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US Plant Patent PP5252

Improved Evelyn

African violet plant named Improved Evelyn

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 27, 2002. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record

Patent number
PP5252
Filed
September 27, 1982
Granted
July 3, 1984
Expires
September 27, 2002
Inventor
HOLTKAMP REINHOLD

Abstract

An African violet named Improved Evelyn characterized by its vigorous growth habit; upright flower stems which are generally centrally positioned; large deep violet blue single flowers; floriferous flowering habit with 7-10 flowers being produced per stem, and by its medium green leaves which provide a good contrast to the deep violet color.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of African violet known by the cultivar name Improved Evelyn, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its vigorous growth habit; upright flower stems which are generally centrally positioned; large deep violet blue single flowers; floriferous flowering habit, with 7-10 flowers being produced per stem, and by its medium green leaves which provide a good contrast to the deep violet color.

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