A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named White Reagan, bearing medium sized white blooms with a yellow-green center and a performance of 24-28 days.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named White Reagan, as described and illustrated.
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/780,233 filed Oct. 22, 1991, now abandoned.
The present application is related to the following co-pending applications:
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| Application No. |
| Filing Date Title |
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| 07/780,305 October 22, 1991 |
| Reagan |
| 07/780,237 October 22, 1991 |
| Orange Reagan |
| 08/088,104 July 8, 1993 Dark Reagan |
| 08/101,275 August 2, 1993 Coral Reagan |
| 08/092,942 July 19, 1993 Sulfur Reagan |
| 08/092,943 July 19, 1993 Yellow Reagan |
| 08/092,941 July 19, 1993 Bronze Reagan |
| 08/101,278 August 2, 1993 Salmon Reagan |
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The new plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant which is a naturally occurring sport of a Chrysanthemum named Reagan, which in turn is a cross of unknown Chrysanthemum morifolium parents. The Chrysanthemum named Reagan is described in copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/780,305. The new cultivar was discovered in 1989 as a whole plant mutation by Martinus van der Jagt, in a greenhouse in Holland. The plant has been asexually reproduced by cuttings in greenhouses at Ter Aar, Holland. The new cultivar has been found to retain all of its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.
The present invention is a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum of a medium sized bloom and white color.
The present new and distinct Chrysanthemum cultivar is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color being as nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.
Sheet 1 shows the full bloom of the new cultivar;
Sheet 2, top, shows various stages of bloom of the new cultivar; and
Sheet 2, bottom, shows the foliage and petiole of the new cultivar.
This new variety of Chrysanthemum is of the botanical classification Chrysanthemum morifolium, and is named White Reagan. When grown in the vicinity of Ter Aar, Holland, it has a response time of approximately 71/2 weeks. This new variety produces medium sized white blooms with a yellow green center having a 4 week performance (i.e., a vase life of 24-28 days). This new variety of Chrysanthemum has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics throughout successive propagations and may be planted under greenhouse conditions in Holland between weeks fifty and thirty-five (i.e., between December 1 and August 30). Pest resistance, disease resistance and frost tolerance are unknown. The following is a description of the plant and characteristics (color designations are from the RHS Colour Chart) that distinguish it over related known varieties and its antecedents:
Botanical classification: Chrysanthemum morifolium.
Bud:
Size.--Medium (cross section) ±1.0 cm, Height ±0.7 cm.
Form.--Round and flat.
Outside color.--Yellow 4 D.
Bloom:
Size.--Medium.
Fully expanded.--61/2-7 cm.
Borne.--Upper portion, single flower per peduncle; Lower portion, plural flowers per peduncle.
Stems.--Strong, thick.
Form.--Single (Daisy).
Performance.--Very good 24-30 days (18°-20°C).
Color:
Center of flower.--Immature: Yellow green 151 C; Mature: Yellow green 154 A.
Base of petals.--White 155 D but whiter and brighter.
Inside of petals.--White 155 D but whiter and brighter.
Reverse of petals.--White 155 D but whiter and brighter.
Outer petals.--White 155 D but whiter and brighter.
Tonality from a distance.--A white daisy with a fresh looking center having little or no pollen.
Discoloration.--None.
Pollen.--Yellow-orange 14 A.
Petals:
Texture.--Upperside smooth, underside smooth.
Number.--24-30 (two rows).
Cross-section.--Flat, two keels.
Arrangement.--Imbricated.
Persistence.--Good. Petals keep straight or reflex somewhat at the edge at the end of blooming.
Fragrance.--Typical Chrysanthemum.
Disc diameter.--1.5 cm.
Reproductive organs:
Stamen.--Yellow, thick, 3 mm in length.
Pollen.--Appears at a late stage of blooming, yellow-orange in color.
Styles.--Green thick. Length: ±5 mm.
Stigmas.--Yellow. Width: ±1 mm.
Ovaries.--Enclosed in calyx.
Plant:
Form.--Spray mum meant for erect culture. Herbaceous.
Growth.--Strong.
Height.--100-125 cm.
Peduncle.--Near the top ±14 cm, near the middle ±24 cm, near the bottom ±28 cm.
Internodes.--3 cm.
Flowering response.--71/2 weeks.
Foliage:
Color.--Upperside green 137 A, underside 137 C.
Size.--Length ±12 cm, width ±9 cm.
Quantity.--22-28.
