NOV. 13, 1951 SPANBAUER Plant Pat. 1,048
ROSE PLANT Filed Aug. 51. 1950 Patented Nov. 13, 1951 Plant Pat. 1,048
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROSE PLANT Frank Spanbauer, Decatur, Ill.
Application August 31, 1950, Serial No. 182,548

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, originated by crossing two unnamed and unpatented white seedlings.

" As the result of this cross, I have produced a new variety of white rose which is definitely distinct from both parents, as well as from any other variety of which I am aware. About the only similarity of the new variety to any known variety is that the foliage somewhat resembles that of the variety Ophelia (unpatented) in respect to the shape and color of the leaves. The blooms, however, are quite different and have many more petals than the blooms of either parent, and the petals have no trace of the usual delicate pink color near the base, as is characteristic of many white roses.

Otherwise, the new variety is more highly resistant to blackspot and mildew than its parents, and is further characterized by its stronger stems and thicker leaves.

Generally speaking, the new variety is dominantly characterized as to novelty by its very double, many-petaled, full-bodied, pure white blooms of superior substance and beauty which are retained over an extended period of time, by the large size and longevity of its blooms, and by its very strong stems and medium large, leathery leaves.

Asexual reproduction of the variety by cuttings, grafting and budding at Decatur, Illinois, shows that the foregoing characteristics come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations.