Miniature rose plant

Abstract

The subject of the present disclosure is a new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant characterized by the deep red color of the buds and flowers and by the profusion of bloom.

The following is claimed: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant of hardy, dwarf, bushy, upright, much branched habit, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by buds and flowers of a velvety deep red color, being of a shade generally near Blood Red 820, or similar, the bud and flower resembling the variety Little Curt (miniature -- not patented) in form and size; and further characterized by a plant of vigorous and compact upright growth habit, easy to propagate from cuttings or by budding, with an abundance of small to medium size glossy foliage and an abundance of flowers borne usually one to the stem.