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Chrysanthemum plant
AssigneeYoder Brothers, Inc.
InventorsJack M. Meek, William E. Duffett
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AssigneeYoder Brothers, Inc.
InventorsJack M. Meek, William E. Duffett
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A chrysanthemum plant known by the cultivar name Luv and particularly characterized as to uniqueness by the combined characteristics of flat capitulum form; decorative capitulum type; lavender pink ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum ranging from 105 to 115 mm. at maturity; uniform eight week photoperiodic flowering response to short days; short plant height when grown as a pinched disbud pot; and semi-spreading branching pattern.
A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ramat., plant known by the cultivar name of Luv, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized as to uniqueness by the combined characteristics of flat capitulum form;
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The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ramat., hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Luv.
Luv is a product of a planned breeding program which had the objective of creating new chrysanthemum cultivars having decorative capitulum type, lavender ray floret color, eight week flowering response, and having the ability to produce commercially acceptable quality in year round pot mum programs. Such traits in combination were not present in previously available commercial cultivars.
Luv was originated from a cross made in a controlled breeding program in Salinas, Calif. in 1977. The female parent was Tempo, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,505, granted Feb. 26, 1980. The male parent of Luv was an unnamed pink incurved seedling (#70029014) originated from a hybridization of Snowpink (unpatented; commercially available) and Pamplemousse (unpatented; commercially available).
The accompanying photographic drawings show typical inflorescence and foliage characteristics of Luv. Sheet 1 is a color photograph showing four (4) plants in a 6 inch pot. Some difficulty was encountered in obtaining true photographic color representation. Sheet 2 is a black and white photograph showing three views of the inflorescence of Luv. Sheet 3 is a black and white photograph of the foliage of Luv at three stages of growth .
Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present inventors, the most similar in comparison to Luv is Always Pink, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,256. Reference is made to attached Chart A which compares certain characteristics of Luv to those same characteristics of Always Pink. When generally compared to Always Pink, Luv has different ray floret color and larger diameter across face of capitulum. The capitulum form, capitulum type, branching pattern, plant height, and flowering response period of Luv are similar to those same characteristics of Always Pink.
In the following description, color references are made to A Limit Color Cascade by the Munsell Company, 1972 edition. The color values were determined between 8:30 and 9:00 A.M. on Mar. 28, 1980, under 125 foot-candle light intensity at Salinas, Calif.,
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