AMERICAN CAMELLIA SOCIETY VARIETY REGISTRATION

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1 AMERICAN CAMELLIA SOCIETY VARIETY REGISTRATION We hereby apply for registration of the camellia variety named and described below: Date Introducec:L-nO~propa.gating, not yet introduced i\ff 2~ 1 8 Plant Patent No. Patent Applied for Ser~eNo. 2977~A~<g~necrto 94 No. 41 Proposed Name "Agnes of the Oaks" 2nd choice' ---:--:- Origin: Seedling Age 11 ; Sport Aqe~~~:c; Parents Unknown X Year of first flower--l±--';<9.y4,.g5--- Originator Frank it.. Godchaux Address The Oaks, AbbeYille, Louisiana Being Propagated by Address Name Trademarked: Date Named Trade Mark No. DESCRIPTION: PLANT: Type of Growth: Open medium 'Average Campact Pendulous, Upright~x ' Manner of Growth: Rapic:L-. Compact Average Slow Other Characteristicsi Leaf: Unusual Characteristics, FLOWER: Buds: Shape Oblong large Color Green, petal s not exposed Other Characteristics, Form: Check the class in which the flower belongs: Simple A. Single o Example - Amabilis, Kimberly B. Semi-double 1XI Example - Donckelarii Incomplete Double A. Large Petaloids D Example - Gloire de Nantes B. Small Petaloids D Example - Elegans C. Mixed Petaloids o Example - Nobilissima Complete Double A. Imbricated D Example - Alba Plena B. Incomplete Imbricated D Example - Mathotiana C. Irregular D Example - Prof. C. S. Sargent Color of Flower..u.m=a...rl...b~e'']...aj...L.n.yg::,-, Medium pink with white Color Chart Used Maerz and Pau~drti~n Flowering Season November into February Size Min. 4-3/4 Max l.:.... =-.3.,L,,1-1-'+11~ Number of Petals J 1, to 16 Use back of sheet for further description Will a plant or scion be offered to a recognized Camellia Test Garden? (Yes or No) Where Street.--=~~~~=!... Date~ept e.-'-.-m.:.:::..,.:.:::..b...:....=...r...:...2:...=6:.-- Abbeville: State Louisiana 19J±LCity Registrati,on carries no gual'antee beyond the recording of the name and description of the new variety in the files of this Society; if satisfactory material is furnished a description will be published. Fee for registrat'ion is $2.00 and payment must accompany this form.

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4 FRANK A.GODCHAUX CHAIRMAN September 30, 1949 Mr. R. J. Wilmot, Secretary American Camellia Society P. 01 Box 2398 University Station Gainesville, Florida Dear Mr. Wilmot: Recently Mr. Godchaux mailed you an application and registration fee of $2.00 for his camellia "Agnes of the Oaks" to be filed with the American Camellia Society. At the time the application was filled in we had not received the Patent but same was received yesterday. It is Plant Patent No. 873, issued by the Patent Office on Sept ember 20, You may want this information to add to the Variety Registration application. g Yours very truly,. 1 ~ ~~Mr. Godchaux

5 .( September 23, 1949 Mr. R. J. Wilmont, Secretary American Camellia Society P. O. Box 2398 University Station Gainesville, Florida Dear Mr. Wilmont: Your letter of August 29th addressed to Mr. Frank A. Godchaux, Sr., the Oaks, Abbeville, Louisiana, has been referred to the writer and Mr. Godchaux has asked me to express his. appreciation for your interest in his new Canlellia, Agnes of the Oaks. In addition to filling in the variety registration blank forms, I am giving you attached a copy of the general description which was compiled by Camellia experts and submitted to the U. S. Patent Office. Sincerely yours, INC. WBM:ml 9ImencasL'ardest Sf}ce.Jtlllers". OPERATING IN LOUISIANA-ARKANSAS AND TEXAS ALL AGREEMENT, CONTINGENT UPON STRIKES, ACCIDENTS OR OTHER CAUSES BEYOtolO OUR CONTROL. PRICES SUBJECT TO CH""Oi:: WITHOUT NOTICE

