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DESCR<strong>IP</strong>TIONS<br />

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1998 VOL <strong>11</strong> NO. 2<br />

of stripes of small size. Stamen: colour of filaments purple<br />

with no spots, colour of anthers at start of dehiscence<br />

greenish. Pistil: anthocyanin colouration of ovary medium,<br />

spots on stigma absent.<br />

Origin Controlled pollination: unnamed numbered<br />

parents. Breeder: PhytoNova BV of Rijnsburg, The<br />

Netherlands. Selection criteria darker colour of flowers and<br />

higher productivity. Propagation: rhizome division.<br />

Comparative Trial Description is based on test report of<br />

Dutch testing authority (Raad Voor het Kwekersrecht<br />

Wageningen). The Qualified Person considers that<br />

‘Zanta’ A syn Violetta and ‘Flamengo’ A are the closest<br />

comparators of common knowledge available in <strong>Australia</strong>.<br />

Comparisons between ‘Our Ballet’ and comparators are<br />

based on confirmation of overseas data by observation<br />

made on locally grown material of ‘Our Ballet’ and<br />

published PBR data of comparators.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales<br />

Country Year Status Name Applied<br />

The Netherlands 1996 Pending ‘Ballet’<br />

Description Philip Watkins, Perth, WA.<br />

Table 2 Alstroemeria varieties<br />

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‘Our Ballet’ *‘Zanta’ A *‘Flamengo’ A<br />

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STEM<br />

length medium long short<br />

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LEAF<br />

length medium short long<br />

____________________________________________________<br />

INFLORESCENCE<br />

pedicel length medium short long<br />

____________________________________________________<br />

FLOWER<br />

main colour red purple purple purple pink<br />

tepal spread medium large medium<br />

____________________________________________________<br />

OUTER TEPAL<br />

shape obovate recurved obovate<br />

main colour purple purple purple<br />

RHS 72B 77C 73D<br />

stripes absent present present<br />

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INNER LATERAL TEPAL<br />

main colour pale yellow yellow purple pink<br />

RHS 3A 9D 54A<br />

stripe thickness small large small<br />

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STAMENS<br />

anther colour greenish brownish yellowish<br />

____________________________________________________<br />

PISTIL<br />

anthocyanin<br />

in ovaries medium weak weak<br />

____________________________________________________<br />

APPLE<br />

Malus domestica<br />

‘Delblush’<br />

Application No: 97/074 Accepted: 22 Apr 1997.<br />

Applicant: Pepinieres & Roseraies Georges Delbard<br />

Societe Anonyme, Malicorne, France.<br />

Agent: Davies Collison Cave, Patent Attorneys, Sydney,<br />

NSW.<br />

Description (Figure 38) Plant: habit semi upright, dense<br />

with medium to strong vigour, density of branches<br />

medium. Shoot (dormant one year wood): pubescence<br />

absent or very weak, thickness medium, internode length<br />

relatively long, lenticel number medium. Bud: medium<br />

number of buds per truss, bud colour being spinel red (RHS<br />

54B). Flower: size large, shape moderately cupped, petals<br />

commonly relatively long possessing a greater length than<br />

width with moderate petal pubescence, sepals long and<br />

tapered, pedicels long, stamens semi-spreading and<br />

medium in number, styles substantially same height. Leaf:<br />

margin biserrate with pointed indentures, apex acuminate<br />

and base rounded. Fruit: shape oblong-conical, size<br />

medium to large, skin smooth and moderately shiny,<br />

ground colour deep yellow, over colour orange of pale to<br />

medium intensity, ribbing slight to moderate, stalk length<br />

long to very long, surface relief of fruit smooth, bloom of<br />

skin absent, russeting around stalk cavity; lenticel size<br />

large; eye basin medium in depth and breadth; flesh texture<br />

firm, juiciness medium, flesh resists darkening upon<br />

exposure to ambient conditions.<br />

Origin Controlled pollination: ‘Golden Delicious’ (seed<br />

parent) x ‘Grifer’ (pollen parent). Breeder: Mr Gerard<br />

Giuillier, Malicorne, France. Selection criteria: number of<br />

characters including plant vigour, taste of fruit, and fruit<br />

colouration. Propagation: vegetative.<br />

Comparative Trial Description based on data produced by<br />

trials conducted by the applicant in Malicorne, France and<br />

verified by the qualified person against the official test<br />

reports from Plant Breeders Rights authorities in France,<br />

US plant patent description and UPOV Technical<br />

Questionnaire. The qualified person considers there is no<br />

close local comparator.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales<br />

Country Year Status Name Applied<br />

Switzerland 1995 Granted ‘Delblush’<br />

South Africa 1996 Pending ‘Delblush’<br />

France 1990 Granted ‘Delblush’<br />

USA 1996 Granted ‘Delblush’<br />

EU 1995 Granted ‘Delblush’<br />

First sold in France in 1991.<br />

Description: Dr Peter A Stearne, Davies Collison Cave, Sydney, NSW.<br />

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