DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
This section should be a complete botanical description of the claimed plant.Specification of the genus, species and market class may begin this section, and the parents of the claimed plant may be specified in the initial part of this section.
Describe Plant Habits
The growth habit of the plant should be described as to the shape of the plant at maturity, and branching habit. The characteristics of the plant in winter dormancy should be completely described, if appropriate.
Describe Plant Characteristics
A complete botanical description of bark, buds, blossoms, leaves, and fruit should be a part of the disclosure. Plant characteristics which are not capable of definitive, written description or which cannot be clearly shown must be given substantive attention in this portion of the application. These would include, but not are not be limited to, fragrance, taste, disease resistances, productivity, precocity, and vigor.Even if the characteristics are well depicted, the botanical characteristics must be substantively described.
The descriptions in this section should be botanical in nature and should be in terms of the art of the plant. The detail of this section should be sufficient to prevent others from attempting to patent the same plant at a later date by simply describing the plant in more detail and with the allegation that the original patent did not state the characteristics being further described.