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7 FRANK A.GODCHAUX CHAIRMAN,AltbtbHlt,lIa. November 2, 1949 Mr. R. J. Wilmot, Secretary American Camellia Society Box 239S, University Station Gainesville, Florida Dear Mr. Wilmot: Your letter of October 26th, with reference to the age of the seedling Agnes of the Oaks, received. I am rather sure it is a seedling of the season and it first bloomed in early For your further information, I am enclosing a printed copy of!lagne s of the Oaks", Plant Pat. 873, which should give you more details of the flower. Naturally, the illustration is quite small in comparison to the flower itself, which measures from 4 3/4 to 5:3/4 inches in diameter. FAG:G

8 Patented Sept. 20, 1949 Plant Pat. 873 "AGNES OF THE OAKS" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim. 1 This invention relates to a new and distinctive variety of camellia which may be generally designated as a semi-double variety having petals of a leathery texture, medium pink in color with white variegation in blotched or marbled patterns. The parentage of the camellia is unknown, but it was produced from a group of seedlings planted by the applicant. The new and distinctive variety of camellia comprising the invention is characterized by the color and texture of the petals, showiness of the stamens and fragrance and other distinguishing features more particularly hereinafter described. In the description, for purpose of convenience and comparison the new camellia will be compared with the known variety, Empress. The colors and characteristics of the new variety of camellia comprising the invention are indicated in the accompanying figure, which shows the fully opened camellia. The texture of the petals of the flower is leathery and has a considerable amount of crimpl1ng appearing on the upper surface of the top-most row of petals. This crepe-like appearance is variable in extent on individuals but is sufficient to set the new variety well apart from the well known variety, Empress, which is of the same general type. The color of the petals is a clear medium pink close to Plate 41, J-l, as described in the Dictionary of Color, by A. Maerz and M. Rea Paul. pub ILshcd by McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1930 edition. In addition to the pink color, there is white variegation which may be in blotc:,ed or marbled patterns. The White variegations further set the new camellia apart from the variety, Empress. The color of the base of the stamen is the same as the petals. The top two-thirds of the filament is white. The anthers are a bright yellow gold and very showy. The stame s of 'vhich there are 84 to 116, depending on growing conditions, are more showy than on the variety, Empress. They form a larger cylinder than is formed on the variety. Empress. Normal1y there are 9 to 10 sepals and 14 to 16 petals. Petaloids, when found, number from one 873 CAMELLIA PLANT Frank A. Godchaux, Abbeville, La. Application May 28,1948, Serial No. 29,771 (CI ) 2 to three. Petaloids normally appear in less than half of the blossoms. 'The foliage and growth habit of the new camellia plant is different from the variety, Empress. 5 The lateral buds can be distinctly seen. The leaf calor is a rich green described as Wintergreen English Ivy and shown in Plate 23, A-12 in the Dictionary of Color, by A. Maerz and M. Rea Paul, referred to above. The leaf size is medium. 10 The leaves have decidedly pointed tips, with slight serrations close to the petiole end and more pronounced but moderate serrations toward the opposite end. The general shape of the plant Is somewhat more upright than Empress. It Is 15 densely branched and normally a vigorous grower. The flower when fully open measures from 43,4 to 5% inches in diameter. It has considerable depth for a semidouble variety due to the fact that the petals have a tendency to curl. The 20 new variety has a definite and distinctive fragrance which Is lacking In most semi-double varieties. The bloom dates may be said to be slightly earlier than mid-season. In the vicinity of Ab 25 beville, La., blooms open in November, December and January. It is not uncommon for the plant to continue to bloom into February. While the new variety may be described as a floriferous one, it has no tendency to overload with flower buds. 30 The flowers do not readily shed from the plant as is the case with variety, Empress. The new variety of camellla plant has been asexually reproduced in the garden of the appllcant at Abbevllle, LouIsiana, by grafting cuttings 36 of the plant onto understock of Camellia 1aponica and Camellia sasanqua, using the usual cleft graft method. I claim: The new and distinct variety of camellla plant 40 SUbstantially as herein disclosed, characterized hy the flower semi-double. medium pink variegated petals, with golden anthers on white filaments whose base is pink; fragrance definite, as compared to most semi-double varieties; rich 45 green follage and dense upright habit of growth. FRANK A. GODCHAUX. No references cited.

9 Sept. 20, F. A. GODCHAUX Plant Pat. 873 CAMELLIA PLANT, 1...:."'ES 07 THE JAKS" Filed May 28, 1948 ~: 5-~ti-~.. ~~-,~9-JP~, ~