US Plant Patent PP4313
wildcat
Chrysanthemum named wildcat
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired May 16, 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
- PP4313
- Filed
- May 16, 1977
- Granted
- October 10, 1978
- Expires
- May 16, 1997
- Assignee
- PAN AMERICAN PLANT CO
- Inventor
- SHOESMITH LEONARD H
Abstract
{PG,1 A new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum suitable for both year around greenhouse pot culture and outdoor garden use as a natural season flowering plant, characterized by its medium pink, medium sized blooms of decorative flower form, the clubby spray formation of its flowering, a relatively vigorous and upright plant habit, and a uniform 7-week photoperiodic response.
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 medium pink blooms of medium size and decorative flower form, its uniform 7-week photoperiodic flowering response and good performance when grown as a spring, summer and fall potted plant, its good performance when grown as a natural season garden chrysanthemum, and its relatively vigorous upright growth habit with good stem strength and abundant, medium sized foliage.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP4313 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.