US Plant Patent PP4400
Constitution
Chrysanthemum named Constitution
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 30, 1997. 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
- PP4400
- Filed
- March 30, 1977
- Granted
- March 27, 1979
- Expires
- March 30, 1997
- Assignee
- PAN AMERICAN PLANT CO
- Inventor
- SHOESMITH LEONARD H
Abstract
A new variety of chrysanthemum plant for cut flower production characterized by the large size of its clear yellow flowers which are borne singly on long peduncles carried as a spray on tall strong canes. This plant has a tall, upright growth habit with strong, erect stems, and a good tolerance to high soluble salt conditions.
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 chrysanthemum cultivar, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its tall and vigorous growth with strong erect stems bearing large yellow flowers having relatively long peduncles.
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