Abstract: A distinctly attractive pine tree in the Pinus nigra Family (common name known as Austrian Pine) with a dwarf, narrow, conic to columnar appearance, having dense branching, which forms a tall, slow growing, narrow specimen that can be planted at high density for effect and landscaping.

Abstract: A new and distinct Verbena plant named ‘Balazdapi’, characterized by its dark purple flowers, mounded trailing habit, and dark green leaves.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘77KL Sunrise’ characterized by having a definite and distinct flower fragrance that can be described as sweet and lingering but subtle and not overpowering. It is often compared to the scent of a fragrant rose bloom. The fragrance is most pronounced when the temperature is between 65° and 80° F. The cultivar has a distinctly bi-colored flower fading from a pale yellow center to a scarlet color at the margin. The male flowers are fully double and do not produce pollen or male reproductive parts under normal growing conditions. ‘77KL Sunrise’ has a full and semi-pendulous plant habit with numerous flower shoots (4-6 or more). Each flowering shoot will produce anywhere from 4-6 peduncles with 1 or 2 male flowers on each during the growing season.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Guicherry’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; zoned and pubescent small leaves; numerous carmine-colored semi-double to double flowers; basal branching; high yield of cuttings; continuous flowering throughout the summer; and foliage tolerant to rain, wind and stress conditions.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Guinost’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; slightly zoned and small leaves; numerous long-lasting dark hot pink-colored semi-double to double flowers; basal branching; high yield of cuttings; early flowering; continuous flowering throughout the summer; and foliage tolerant to rain, wind and stress conditions.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Nemesia plant named ‘Pensug’ that is characterized by uniform and abundant flowering, pure-white fragrant flowers, and a compact habit, setting it apart from all other existing varieties of Nemesia known to the inventor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Osteospermum fruticosum (L.) Norl plant named ‘Kakegawa AU4’. This new plant has a suitable form for pot culture and also possesses large yellow flowers that stay open into the evening hours or under low light conditions.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Mandevilla plant named ‘Red Velvet Petite’, characterized by its compact growth habit; short internodes; relatively small, glossy, dark green leaves; flowers that are dark pink in color when temperatures are less than 29° C. and intensify to red in color when temperatures are greater than 29° C.; and tolerance to low and high temperatures.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Fuerte’, characterized by its upright, uniformly mounded and compact plant habit; freely branching habit; short response time; continuously and freely flowering during the spring until fall; full inflorescences with multiple rows of ray florets; and red-colored ray florets with bright yellow-colored disc florets.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivated variety of Campanula takesimana plant characterized by a unique combination of stellate, white blooms, with ligulate petals, and rhomboidal to elliptical, glossy, green foliage.

Abstract: A new and distinct low-chill tetraploid highbush blueberry (Vaccinium) variety of complex hybrid ancestry, based largely on V. corymbosum L. with some genes from V. darrowi. Because of its interspecific hybrid origin, ‘Millennia’ does not correspond exactly to any botanical species, but is closest to Vaccinium corymbosum. It belongs to the commercial class of blueberry called “southern highbush”. Its novelty consists of the following unique combination of features: 1. Produces a vigorous bush that is upright but somewhat spreading. 2. Has high resistance to cane canker (Botryosphaeria corticis), medium resistance to phytophthora root rot (Phytophthora cinnamomi), and low to medium resistance to stem blight (Botryosphaeria dothidia). 3. Flowers and fruits well in areas of central and north Florida where the mean temperature of the coldest month is 57° F. or colder. 4. Ripens its fruit 60 days after flowering in north-central Florida (latitude 29.5). 5.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry named ‘Marathon’, botanically identified as Fragaria×ananassa. The closest known varieties are ‘Key Largo’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,649), ‘Captiva’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,277, allowed) and ‘Mirador’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,279, allowed). The new variety is a partially everbearing fruit bearing variety. The variety is distinguished from ‘Key Largo’, ‘Captiva’ and ‘Mirador’ by its strong plant vigor, concave to flat cross section of the leaf, medium leaf blistering, same size diameter of inner to outer calyx, broader than longer fruit ratio length/width, large fruit size and cordate fruit shape.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘MP21’, characterized by its compact, uniform cascading and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely and continuous branching habit; small leaves, and numerous white-colored flowers.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘MP7’, characterized by its compact, uniform cascading and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely and continuous branching habit; small leaves; and numerous small lavender pink-colored flowers with white-colored throat and light pink-colored reverse and tube.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant named ‘Red Miracle’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; dark green leaves; dark red-colored spathes with dark purplish red-colored spadices that are positioned upright and beyond the foliage on strong and erect scapes; and good inflorenscence longevity.

Abstract: A structure and method for electronically minimizing or eliminating performance variation of an apparatus controllable by a control signal, such as an electronically-controlled fuel injector, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of measuring the resultant characteristics of the apparatus at a plurality of operating conditions, such as timing and delivery characteristics of the fuel injector, adjusting the control signal as a function of the measured resultant characteristics, such as by adjusting a base timing and duration or pulse width of a fuel delivery command signal for a fuel injector, and controlling the apparatus in accordance with the adjusted control signal to reduce performance variation.

Abstract: A disc-shaped recording medium and a reproducing apparatus for the disc-shaped recording medium in which the letter information, such as a title, pertinent to a program recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium, is recorded as subsidiary data in a management area or in a program area. In the subsidiary data, there is recorded an identified for specifying whether or not the subsidiary data is allowed to be duplicated on an other recording medium so that inhibition or permission of duplication of the subsidiary information may be controlled at the time of duplication of the program.

Abstract: One or more lasers are combined with optical energy transfer devices and energy guiding devices which use an electric field for control. The optical energy transfer devices may form gratings, mirrors, lenses and the like using a class of poled structures in solid material. The poled structures may be combined with waveguide structures. Electric fields applied to the poled structures control routing, reflection and refraction of optical energy. