‘Thornless’ 
‘Thornless Orange’ 
‘Thornless Red’ 
‘Tiny Tim’ 
74 
(Woodlea Nursery, Moriches, New York. Catalog, p. 11. Fall 1962, with- 
out description). Ibid., p. 12. 1963, as P. coccinea ‘Thornless’ : Fruit 
red, large. Letter February 25, 1974, Eric Lundstrom, Woodlea Nursery : 
Discontinued due to lack of interest; no additional information available. 
P. coccinea 
(Monrovia Nursery, Azusa, California. Catalog, p. 55. 1949-50) : Rapid, 
bushy growth habit; fruit orange. D.R. Egolf and R.F. Drechsler. Baileya 
15(2):86. 1967 : Chromosome number 2n=34. 
= ‘Orange Thornless’ 
(Monrovia Nursery, Azusa, California. Catalog, p. 63. 1951-52) : Rapid 
and bushy growth; fruit bright red; generally thornless. 
= ‘Scarlet Thornless’ 
(Select Nurseries, Brea, California. Flyer. 1965) : Compact, dwarf, 
maximum height 3 ft; practically thornless; fruit bright red, tight clus- 
ters. Ibid., p. 45 : Leaves tiny, rich green; fruit cinnamon red, in long 
clusters. Flower and Garden 9(2):26. 1965 : For warmer regions of 
California and the South. U.S. plant patent no. 2684, November 8, 1966 
: Slow growing, normally requires about 6 yr to attain height of 30 
inches and spread of 4 ft; leaves very heavy, 1 1/8 inches long, 1/4 to 
5/16 inch wide, upper surface Spinach Green 0960 (HCC), underside 
Lavender Green 000761; fruit 5/16 to 3/8 inch in diameter, first 
Vermillion 18, maturing to Signal Red 719/1; hardy to 25 °F; reported to 
be resistant to fire blight; original 10-yr-old plant 3 ft high and 4 ft in 
breadth; originated as chance seedling of P. fortuneana, selected by 
F.C. Tomlinson, Whittier, California, in 1953; introduced in 1965 by 
Select Nurseries. D.R. Egolf and R.F. Drechsler. Baileya 15(2):87. 1967 : 
Chromosome number 2n=34. 
P. fortuneana 
Orange Red 33A, RHS 
