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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2002 VOL <strong>15</strong> NO. 2<br />

‘Barbaresco’ A , ‘Acapulco’ A and ‘Stargazer’ were selected<br />

as comparator varieties. ‘Barbaresco’ A differed in that plant<br />

taller; tepal colour a different shade of dark red-purple<br />

(RHS 64A), distal half of leaf recurved, leaf cross-section<br />

angled, tepal inner surface base of main vein purple red,<br />

pollen colour orange, and stigma colour green. ‘Acapulco’ A<br />

differed in that tepal colour has another shade of red-purple<br />

(RHS 63B-C); taller plant height; colour at the base of main<br />

vein red-purple. ‘Stargazer’ differed in that main tepal<br />

margin colour white; style colour yellow. Seed and pollen<br />

parents are non-commercial breeding lines, therefore, were<br />

excluded. No other varieties of common knowledge have<br />

been identified by the qualified person to have floral<br />

characteristics identical to ‘Spain’.<br />

Comparative Trial The description is based on UPOV<br />

Report of Technical Examination, CPRO-DLO,<br />

Wageningen, The Netherlands, Reference number LEL<br />

<strong>15</strong>73, and confirmed from local examination. Location:<br />

local DUS trial conducted at Silvan, VIC in an<br />

environmentally controlled glasshouse during summer<br />

period 2001-2. Conditions: cool stored bulbs planted into<br />

trays 40 by 60 cm in a pinebark based potting mix <strong>15</strong>-18 cm<br />

deep. <strong>15</strong> bulbs per tray and each tray replicated. Plants<br />

spaced to express their true growth characteristics. Growth<br />

was vigorous, free of stress and plants maintained under<br />

sound cultural procedures. Measurements: observations<br />

made at random from within the plant population.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales<br />

Country Year Current Status Name Applied<br />

The Netherlands 1998 Granted ‘Spain’<br />

Belgium 1999 Granted ‘Spain’<br />

Germany 1999 Granted ‘Spain’<br />

France 1999 Granted ‘Spain’<br />

Poland 1999 Granted ‘Spain’<br />

South Africa 1999 Granted ‘Spain’<br />

New Zealand 2000 Granted ‘Spain’<br />

Chile 2001 Granted ‘Spain’<br />

No Prior sale.<br />

Description: Dr. Brian Hanger, Rosemary Ridge Pty Ltd, Wantirna Mall,<br />

VIC.<br />

‘Topsy’ syn Vlettop<br />

Application No: 1999/029 Accepted: 3 Aug 1999.<br />

Applicant: Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V., Rijnsburg,<br />

The Netherlands.<br />

Agent: Watermark – Patent & Trademark Attorneys,<br />

Hawthorn, VIC.<br />

Characteristics (Figure <strong>15</strong>) Plant: height medium. Stem:<br />

(length mean 64.8cm sd 5.8), anthocyanin colouration in<br />

middle third of stem present, distribution of anthocyanin<br />

colouration speckled and striped, number of leaves on<br />

middle third of stem few to medium. Leaf: arrangement<br />

alternate, level of leaf tip compared to point of attachment<br />

on stem below (same), distal part straight, length medium<br />

(mean 110.7mm sd <strong>15</strong>.2), width medium (mean 22mm sd<br />

1.9), glossiness of upper side weak, cross section flat.<br />

Inflorescence: type racemose, number of flowers few,<br />

pubescence absent to weak. Flower: type single, attitude of<br />

longitudinal axis erect to horizontal (erect), length of<br />

longest outer tepal short to medium (mean 123.3mm sd<br />

5.0), width of widest outer tepal narrow to medium<br />

(36.3mm sd 1.4), main colour of inner side of inner tepal<br />

red-purple RHS 73B (RHS 70C-D), main colour of outer<br />

side of inner tepal red-purple RHS 73B (RHS 70D), main<br />

colour of inner side of outer tepal red-purple RHS 73B<br />

(70C-D), type of colouration of inner side of inner tepal<br />

single colour, (colour distribution lighter towards base and<br />

top or uniform), colour of nectar furrow yellow-green,<br />

position of stigma in relation to anthers above. Tepal: spots<br />

on inner side present, number of spots on inner side medium<br />

to many, size of spotted area on inner side medium to large<br />

(large), spots on papillae present, colour at the base of main<br />

vein yellow (yellow green), texture of inner side papillose,<br />

undulation of margin medium to strong, type of undulation<br />

of margin fine and coarse, recurved area distal part only,<br />

degree of recurving medium. Stamen: length short to<br />

medium, main colour of filament light green, anther colour<br />

reddish-brown. Pollen: colour orange-brown. Style: main<br />

colour green. Stigma: colour dark purple. Time of<br />

flowering: early to medium. (Note: values within<br />

parenthesis are from local observations. All RHS colour<br />

chart numbers used in local observation refer to 1986<br />

edition.)<br />

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent<br />

“unnamed seedling” x pollen parent “unnamed seedling” in<br />

a planned breeding program in Rijnsburg, The Netherlands.<br />

Both parents are non-commercial proprietary breeding lines<br />

within breeder’s private collection. Selection criteria: large<br />

and very erect flowers. Propagation: ‘Topsy’ proved stable<br />

through numerous generations of scale/bulb and tissueculture<br />

propagation. Breeder: Cees A. van der Voort,<br />

Rijnsburg. The Netherlands.<br />

Choice of Comparators The grouping characteristic used<br />

in identifying the most similar varieties of common<br />

knowledge was – Flower: main colour of inner side of inner<br />

tepal red-purple. Based of this ‘Woodriff’s Memory’ A and<br />

‘Stargazer’ were selected as comparator varieties.<br />

‘Woodriff’s Memory’ A differed in that tepal colour lighter<br />

red-purple (RHS 73 C-D); no anthocyanin colouration in<br />

middle third of the stem; leaf cross-section angled; colour at<br />

the base of main vein red-purple. ‘Stargazer’ differed in that<br />

main colour of inner side of inner tepal ca. RHS 60B-C;<br />

tepal margin colour white; style colour yellow. Seed and<br />

pollen parents are non-commercial breeding lines within<br />

breeder’s private collection, therefore, were excluded. No<br />

other varieties of common knowledge have been identified<br />

by the qualified person to have floral characteristics<br />

identical to ‘Topsy’.<br />

Comparative Trial The description is based on UPOV<br />

Report of Technical Examination, CPRO-DLO,<br />

Wageningen, The Netherlands, Reference number LEL<br />

1391, and confirmed from local examination. Location:<br />

local DUS trial conducted at Silvan, VIC in an<br />

environmentally controlled glasshouse during summer<br />

period 2001-2. Conditions: cool stored bulbs planted into<br />

trays 40 by 60 cm in a pinebark based potting mix <strong>15</strong>-18 cm<br />

deep. <strong>15</strong> bulbs per tray and each tray replicated. Plants<br />

spaced to express their true growth characteristics. Growth<br />

was vigorous, free of stress and plants maintained under<br />

sound cultural procedures. Measurements: observations<br />

made at random from within the plant population.<br />

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