Shape.--Lobed, see photograph.
Texture.--Upperside rough, underside smooth slightly hirsute.
Ribs and veins.--Ribs well developed, veins not so developed.
Edge.--Crenated.
Distinguishing characteristics of the Chrysanthemum of the Reagan family are summarized below in Tables IA and IB. Color designations therein are taken from the RHS Colour Chart.
| TABLE IA |
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| TITLE REAGAN WHITE REAGAN |
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| BUD GREYED-PURPLE YELLOW 4D |
| OUTSIDE 186D BUT PALER |
| COLOR |
| CENTER OF |
| FLOWER |
| IMMATURE: YELLOW-GREEN YELLOW-GREEN |
| 151C 151C |
| MATURE: YELLOW-GREEN YELLOW-GREEN |
| 154A 154A |
| BASE OF PURPLE 75B WHITE 155D BUT |
| PETALS WHITER AND |
| BRIGHTER |
| INSIDE PURPLE 75B WHITE 155D BUT |
| OF WHITER AND |
| PETALS BRIGHTER |
| REVERSE RED-PURPLE 69A WHITE 155D BUT |
| OF BUT PALER WHITER AND |
| PETALS BRIGHTER |
| OUTER PURPLE 75B WHITE 155D BUT |
| PETALS WHITER AND |
| BRIGHTER |
| PETAL FLAT FLAT |
| CROSS- |
| SECTION |
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| TITLE CORAL REAGAN DARK REAGAN |
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| BUD GREYED-PURPLE BETWEEN GREYED |
| OUTSIDE 186A PURPLE 186A |
| COLOR AND B |
| CENTER OF |
| FLOWER |
| IMMATURE: YELLOW-GREEN YELLOW-GREEN |
| 151C 151C |
| MATURE: YELLOW-GREEN YELLOW-GREEN |
| 154A 154A |
| BASE OF GREYED-RED RED-PURPLE 69B |
| PETALS 179C BUT LIGHTLY |
| REDDER OVERLAID WITH |
| RED-PURPLE 72A |
| GIVING AN |
| OVERALL |
| IMPRESSION OF |
| PURPLE 75A BUT |
| PINKER |
| INSIDE GREYED-RED RED-PURPLE 69B |
| OF 179C BUT LIGHTLY |
| PETALS REDDER OVERLAID WITH |
| RED-PURPLE 72A |
| GIVING AN |
| OVERALL |
| IMPRESSION OF |
| PURPLE 75A BUT |
| PINKER |
| REVERSE GREYED-YELLOW RED-PURPLE 69C |
| OF 162D TINGED WITH A LIGHT |
| PETALS WITH RED- TESSELLATION |
| PURPLE 71B OF RED-PURPLE |
| BETWEEN RIBS 72A |
| AND MARGIN |
| OUTER GREYED-RED RED-PURPLE 69B |
| PETALS 179C BUT LIGHTLY |
| REDDER OVERLAID WITH |
| RED-PURPLE 72A |
| GIVING AN |
| OVERALL |
| IMPRESSION OF |
| PURPLE 75A BUT |
| PINKER |
| PETAL FLAT CONVEX |
| CROSS- |
| SECTION |
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| TITLE ORANGE REAGAN BRONZE REAGAN |
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| BUD GREYED-RED GREYED-RED |
| OUTSIDE 180A 179C |
| COLOR |
| CENTER OF |
| FLOWER |
| IMMATURE: YELLOW-GREEN YELLOW-GREEN |
| 151C 151C |
| MATURE: YELLOW-GREEN YELLOW-GREEN |
| 154A 154A |
| BASE OF BETWEEN GREYED YELLOW 8A WITH |
| PETALS ORANGE 169A AN OVERLAY OF |
| AND B GREYED RED 179B |
| INSIDE BETWEEN GREYED YELLOW 8A WITH |
| OF ORANGE 169A AN OVERLAY OF |
| PETALS AND B GREYED RED 179B |
| REVERSE NEAREST TO YELLOW 8C |
| OF GREYED-ORANGE TINGED ALONG |
| PETALS 163B TINGED THE CENTER |
| WITH RED WITH GREYED |
| BETWEEN THE RED 179B IN A |
| RIBS TESSELATED |
| PATTERN |
| OUTER BETWEEN YELLOW 8A WITH |
