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US Plant Patent PP6139

Sugar 'n Spice

Miniature rose plant `Sugar 'n Spice`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 3, 2006. 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
PP6139
Filed
February 3, 1986
Granted
March 29, 1988
Expires
February 3, 2006
Inventor
BENNETT CECILIA L D

Abstract

The subject of the present disclosure is a new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant, named `Sugar 'n Spice`, which is characterized by its blooms which range in color from near Begonia to near Porcelain Rose, usually borne one to a stem with hybrid tea form. The bush is vigorous, well-branched and produces moderate to heavy quantities of bloom. (More detailed description to follow.)

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

The following is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant named `Sugar 'n Spice` of a hardy, dwarf, moderate growth, well-branched and attractive appearance, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its blooms which range in color from near Begonia to near Porcelain Rose, with flowers borne usually one to a stem, but occasionally in sprays of 3 to 5 or more.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6139 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.