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Nov. 28, 1950 E. s. BOERNER Plant Pat. 992

ROSE PLANT Filed Jan. 26, 1950 Patented Nov, 28, 1950 Plant Pat. 992

ROSE PLANT Eugene S. Boerner, Newark, N. Y., assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application January 26, 1950, 'Serial No. 140,627

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the large-flowered polyantha class; originated by crossing the yellow floribunda variety Goldilocks (Plant Patent No. 672) with the white to cream mutafloriferousness of the new variety.

propagations.

Nomenclature Parentage: Seedling.

Seed parent.Goldi ocks.

tha. Commercialfloribunda.

Bud:

Size.-Medium.

wet or hot weather.

Plate 1. Apricot Yellow,

low, Plate 4.

begin to unfurl.

-C'alyx.:Shapefunnel. Sizesmall; As-

pect smooth. Color Parrot Green, Plate 6.

Peduncle. Length medium. Aspect- 5 rough. Color--Meda1 Bronze, Plate 4, tion Marionette" (Plant Patent No. 569). Strength Slender- The primary objective sought in making this Opening.0pens up well. Is not affected cross was to obtain a true yellow color of the by adverse weather conditions. blooms, combined with the general plant and oo foliage characteristics of the floribunda variety l0 ra rage size when fully e Pinocohio (Plant Patent No. 484). The parpanded, 2 /;"-3". ticular seedling resulting from this cross achieved Borne.In clusters; rounded. this objective in a marked and striking way, with Stems.-Medium length; strong. the still further improvements in the perfect Form-When first open-cupped. Perma form of the individual blooms and the steady 5 hence-outer petals curl back.

PetaZage.-Double (full but open center). Asexual reproduction of the new variety by Number of petals under normal conditions, budding at Newark, New York, Pleasanton, 35-40. California, and elsewhere, where the observa- Colon-Center of fiowerEinpire Yellow, tions were made for the disclosure herein, shows Plate 4. Outer petals-Martius Yellow, that these characteristics come true to form and Plate 4, overcast with Naphthalene Yelare established and fixed through succeeding low, Plate 16. Base of petals (aiglet)-- Pale Lemon Yellow, Plate 4. Inside of The accompanying drawing shows a group of petalsPinard Yellow, Plate 4. Reverse the flowers and foliage of this new variety, with of petalsNaphthalene Yellow, Plate 16. the flowers at different stages of development General tonality from a distance-Empire from small bud to full open bloom, as observed Yellow, Plate 4. in the gardens in early August, 1949, at about Discoloration.-General tonality at end of first day-Empire Yellow, Plate 4. Second The following is a detailed description of the day-Pinard Yellow, Plate 4. Third day new variety, color terminology being in accord- Martins Yellow, Plate 4, overcast with ance with Ridgways Color Standards and Naphthalene Yellow, Plate 16.

Petals:

Textura-Thin. Is not afiected by wet or hot weather. Pollen parent.--Marionette. 2 32 53 I n S 1 d e shmy 0uts1de Classification. Botamc-large-flowered polyan- Form ovall Arrangement-Irregular. Petaloids in cen- 40 terfew; small. Flower Persistence.Drop oiT cleanly. Blooming habit: Recurrentcontinuous. FmgTance-S1ight- Naturetea (average hybrid tea scent). Lasting quaZity.On the plant and as cut Form-Pointed; ovoid. Is not affected by w r-l Genital organs: Color.--When sepals first divide-Carmine, tam ns, a th s. m s f w- 001- When petals begin to unfurl or-Apricot Yellow, Plate 4. Arrange- Plate 4. When half mentregular around styles. blown-inside of petals-Empire Yellow, Stamens, filameazta-Medium length. Col- Plate 4. Reverse of petalsEmpire Yelor-Citron Yellow, Plate 16.

PolZen.--Color-Baryta Yellow, Plate 4. Sepals.Branched. Curl back when petals StyZes.Columnar, uneven length; medium Colorinside-Light 7 length; thin. Viridine Green, Plate 6; outside-light Stiq YeW,P1al1e4- Bice Green, Plate 17.

Ova1'ies.All enclosed in calyx.

Plant I Wood: Formi'Bush. v New wood.-Color-Hays Russet, Plate 14. Growth: Vigorous; compact. Barksmooth. Foliage: 3-5 leaflets. Old wood.ColorLight Cress Green,

Size.Medium. 5 Plate 31. Bark-smooth. Quantity.-Abundant. Thorns: ciolon- New iflfliagei 'u'pper side-Grass "'lT -%,Q i y;=0nmain Stalks from "Green, Plate 6,--'overca*st with Victoria Lake, *base and on laterals from stalk-many. Plate 1. serrations-Victoria Lake, Plate Form narrow base; medium length; 1; under sideYellowish Oil Green, Plate 1 straight. Color when y Acaj0u Red, 5, lightly overcast with Victoria :Lake, late 1 os o Plate 1. Old foliage: upper side-Cress Tic les.-N0ne. Green, Plate, 31: under :ztside-Raintitte :J diTS 'eN0ne. Green; Plate 31. -lE claimz h 1 pointed; H15 new and distinct variety of rose plant, char- Temture-Upper sidefe-leathemgunderside- =aeterizedzasiitonovelty by the true yellow color smooth. Ribs and veinsordinary. and perfect form of the individual large-flowered Edge.+Serrated (saw toothed). ""polya-ntha type blooms, combined with the gen- Serration.-Doub1e small. eral plant and foliage characteristics of the flori- LiIieuf stem;--Co1or+Citi{on-Green; Rlate 31. 0:-1laundervariety' fPino-cchio (Plant PatentNo; 484) Under side-enriches. sand ithesteady fioriterousness of" thewariety; sub- Stipules.--Medium lengthy bearfld. xristantia'l lyas*shown 'anddescribed. 1 LaDiseaseWesistance- ResJiStant. iEUGENE' S; BOERNER.

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