US Plant Patent PP4407
(seedling #71-57Y)
Yellow rose seedling (seedling #71-57Y)
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 13, 1998. 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
- PP4407
- Filed
- March 13, 1978
- Granted
- April 17, 1979
- Expires
- March 13, 1998
- Assignee
- JOSEPH H HILL COMPANY
- Inventor
- BYRUM ROY L
Abstract
A new variety of yellow floribunda rose plant distinguished by the deep rich color of its blooms and the high glossy green color of its foliage which enhances the beauty of the flower; by the improved vase life performance of the cut flowers for holding color and shape; by its vigorous growing habit and resistance to disease; and by its free and continuous blooming habit under greenhouse culture.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinctive rose plant substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by the rich, deep yellow color of its blooms, enhanced by the glossy green color of its foliage, its vigorous growth habit, and its free and continuous blooming habit.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP4407 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.