A new Osteospermum plant named `Osjaliputo` particularly distinguished by its very dense compact habit with many branches and short peduncles, its facing up flowers which causes strong color impact and strong contrast between young white and old purple flowers.

A new cultivar of Hebe plant named `TULLYRASP` that is characterized by a compact habit with deep burgundy colored foliage and which bears abundant deep pink flowers through summer and fall. In combination these traits set `TULLYRASP` apart from all other varieties of Hebe known to the inventor.

`REGAL VELVET` is a distinctive variety of Anigozanthos hybrid which is characterized by the combination of its medium plant height with an upright growth habit and a semi-erect leaf attitude, large number of flowers per inflorescence and a flower color consisting of yellow green colored perianth tube with a red colored ovary.

A new hop plant named `HBC 394` is disclosed. The cones of `HBC 394` mature in early September, and yield a crop of 1200 to 1600 pounds per acre. `HBC 394` is used in brewing for its bittering and aromatic properties.

A new and distinct variety of interspecific Prunus tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on `Nemaguard` Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, u...

`AU Buck IV` is a new and distinct Chinese chestnut cultivar that is blight resistant, precocious and an annual bearer. It produces a medium to heavy crop load each year and a large sized nut. Nut drop begins about October 10 and continues for a 5-6 week period. A high percentage of nuts produced drop during the first 4 weeks of the period that nuts drop from this cultivar. `AU Buck IV` is a small tree that is broadly elliptic in shape with high, upright to spreading and diffuse branches that wa...

`AU Buck III` is a new and distinct Chinese chestnut cultivar that is blight resistant, precocious and an annual bearer. It produces a medium to heavy crop load each year and a medium sized nut. Nut drop begins about September 25 and continues for a 4-5 week period. A large percentage of the nuts drop during the first three weeks of the period that nuts drop from this cultivar. `AU Buck III` is a small to medium sized tree that is round in shape with low, dense, and spreading branches that was 6...

The disease resistant `AU Premier` seguin offers food availability for wildlife over an extended period. A single plant drops nuts for a 2-3 month period. Nut size varies with season and the average weight is between 1 and 1.5 grams. The plant does not bloom until mid-May, therefore late spring frosts do not damage the flowers. In most seasons, the `AU Premier` seguin cultivar will have 2-3 flushes of vegetative growth. The nut quality is similar to the Chinese chestnut in that it is high in sta...

`AU Buck I` is a new and distinct Chinese chestnut cultivar that is precocious, produces a large crop annually of small to medium sized nuts that mature early and the nuts start dropping about August 28. Nut drop continues for a 4-5 week period. The nuts mature and start dropping 3-4 weeks before most cultivars. The early nut drop and small to medium nut size of `AU Buck I` make it ideal for use as a food source for wildlife. `AU Buck I` is a medium to tall tree with a height of 8.53 meters and ...

`AU Gobbler I` is a new and distinct Chinese chestnut cultivar that is precocious and produces a large crop annually of small nuts that mature early and start dropping about August 25. Nut drop continues for a 4 to 5 week period. The nuts mature and start dropping 3-4 weeks before most cultivars. The early nut drop and small nut size of `AU Gobbler I` makes it ideal for use as a food source for turkey and other wildlife species. `AU Gobbler I` is an excellent companion cultivar to `AU Gobbler II...