size of the foliaceous parts being variable and rarely having one or more narrow, pointed minutely serrate appendages on each side of the sepals, otherwise the sepals are usually normal and regular, tapering to lanceolate at their apex,

turning back nearly perpendicular to the pedicel as the bud opens.

Color of the loud as the calyx opens; outside of the petals opposite page 256 Saffron at 1,

irregularly splashed and edged with Blood Red at 3 to Carmine, opposite page 262 at 1. Inside The flower usually varies in size around four inches in diameter when fully open, petals average around 23, frequently some smaller petals and petaloids in the center, variable in number.

The flower opens high centered, informal,

recurled, with early display of stamens. and

pistils. The petals are variable from obovate to ovate to irregular and frequently with surfaces variously warped and edges especially of the smaller petals frequently notably irregular. Texture is medium to thick and leathery; both sides brilliant with slight veining which is not prominent. The time of opening in favorable conditions is two to four days.

The petals are substantial and after about five to six days drop off cleanly, except that occasionally one or two inner petals or petaloids cling to turn dull, to fall later. The flower does not ball in, wet weather. The flower lasts well, is not affected at any stage'by moderate cold or .hot temperatures, or by humidity or wet weather.

Reproductive organs:

Stamens, quantity variable, bein of medium average length and slightly uneven in length.

Anthers, Chamois at 2, opposite page 258. Filaments, nearly Flesh at 3, same page.

Pistils are several of slightly uneven lengths, averaging around one-half inch long.

Ovaries are usually all inclosed.

Hips frequently develop to ovoidto globular, color comparable with under side of leaves with variable colored overlay on the side exposed to the sun, moderately smooth; walls,

thin, fleshy, medium in size.

Sepals are persistent and. break off easily.

Plant Foliage: Is abundant, of compound leaves of three to five leaflets near the flower, five leaflets lower down the stem and frequently seven leaflets in the middle of the stem and nearer the base. Size of leaflets medium, averaging in size a' little larger than half way between the average hybrid tea and the Rosa wichuraz'ana leaflets. As the plants develop in size some of the leaflets develop to twice the size described above. Fonmof leaflets usually ovate with apex moderately acute, base rounde'd frequently slightly acute, in some instances with the circumference on one side of the pethirds of their length.

Color references hereinafter are to Robert Ridgway' Color Standards.

Color of leaflets on the upper surface is" slightly variable from Dark Dull Yellow Green, with reverse side nearly Asphodel Green frequently overlaid with trace of Dahlia Carmine.

The rachises are medium, moderately nar-'.-

row to slender, upper side smooth except some very short hairs on edges. Under side moderately smooth, usually 3 to 5 short prickles'. I

Stipules are medium tolong, averaging about about three-quarters of an inch long, with sharp points, the upper edges of which normally form an angle of about 100 degrees.

Habit, dwarf, becoming bushy to tall; upright, compact, more cumulative in growth from year to year than the normal hybrid tea rose plant, by stems from the base and by rebranching and growth and enlargement and extension of the stems from the base. The growth is moderately free at first, developing more rapidly after one or two years under favorable vegetative opportunity.

Color of mature stems is the same as that of the upper surface of mature leaves, shading variously lighter and also with slight overlay of Indian Red variable in intensity.

Prickles, several, frequently two to four between leaves, averaging in length about onequarter inch, shading from Dahlia Carmine to lighter at the base, turning lighter throughout and later to nearly colorless. Hairs few on upper portions of stems. Color of some prickles shading to color of stems.

Winter resistance: A notable characteristic of this new rose is the resistance to moderate subzero temperature in combination with its hybrid tea character and its Rosa wichuraiana ancestry. This variety with grafted bud and Comparisons: Talisman is a, well known rose of much the same colors but not so definitely segregated. This new rose has less petals, with and described, characterized by its unique color arrangement, bloom cluster and resistance to moderate sub-zero temperatures.

Color references unless otherwise noted are to Rose Manual," by Dr. J. H. Nicholas.

JOSEPHINE D. BROWNELL.

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