USPP508P - Rose plant - Google Patents

Description

' the rose Golden Rapture.

Patented Apr. 14, 1942 UNITED Vs'rmlas Plant Pat. 508

4PA'IENT OFFICE ROSE PLANT Herbert C. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., 0ntari0,'Calif., a corporation of California n Application october 1,4, 1941, seri`a1N0. 414,959

1 claim.

The present discovery relates toaLnew and distinct variety of rose plant,` originating as a bud sport of the rose Golden Rapture (American name for Geheimrat .DuisbergL y This new rose was discovered by me growing upon its parent in the eldsof Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., at Ontario,"C'alifornia, and its most clearly l distinguishing feature is its. vigorous growing habit, characterized by its strong canes, attaining a height of twelve to fourteen feet or more as distinguished from the usual height of three or four feet attained bythe bush form of The climbing habit above referred tois only one of its distinguishing features inasmuch as it `also has a habit of producing many more flowers in the spring than are found at any onetime on the bush parent Variety,.combined zwith the further habit of intermittent flowering during the rest of the season. l

The flowers of this new rose Variety are usually larger insize and greater in petalage than the iiowers found on the `bush Golden Rapture, there being from seven to twelve petals and three y to yfour `petaloids morein the owers ofthe new Variety grown under the same conditions. No `novelty of color of the bud or blossom is claimed.

The new variety has been asexually reproduced over an extended period of time, and these characteristics have proved to be `permanently xed Vthrough budding and grafting.

f In the accompanying illustration, Figure 1 shows one years growth of a specimen of `this new Variety of rose plant in association 1with a yardstickr to graphically depict its vigorous climbing growth. Figure 2 shows atypical specimen of the flowers of this new Variety. l

The following is a detail description of the plant and ower of this new variety, all color terminology according with Ridgways Color Standard:

Type: Half hardy; tall; climbing; outdoor; s port;

for cut fiowers and garden decoration.

Class: Climbing hybrid tea with Pernetiana also in ancestry. Breeding or discovery: Sport.

Parent-Golden Rapture. l Discovered as a Y 1limb sport on a plant ina row of bush l Golden Rapture growing at a height so n as to be easily discernible.` Propagation: Holds itsdistinguishing characterv istics through succeeding propagations by y grafting and budding.

` Flower a Locality where grown: Ontario, California.

' Flowers borne: Usually singly,sometimes several 'to stem; in irregularcluster; onlstrong, medium w to long stems. v y Quantity of bloomzAbundant; outdoors. Continuity: One season to intermittent.

l 60 of August, 19411, at Ontario, California.

Fragrance: Combination of tea and spicy. Bud:

n Radical- Medium length; medium heavy;

erect;` stili; almost smooth; few glandtipped cilia. Colornear Cosse Green, l Plate V. Before cali/r brecha-Size-medium. Formlong; pointed; with foliaceous appendages, lsome gland-tipped cilia, on the surface of lp. Y the bud; with slender, much cut foliaceous parts extending beyond the tip of the bud` Empire Yellow usually quite prominent at Inside-entire petaly tip endv of petal. quite uniformly near` Lemon Chrome, Plate IV. Openingopens up well. Bloom:

Sica-When fully open-medium; 31/8 inches to 4% inches. Petalagef-Semi-double; 15

ranged regularly, sometimes with numerous petaloids forming a cushion in center.

Form.-High center, atiirst; becoming open;

petals remaining at first tightly rolled outward; at maturity, tightly rolled outward.

Petals: Thick; leathery; with inside velvety and out-side satiny. e.

Shape-Outside-varies from broadly obo* vate to orbicular.` Most of the outsideV petals are scalloped with-one or more notches'.

However, some have no notches Notches y of one outside petal are not usually similar to those of any other outsidepetal.` Intermediate-broadly obovate but occasionally irregular. Usually smooth around the edge of petal, but sometimes scalloped with one or more notches. Inside-,usually obovate. Sometimes irregular Land `usually scalloped with one "or more notches. Petaloids when present are very irregular and l y are much scalloped and notched.

Colon-Colors may be modied by being shaded and washed with other colors.

This description of a newly opened flower was made from a rose grown outdoors in the month tomentum. The other sepal hasboth marl to `20 petals; ar-

Straw Yellow, Plate XVI. Outside petal (other than first petal to open) inside surface-near Lemon Chrome, Plate IV, with shadings of Empire Yellow, Plate IV.` Tip of petal sometimes mottled with near Straw Yellow, Plate XVI. Intermediate petal: outside surface-point of attachi* ment near Wax Yellow, Plate XVI, blend-` ing abruptly to near Amber Yellow, Plate XVI. Entire petal, with exception of pointof attachment, usually quite luni-` formly near Amber Yellow, Plate XVI.

