Sept. 18, 1973

R, H, MocoLLEY

Plant Pat. 3,399

DISTINCT VARIETY OF AGLAONEMA PLANT

Filed April 10, 1972

United States Patent O " 1CC

Plant Pat. 3,399 Patented Sept. 18, 1973

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Fan published by Munsell Color Company, observations being recorded by daylight illumination under vinyl of

DISTINCT VARIETY OF A‘GLAONEMA PLANT Robert H. McColley, P.0. Box 17126, Orlando, Fla. 32810

not more than 30% shade. Comparison has been made

and results in distinguishing from the industry standard

Aglaonema pseudo bracteatum. Certain of the particular characteristics distinguishing

Filed Apr. 10, 1972, Ser. No. 242,849 Int. Cl. A01h 5/00 U.S. Cl. Pit-88

my new variety from the industry standard Aglaonema pseudo bracteatum is the fact that the petioles in virtually

1 Claim

all instances and the stems themselves are white as com

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE 10 pared with the speckled white of the industry standard The disclosure herein is of an Aglaonema plant, having mentioned, and this together with the very large per the characteristic of producing a large proportion of white centage of white over the leaf surface, estimated at 50% in the leaves, petioles and stems in relation to the green of as compared with 10% in the Pseudo Bracteatum, is a the leaves, the green being distinctive and in view of the further means for distinguishing the same from its parent. predominance of white providing a completely different

(I) Form characteristics:

impression with the white splotched throughout the leaves

(1) Leaf itself ______ _. O‘vate. (2) Leaf tip _______ __ Acurninate. (3) Leaf base ______ __ Obtuse.

and many stems being entirely white. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

My present'new and distinct Variety of Aglaonema plant was the result of a sport in production quantities

of Aglaonema pseudo-bracteatum production in green houses in Orlando, Fla. My new ‘variety has been asexually reproduced repeat edly and has been found to retain its distinctive character istics with very minor reversion to the species A. pseudo

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(4) Leaf displace ment ________ _. Smooth to undulate.

(5) Leaf margin ____ __ Entire.

(6) Leaf veination ____ Sunken midrib and veins. (7) Leaf attachment __ Stalked. (8) Leaf arrangement _ Alternate; horizontal to erect. (9) Petiole ________ __ Medium length, erect.

(10) Stem __________ __ Sturdy, very short internodes.

(11) Overall appear bracteatum. ance ________ __ Medium density. While my instant variety is similar in many respects to the parent A. pseudo bracteatum which is an industry 30 (H) Size characteristics of typical commercial size: (1) Leaf itself: Inches standard, my new variety displays what I believe to be two to three times as much white in the leaf, petiole (a) Width—widest point ___________ __ 2—31/2 and stem. There is thus in the overall impression an (b) Width—l" from tip ___________ __ 1/2

Aglaonema available with far more color than has ever

(c) Length

______________________ __

6—10

been available before, the color being a combination of 35 (d) Thickness ___________________ __ 015-020 the green and white as should be readily understood. (2) Petiole length ____________________ __ 5—-9 My new vareity has a large number of recognizable (3) Petiole diameter (middle) __________ __ 1/8—%@ visual characteristics including an ovate leaf with obtuse (4) Internode spacing __________________ __ Mi—% leaf base and acuminate leaf tip. (5) Stem diameter ____________________ __ %-~% The leaves further have pinnate veination and are 40 (111) Color characteristics: alternately placed on the stem. The leaf surfaces may be (1) Leaf: smooth to undulate on the surfaces, with shunken midrib (a) Color pattern ____ __ Green splotched to and veins. 50% white. The white stems and petioles are occasionally splotched (b) Color numbers _____ 7.5GY 4/4 variations of with green and further distinctive means for recognition. 2.5GY 8/9 to 2.5GY The petioles may be semi-erect to erect, and equal 7/10. to or slightly less in length than the leaf itself. (2) Midrib ______________ __ Varies; all 3 colors. The leaf in most cases, has an irregular margin of green (3) Veins _______________ __ Same as midrib. therearound with 25 to 50% of the leaf having white (4) Petiole ______________ __ White. splotches irregularly scattered on the surface thereof. (5) Stem ________________ _. Do. The detailed speci?cations set forth hereinafter are based I claim: on observations made in a greenhouse in Orlando, Fla. 1. A new and distinct variety of Aglaonema plant sub The speci?cations may vary in environmental variations, stantially as herein disclosed, characterized as to novelty but where the environmental conditions remain the same, including temperature, humidity, daylight length, light 55 by the superior growth and keeping qualities, as Well as

intensity and available nutrients, the plants will reproduce

large proportion of white in the leaves, petioles and stems

true to form.

in relation to the moderate olive green to brilliant yellow

The accompanying drawing forming a part thereof,

green extending throughout the other portions of the

The color references are made to the Nickerson Color

ROBERT E. BAGWILL, Primary Examiner

leaves, petioles and stems. shows a typical plant of my new variety, the color being 60 as nearly true as possible with color illustrations of this No references cited. type.