Chrysanthemum plant named `Traviata`

Abstract

A Chrysanthemum plant named Traviata particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; quilled-decorative capitulum type; white ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 83 to 95 mm when fully opened when grown as a natural spray; when grown as a disbudded cut mum diameter of capitulum is 127 to 140 mm; flowering response in Salinas under normal temperatures is 53 to 58 days after start of short days; flowering response in Bogota, Colombia is 65 to 74 days after start of short days; plant height is 84 to 102 cm when grown in Salinas with 18 long days prior to start of short days; height is 86 to 97 cm when grown in Bogota, Colombia with 21 long days prior to start of short days; peduncle length of the first and the fourth laterals at flowering after removing the apical bud is 8 to 10 cm and 13 to 15 cm when grown in Salinas, Calif. and in Bogota, Colombia; recommended both as a disbudded and a spray cut mum; and uniform flowering in year round flowerings in both Salinas, Calif. and in Bogota, Colombia.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named Traviata, as described and illustrated.