Chrysanthemum plant named `Chaburga`

#The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum, botanically known as Dendranthema grandiflora, and hereinafter is referred to by the name `Chaburga`.

#The new cultivar is the product of a planned breeding program which had as its objective the creation of a new Chrysanthemum cultivar that is intended primarily for pot mum production.

#The breeding program which resulted in the production of the new cultivar of the present invention was carried out in a controlled environment during November 1989 at Nuaille, Trementines, France. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was a plant designated `88192-2` (non-patented in the United States and has never been commercialized) having large white flowers, poor foliage, a response time of twelve weeks, and a tall plant height, and the male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was a plant designated `8419-8` (non-patented in the United States and never has been commercialized) having a very nice glossy foliage. The parentage of the new cultivar can be summarized as follows:

#The accompanying photograph was prepared during March, 1996, and shows as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in a color illustration of this character, typical plants and plant parts of the new cultivar of the present invention. The plants were twelve weeks of age and were grown at Nuaille, Trementines, France, under standard greenhouse conditions which approximate those commonly utilized for the production of decorative pot mums. The plants had been disbudded in order to encourage the formation of one large bloom per stem.

#FIG. 1 illustrates a typical stem;

#FIG. 2 illustrates the upper surface of a typical leaf from the lower part of the stem;

#The chart used in the identification of colors described hereafter is The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England. In some instances more common color terms are provided and are to be accorded their usual dictionary significance. The plants described were grown at Nuaille, Trementines, France, in 20 cm. pots, three plants to a pot, were rooted in early June, and were stopped in mid-July. All primary laterals were retained. Disbudding was carried out to leave the terminal flower heads, the plants were grown outdoors until late September, and then were grown in greenhouses provided at a minimum of 15.5.degree. C. These conditions were deemed to approximate those commonly utilized for the production of decorative pot mums.

#Classification:

#Botanical.--Dendranthema grandiflora, cv. `Chaburga`.