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US Plant Patent PP6377

Nancy

Begonia plant named `Nancy`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 6, 2006. 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
PP6377
Filed
June 6, 1986
Granted
November 8, 1988
Expires
June 6, 2006
Inventor
HVID SOEREN

Abstract

A new and distinctive cultivar of begonia plant particularly characterized by its vigorous, compact growth habit, pure white tepals that maintain color even under high light conditions, its floriferous display, and by its excellent keeping qualities.

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 Begonia hiemalis plant named Nancy, as shown and described, and particularly characterized by its vigorous, compact growth habit; pure white tepals that maintain color even under high light conditions; floriferous habit; and by its excellent keeping qualities.

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