USPP957P - X r rose plant - Google Patents

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June 1950 H. A. VERSCHUREN Plant Pat. 957

ROSE PLANT Filed Oct. 18, 1948 INVENTOR HENDR/KUS ANTON/E VERSCHURE/V, DECEASED,

' Y MAR/E THERE'S/A ANT/ONETTA VERSCHURE/V-HEY/VEN, EXECUTR/X 7% Hr. 4 hr Patented June 27, 1950 Plant Pat. 957

ROSE PLANT Hendrikus Antonie Verschuren, deceased, l'a'teof near Uden, Netherlandsgby Marie Theresia Antionetta Verschuren-Heynen,:exeoutrix, near Uden, Netherlands, assignor to A. N. Pierson, Incorporated, Cromwell, Conn.

Application october 18, 1948, Serial No. 55,154 1 Claim. (01. 47-61) The 'presentinvention relateslto a .newyand distinct variety of hybrid tea rose plant. It originated from a cross between Better Times (Plant Patent 23) and Chieftain (Plant Patent 150) which was made by Hendrikus Antonie Verschuren at the Verschuren greenhouses in Haps, Holland.

The new variety is characterized particularly by its unique velvety color which ranges from approximately Oxblood in its :bud stage, to Amaranth Purple or darker when fully open. This is combined with the pleasing manner in which the petals reflex in the fully open flower. Another distinctive characteristic is the compact, bushy and thorny growth of the plant.

Asexual reproduction of this new variety has shown its characteristics to be constant.

Illustrations accompanying these specifications show several blooms and buds of this new variety, together with portions of the stems and foliage, in approximately their true colors, as they were received one day after cutting and shipping. Allowance must be made for the fact that with the medium at hand the artist was unable to show the brilliance or velvety appearance which are so much a part of the beauty of the flower.

Following is a detailed description of this new variety of rose plant, color plate numbers referring to Ridgways Color Standards and Nomenclature:

The plant Form: More bushy than erect. Compact.

Blooming habit: Continuous.

Stems: Slender but strong. Approximately Cerro Green (Plate V). Thornsmany sharp horizontal thorns. Most of them are tinged with pink.

Foliage:

Quantity.A'bundant.

Shape.0val with acute to acuminate apex.

Serrations.Edge sharply serrated.

Size.Medium to large. Terminal leaflet measures 2 /2 to 3 inches long by 1 to 2 inches wide. Lateral leaflets are'much smaller.

CoZor.Elm Green (Plate XVII).

Texture.Leathery; smooth.

Aspect-Upper surface, glossy. Under surface, dull.

Rachis.Upper side, grooved and usually bronzed. Sharp hooked thorns found on under side.

StipuZes.Narrow and short; clinging.

The flower Bud:

Siza- -Medium; approximately 1 inch long at cutting stage. I l Form-Conical; long-pointed. Colon-Very dark red, almost Oxblood Red (Plate I). Sepals-Mostly simple; reflexing early. Biscay Green (Plate XVII). 0aZym.-Long and slender.

Apple Green (Plate XVII). PeduncZe.Sturdy; rather short; lighter green than stems and frequently bronzed. Holds flower erect and close to foliage. Opening.Slow and perfect. Bloom:

Size.Medium, fully opened flower measuring about 4%.; inches in diameter. Borne.Singly on stems shorter than the usual greenhouse rose. Form.High-centered and symmetrical. Petals roll backward slightly as flower opens. When the flower is fully open the outer petals reflex [backward toward the peduncle, while the intermediate and inner petals continue to stand upright, making somewhat of a ball formation. PetaZage.-Double, averaging about 26 petals in April. Although the petalage is not great, the flower has the appearance of a large and heavy rose, due partially to the substance and velvety appearance of the petals and partially to their arrangement. Colon-General color effect of the open flower the first day after cutting is between Carmine and Oxblood Red (Plate I). The second day the color appears to be much lighter and more brilliant, and with more of the dark Rose tones shown in Plate XII than the Carmine tones of Plate I. The brilliance is particularly noticeable in artificial light and is therefore very valuable for decorative purposes at night. When fully open, the color of the two outer rows of petals takes on a purple glow, approximately Amaranth Purple (Plate XII), while the inner petals of many of the specimens remain the brighter, lighter tone. Many yellow stamens are visible in the open flower although usually they are partially hidden by some of the inner petals which remain folded. In a typical flower a creamy white streak runs up the center of the inner petals and this shows up as a small dot in the partially opened flower, due to the fact that the inner petals fold over in a break, at that stage of opening.

Approximately Longevity: Flower opens slowly and lasts exceedingly well. Petals:

Tewture.substantial.

Appearance.-Inside very velvety. Outside silky.

Shape-Outer petals are approximately round, with smooth edge. Intermediate petals are slightly wavy at edges.

Arrangement-At first tightly imbricated, but later loose and informal although the flower remains symmetrical.

Persistence.-Petals drop ofi cleanly when old. Fragrance.--Slight but very pleasing.

Reproductive organs:

4 Having thus disclosed the invention, it is claimed:

The new and distinct variety of hybrid tea rose plant, substantially as herein shown and de-- scribed, characterized particularly by its unusually thorny and bushy growth; the velvety and By MARIE THERESIA ANTIONETTA VERSCI-IUREN-HEYNEN, Ewecutrz'a: of Patent Rights of the Estate of Hendrikus Antonie Verschuren, Deceased.

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