- Inside surface--point ofv attachment near Lemon Chrome, Plate IV, shaded near Empire Yellow, Plate IV, blendingrr very gradually to near Amber Yellow, Plate XVI, at tip of petal. Inner petal: outside surfacepoint of attachment near Wax Yellow, Plate XVI, blending abruptly to near Amber Yellow, Plate XVI. Entire petal, with exception of point of attachment, usually quite uniformly near Amber Yellow, Plate XVI. Inside surface-point of attachment near Lemon Chrome, Plate IV, shaded near Empire Yellow, Plate IV, blending Very gradually to near Amber Yellow, Plate XVI, at tip of petal.

This description was made from a rose that was open for three days indoors, in the month of August, 1941, at Ontario, California:

Outside petal: outside surface--point nearest attachment near Lemon Chrome, Plate IV, quickly shading to near Pinard Yellow, Plate IV, which in turn `quickly washes or blends into Sea Foam Yellow, Plate XXXI. Near Sea Foam Yellow is present from the tip of the petal to 3A, more or less, Iof the entire length of the petal. Inside surface-point nearest attachment near Lemon Chrome, Plate IV, blending quickly Vto near Sea Foam Yellow, Plate XXXI. Near Sea Foam Yellow is present from the tip of the petal to 3A, more or less, the entire length of the petal. Inside petal: f outside surface-point of attachment near Lemon Chrome, Plate IV, blending abruptly to near Pinard Yellow, Plate IV, which in turn blends Very gradually into Sea Foam Yellow, Plate XXXI. The near Sea Foam Yellow is present for more or less, the distance from the tip to the base of the petal. Inside Vsurface-point of attachment near Lemon Chrome, Plate IV, blending Very gradually into near Sea Foam Yellow, Plate XXXI. The near Sea v Bloam Yellow is present for 1/2, more or Y less, the distance from the tip to the base of the petal.

-Gene'ral color eect.-Newly opened flowerv i i near Empire Yellow, Plate IV, predominating; washing or blending to near Amber Yellow, Plate XVI, at side margin. Where petals roll outward at tip color varies from near Amber Yellow, Plate XVI, to near Straw Yellow, Plate XVI. Three days open-near Sea Foam Yellow, Plate XXXI, predominating, but blending gradually toV v Filaments: Short to medium;

near Pinard Yellow, Plate IV, at the base of each petal.

Behavior-Drop off cleanly; affected by hot, dry weather as followszdecrease some in size and fade lighter more quickly.

Flower longevity-On bush in garden, 3 to'4 days in August, 1941; cut roses grown outdoors kept at living room temperatures. 4 days in August, 1941.

Reproductive organs `Stamens: Many; arranged more o1 less irregularly; mixed with petaloids.

near Lemon Chrome, Plate IV, blending very gradually to near Lemon` Yellow, Plate IV, at point of attachment to anther. Lemon Chrome predomin-ating; most with anthers.

Anthers: Medium to large; open at various times; l

both sides near Pinard Yellow, Plate IV, and both sides heavily margined with nearl Cadmium Yellow, Plate III. Pollen: Moderately abundant;

Yellow, Plate III. Pistils: Medium number. Styles: Uneven; medium length; medium heavy; loosely bunched; i near pale i Viridine Yellow,

near Cadmium Plate V, blending abruptly to near Spectrum Red, Plate I, at base of stigma.

Stigma: Between near Buff Yellow, Plate IV, and

near Apricot Yellow, Plate IV.

Ovaries: Some protruding from calyx.

Hips: Almost mature hips medium sized, short, depressmglobose with inconspicuous` neck. Walls moderately thick, moderately rough. When mature between near Russet, Plate XV and near Cinnamon Brown, Plate XV.

Sepals: Permanent; moderately long; recurved.

Color- Inside (this description applies to sepal Aof freshly opened nower)some sepals near Cosse Green, Plate V, covered by woolly tomentum. Other sepals near Cosse` Green, Plate V, covered by woolly 1 tomentum with near Greenish Yellow, Plate V, markings and blendings along a portion of each margin. The three sepals having foliaceous parts are usually near VCress Green, Plate XXXI, at tip, blending `gradually to near Lettuce GreenPlate V, at point of attachment. These :shadings and blendings also covered with woolly tornentum.V Outside (this description applies to sepal of freshly opened flower) betweennear Lettuce Green, Plate V, and near `Cosse Green, Plate V, at base blending gradually to near Cress Green, Plate Seeds Many; medium to large.

