Rose plant named "Smooth Velvet"

Abstract

A new rose variety of the hybrid tea class distinctive in its character by being thornless and by having blooms of a dark red color as hereafter shown and described.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, substantially as shown and described, characterized by its lack of thorns or prickles at any point on the plant which is very tall and upright with dull and disease resistant foliage spaced apart, permitting stem visibility and having dark, full, well formed, velvety red flowers, generally one to a stem, which repeat moderately.