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US Plant Patent PP9652

Meiferjac

Miniature rose plant named `Meiferjac`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 9, 2015. 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
PP9652
Filed
November 9, 1995
Granted
October 8, 1996
Expires
November 9, 2015
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature class is provided which abundantly forms attractive small red flowers which are stable and well retain their coloration upon the passage of time. The plant is erect and exhibits a compact and regular growth habit. The blossoms possess no fragrance. The plant can be grown as attractive ornamentation in the landscape or as a decorative pot plant.

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 variety of Miniature rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms in abundance attractive small double flowers which exhibit a stable red coloration, (b) exhibits an erect, compact, and regular growth habit, and (c) is particularly suited for growing as an ornamental pot plant; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP9652 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.