Plant Leaves.-Pinnately compound of 3 to 5 leaflets; moderately abundant; medium `to large; leathery; semi-glossy.

Leajets.Broad ly oVate with apex acute;

baise obtuse to round; margin simply serra e.

Colon-Mature: Upper surface-near Yew Green, Plate XXXI; under surface-near ,Aspodel Green, Plate XLI, Veined Light Cress Green, Plate XXXI. `"Young: upper surface-near Cress Green, PlateXXXI, margined with near Anthracene Purple, Plate XLIV.; Sometimes near Anthracene Purple blends gradually into the near Cress Green and sometimes the Anthracene Purple forms a distinct narrow margin. In most cases, the mid-rib blends gradually along a very slender line from near Anthracene `Purple at the base to near Cress Green as it nears the apex; under surface-near Light Cress Green, Plate XXXI, `with very narrow hair line margin of near `Neutral Red, Plate and tip blending gradually to a near Chrysolite Green, Plate XXXI, at center section. Others have near Chrysolite Green, Plate XXXI, from' tip to center blending into near Russet-Vinaceous, Plate XXXIX, at base. Others are near Citron Green, Plate XXXI, with a distinct margin of'near Pompeian Red, Plate XIII, around the base of prickle. Others are XXXVIII, with shadings or blendings of lv near Medal Bronze, Plate IV, blending to near Neutral Red which are sometimes very near Dark Olive Buff, Plate XL. In fact, prominent but sometimes very lightly there are many variations of the above shaded. color descriptions. Small prickles--few; Rachz's.-Medium heavy. Upper sidevary also, depending on what branch and grooved; sparsely hairy in groove with l5 what part of that branch' they happen to stipitate glands moderately numerous `on be on. They are similar in color and shadmargins of groove. i Under side-moderings to the larger prickles on that portion ately smooth with few small prickles. of the branch they happen to be on. vStzpuZes.-Medium long; medium wide; with Ha'rs-apparentlyno hairs visible to the medium long points, rturning out at an naked eye. Under strong magnifying l angle of more or less than 45. glass a few and sometimes no hairs are Disease-Resistant to mildew. visible, zbut a very fine fuzzy bloom may Growth: i be seen. i

Habit-Climbing; much branched. New Shoots.-Near AbsintheGreen, Plate Growth-vigorous. XXXI, blending to near Rainette Green, Cauca-Moderately heavy. Plate IQXI, sometimes shaded with near Main stems.-Near Rainette Green, Plate Yellowish Oil Green, Plate V. Side exe XXXI. Side exposed' to most sun has posed to most sun has blendings of near shadings of near Kronbergs Green, Plate Biscay Green, Plate XVII, and near Yel- XXIH. Large prz'clcles-several to many; 30 lowish Oil Green, Plate V, with faint shadmedium straight; some hooked downward; ings 'of near Neutral Red, Plate XXXVIII, some declining; with narrow base; varytoward tip of shoot. Large przclcles--sev- `ing from near Carob Brown, Plate XIV, eral to many; medium length; hooked to irregular lblending of Carob Brown to downward; some declining upward; round near Russet, Plate XV. There is a marked base; near Van Dyke` Red, Plate XIII, at difference in the color of prickles on difbase blending gradually to near deep Sea .ferent stems. Small fonemas-few; `near Foam Green, Plate XXXI, at point on tip. Carob Brown, Plate XIV, sometimes blend- Small Nickles-few; near Van Dyke Red, ing to near Russet, Plate XV. Hairs-no Plate XIII, at base blending gradually t0 hairs visible to the naked eye. Under Li0 near deep Sea Foam Green, Plate XXXI,

at point on tip. Hairs-apparently no hairs, but under a strong magnifying glass a fuzzy bloom may be seen.

I claim: n

A new and distinct variety of` roseplant, characterized as to novelty by its vigorous climbing habit of growth, its increased floriferousness and remontant habit in comparison with its parent, and the large size and increased petalage flowers, ksubstantially as shown and described.

strong magnifying` glass a fuzzy bloom y may be seen. A

Branchesf-NearLight Elm Green, Plate XVIL Side `exposed to most sun near `Light Cress Green, Plate XXXI. Large Nickles-several to many; medium length; some hooked downward; some declining upward; with short, narrow base. There isa marked difference in the color of prickles on different branches, also a marked difference in the colorof 'prickles on the same branch. Some prickles are near Citron Green, Plate XXXI, at base HERBERT C' SWIM'

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