Poinsettia

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of poinsettia plant is a sport of Annette Hegg Supreme (U.S. Plant Pat. 3,392). The new variety is characterized by bracts which are distinctly rugose. The leaves, however, are not rugose. The bracts are light pink but the venation is dark rose and prominent. The bracts are not lobed. The bracts are more round and less pointed than in the parent. The foliage is a lighter green than in the parent.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of poinsettia plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described, the body of the bracts being a lighter pink than the parent U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,392, the pink color being deeper with great illumination, and paling with less illumination, the venation being prominent and rose in color; characterized particularly in that the body of the bracts are rugose, i.e., the veins are sunken in valleys on the upper surface of the bract and the epidermis between veins is elevated or arched, the body of the bract being arched between opposite edges, the bracts being non-lobed and more round and less pointed than in the parent, the foliage being a lighter green than in the parent.