USPP99P - Hybrid barberry - Google Patents

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June 1934' E. H. SCHULTZ ET AL Plant 99 HYBRID BARBERRY Filed March 23, 1933 3 (gawk W PLANT PATQNT AGNT UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HYBRID BARBERRY Elmer H. Schultz and Michael Henry Horvath, Mentor, Ohio, assignors to Wayside Gardens Company, Mentor, Ohio Application March 23, 1933, Serial No. 662,358

1 Claim. (Cl. 47-59) Our present invention relates to improvements and, in the latitude of northern Ohio, until late in barberry plants of the type suitable for orna- January or February. They then change to a mental use. rich brownish red color. During late March this Our new barberry is the product of definite foliage largely drops off and early in April the 5 scientific plant breeding work carried on by ournew leaves apn In more southerly t u e 6O selves, and resulted from the crossing of Berberis however, the old foliage remains dark green tlttmbergi and BBTbBTiS y'ulz'ana. This new hybrid throughout t y and (1065 not p Off except may be described broadly as possessing the prinfor a slow shedding of the older leaves and recipal virtues of B. thanberg/Pvigorous growth, placement with new ones. This shedding is 10 freedom from rust, and extreme hardiness-tom pr n n in he umm r f r a n c5 gether with the beautiful semi-evergreen to everrable rowth f new leaves has been attained. green leaves of B. jultana. This new variety has in seasons when the fall months are rather dry amply proved its ability to reproduce asexually, the foliage changes color earlier and some of the but has not yet been introduced to the public. ip l av m y become r s b own in N vem- The accompanying illustrations show in full be (in the latitude of northern Ohio) color and approximately natural size (1) a branch The leaves on the older owt a e al os of one-year-old wood with the newer lighter tire but have a few very small barbs or hair-like green current seasons growthcut about June P jec o s On their S 6 at t e X e 20, (2) a section of branch out about January 1%, p 13 ach ea and one to three or four on each 20 showing the typical late fall and winter foliage edge f the leaf grouped about half way b w en of reddish brown, and (3) a section. of branch p x nd base.

showing the berries or seed bodies, out about No- The a a d thorn arrangement of this w velnber 10. All dates refer to conditions of the Var ty is Similar t t a O il' fi 8.15 the plant in the vicinity of northern Ohio at the time shap and s e f l av s- But the pp su a 25 specified. edges of the leaves are quite different from The following is a detailed description of this those found in B. full am Siuliima s p y new hybrid barberry. veined and has large and very sharp teeth on Habits of growth-Vigorous, healthy bush 5 to ed es. 6 feet high, branches spreading like B. thwtbergi, The young leaves on B. y'uliana do not have the 30 old stems angular and brown to dark brown, perbroad short effect found in this new variety. fectly hardy in northern Ohio, rapid growth, eas- The thorns are a prominent feature, being ily propagated. about inch long and in three parts on the FoZiage.-Each plant bears summer foliage of older growth, approximately the same as in two decidedly different types-that on the Bcrbcrt's built/arts. On the newer growth thorns 35 branches of the new or current seasons growth are generally single or with a rudimentary prong and that on the older branches. The leaves on at the base. the new growth are relatively large and inclined Blossoms are bright yellow, small and occur to the spatulate form, being about 1 inches sing y. This variety blooms y p ylong and inches wide in late June, in the lati- Fruits are dull red to purplish red, elongated 40 tude of northern Ohio, on those portions of the and occur on single stems arising from the axils new branch which represent the more mature of the leaves; seldom more than two stems arispart of the current seasons growth. At the ing from the same leaf axil. Only a few fruits same time and place the larger leaves on the are found, ordinarily, on each plant.

branches one year old or more measure approxi- Having thus fully disclosed our invention we 45 mately 1 inches long by /2 inch wide, thus claim: being much longer and narrower in shape. The variety of barberry plant herein shown The leaves on the older growth are arranged and described, characterized particularly by the in groups or clusters arising from nod f om vigorous growth, freedom from rust and extreme which also arise the thorns. The leaves gr w hardiness found in B. thtmbergi, combined with 50 ing in these clusters may vary in number from sfimi-fivergl'een t0 evergreen foliage.

seven to ten and are of notably diiierent lengths. OR ATH.

The leaves on the new growth are light green ELMER SCHULTZ in color while those on the previous years growth are dark green. In rather wet seasons these 55 leaves remain dark green throughout the fall

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