US Plant Patent PP7939

Epomeo

Carnation named Epomeo

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 25, 2011. 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: PP7939
Filed: February 25, 1991
Granted: August 11, 1992
Expires: February 25, 2011

Abstract

A new standard carnation variety particularly distinguished by its continuous production of medium sized, Bright Red flowers during the mid season blooming period from Spring to Fall, the flowers being borne on long, sturdy, upright stems of a vigorous, upright bush of medium height which produces up to 8 stems per plant with a moderate amount of foliage and a vigorous upright growth habit having outstanding strength.

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

I claim: 1. The new and distinctive carnation cultivar, substantially as herein shown and described, particularly characterized by its high production of medium sized Orient Red flowers borne on long, strong, upright stems of the plant having many branches emitted near the ground and a moderate amount of foliage.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7939 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.