| PETALS GREYED-ORANGE AN OVERLAY OF |
| 169A AND B GREYED RED 179B |
| PETAL CONVEX FLAT |
| CROSS- |
| SECTION |
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| YELLOW SULPHUR SALMON |
| TITLE REAGAN REAGAN REAGAN |
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| BUD YELLOW YELLOW 10C NEAREST TO |
| OUTSIDE 9C YELLOW- |
| COLOR ORANGE 23D |
| CENTER OF |
| FLOWER |
| IMMATURE: YELLOW- YELLOW- YELLOW- |
| GREEN GREEN GREEN |
| 151C 151C 151C |
| MATURE: YELLOW- YELLOW- YELLOW- |
| GREEN GREEN GREEN |
| 154A 154A 154A |
| BASE OF YELLOW YELLOW 6D NEAREST TO |
| PETALS 5C ORANGE 29C |
| INSIDE YELLOW YELLOW 6D NEAREST TO |
| OF 5C ORANGE 29C |
| PETALS |
| REVERSE YELLOW YELLOW 6D NEAREST TO |
| OF 4C YELLOW- |
| PETALS ORANGE 22D |
| OUTER YELLOW YELLOW 6D NEAREST TO |
| PETALS 5C ORANGE 29C |
| PETAL FLAT FLAT FLAT |
| CROSS- |
| SECTION |
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| TABLE IB |
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| TITLE REAGAN WHITE REAGAN |
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| STEM INFORMATION |
| STEM: YELLOW-GREEN NEAREST |
| GREEN COLOR 144A GREEN 143C |
| STEM: ABSENT ABSENT |
| ANTHOCYANIN |
| COLORATION |
| STEM: MEDIUM MEDIUM TO |
| STRENGTH STRONG |
| STEM: PRESENT PRESENT |
| BRITTLENESS |
| PEDUNCLE INFORMATION |
| LATERAL MEDIUM WEAK TO |
| SHOOT: MEDIUM |
| ATTACHMENT |
| TO STEM |
| LATERAL MEDIUM MEDIUM |
| SHOOT: |
| ANGLE |
| BETWEEN |
| LATERAL |
| SHOOT |
| AND STEM |
| ADDITIONAL FOLIAGE INFORMATION |
| LEAF: SHAPE OF |
| ROUND ROUND |
| BASE OF SINUS |
| BETWEEN |
| LATERAL LOBES |
| LEAF: CONVERGING CONVERGING |
| MARGINS OF |
| SINUS BETWEEN |
| LATERAL LOBES |
| LEAF: ROUND ASYMMETRIC |
| SHAPE OF BASE |
| LEAF: APEX CUSPIDATE MUCRONATE |
| GROWTH: |
| DIFFERENCE IN AVERAGE LENGTH (CM) |
| 0 0 |
| RESPONSE TIME: |
| DIFFERENCE IN DAYS OF AVERAGE RESPONSE |
| 0 0 |
| RESPONSE ON ALAR: DOSE THAT HAS TO BE USED |
| TO GET AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF ABOUT 90 CM |
| (DOSE IN GRAMS PER 100 LITER OF WATER |
| 300 300 |
| YEAR OF 1986 1989 |
| DISCOVERY |
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| TITLE CORAL REAGAN DARK REAGAN |
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| STEM INFORMATION |
| STEM: YELLOW-GREEN YELLOW-GREEN |
| GREEN COLOR 144A 144A |
| STEM: PRESENT PRESENT |
| ANTHOCYANIN |
| COLORATION |
| STEM: MEDIUM MEDIUM |
| STRENGTH |
| STEM: ABSENT PRESENT |
| BRITTLENESS |
| PEDUNCLE INFORMATION |
| LATERAL WEAK TO MEDIUM |
| SHOOT: MEDIUM |
| ATTACHMENT |
| TO STEM |
| LATERAL SMALL MEDIUM |
| SHOOT: |
| ANGLE |
| BETWEEN |
| LATERAL |
| SHOOT |
| AND STEM |
| ADDITIONAL FOLIAGE INFORMATION |
| LEAF: SHAPE OF |
| ROUND ROUND |
| BASE OF SINUS |
| BETWEEN |
| LATERAL LOBES |
| LEAF: CONVERGING CONVERGING |
| MARGINS OF |
| SINUS BETWEEN |
| LATERAL LOBES |
| LEAF: ASYMMETRIC ASYMMETRIC |
| SHAPE OF BASE |
| LEAF: APEX CUSPIDATE MUCRONATE |
| GROWTH: |
