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US Plant Patent PP10944

Empire Calico

Chrysanthemum plant named `Empire Calico`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 12, 2017. 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
PP10944
Filed
November 12, 1997
Granted
June 8, 1999
Expires
November 12, 2017
Inventor
FUESS JANET S

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named `Empire Calico`, characterized by the combined features of bright yellow ray floret color, daisy capitulum form with many disc florets and a distinct red-purple disc center, capitulum diameter 2.75-3.0 cm, 7 week flower response in light/shade programs, semi-upright growth habit, natural season flowering date of September 20, and adaptability to greenhouse or garden cultures.

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 Chrysanthemum plant named `Empire Calico`, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10944 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.