| DIFFERENCE IN AVERAGE LENGTH (CM) |
| -5 0 |
| RESPONSE TIME: |
| DIFFERENCE IN DAYS OF AVERAGE RESPONSE |
| +1 +1/2 |
| RESPONSE ON ALAR: DOSE THAT HAS TO BE USED |
| TO GET AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF ABOUT 90 CM |
| (DOSE IN GRAMS PER 100 LITER OF WATER |
| 250 300 |
| YEAR OF 1988 1988 |
| DISCOVERY |
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| ORANGE BRONZE |
| TITLE REAGAN REAGAN |
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| STEM INFORMATION |
| STEM: BETWEEN YELLOW-GREEN |
| GREEN COLOR YELLOW-GREEN 144A |
| 144A AND 146B |
| STEM: PRESENT PRESENT |
| ANTHOCYANIN |
| COLORATION |
| STEM: MEDIUM MEDIUM |
| STRENGTH |
| STEM: PRESENT ABSENT |
| BRITTLENESS |
| PEDUNCLE INFORMATION |
| LATERAL MEDIUM WEAK |
| SHOOT: |
| ATTACHMENT |
| TO STEM |
| LATERAL SMALL SMALL |
| SHOOT: |
| ANGLE |
| BETWEEN |
| LATERAL |
| SHOOT |
| AND STEM |
| ADDITIONAL FOLIAGE INFORMATION |
| LEAF: SHAPE OF |
| ROUND ROUND |
| BASE OF SINUS |
| BETWEEN |
| LATERAL LOBES |
| LEAF: CONVERGING CONVERGING |
| MARGINS OF |
| SINUS BETWEEN |
| LATERAL LOBES |
| LEAF: TRUNCATE ASYMMETRIC |
| SHAPE OF BASE |
| LEAF: APEX CUSPIDATE CUSPIDATE |
| GROWTH: |
| DIFFERENCE IN AVERAGE LENGTH (CM) |
| +10 0 |
| RESPONSE TIME: |
| DIFFERENCE IN DAYS OF AVERAGE RESPONSE |
| -1 -1/2 |
| RESPONSE ON ALAR: DOSE THAT HAS TO BE USED |
| TO GET AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF ABOUT 90 CM |
| (DOSE IN GRAMS PER 100 LITER OF WATER |
| 450 250 |
| YEAR OF 1988 1988 |
| DISCOVERY |
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| YELLOW SULPHUR SALMON |
| TITLE REAGAN REAGAN REAGAN |
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| STEM INFORMATION |
| STEM: YELLOW- NEAREST YELLOW- |
| GREEN COLOR GREEN GREEN GREEN |
| 146B 143C 144A |
| STEM: ABSENT ABSENT PRESENT |
| ANTHOCYANIN |
| COLORATION |
| STEM: MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM |
| STRENGTH TO |
| STRONG |
| STEM: ABSENT ABSENT PRESENT |
| BRITTLENESS |
| PEDUNCLE INFORMATION |
| LATERAL WEAK TO WEAK TO MEDIUM |
| SHOOT: MEDIUM MEDIUM |
| ATTACHMENT |
| TO STEM |
| LATERAL SMALL SMALL MEDIUM |
| SHOOT: |
| ANGLE |
| BETWEEN |
| LATERAL |
| SHOOT |
| AND STEM |
| ADDITIONAL FOLIAGE INFORMATION |
| LEAF: SHAPE OF |
| ROUND ROUND ROUND |
| BASE OF SINUS |
| BETWEEN |
| LATERAL LOBES |
| LEAF: PARALLEL PARALLEL PARALLEL |
| MARGINS OF |
| SINUS BETWEEN |
| LATERAL LOBES |
| LEAF: ASYM- ASYM- ASYM- |
| SHAPE OF BASE |
| METRIC METRIC METRIC |
| LEAF: APEX MUC- MUC- CUS- |
| RONATE RONATE PIDATE |
| GROWTH: |
| DIFFERENCE IN AVERAGE LENGTH (CM) |
| 0 +10 +10 |
| RESPONSE TIME: |
| DIFFERENCE IN DAYS OF AVERAGE RESPONSE |
| +1 -1 0 |
| RESPONSE ON ALAR: DOSE THAT HAS TO BE USED |
| TO GET AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF ABOUT 90 CM |
| (DOSE IN GRAMS PER 100 LITER OF WATER |
| 280 450 350 |
| YEAR OF 1990 1990 1987 |
| DISCOVERY |
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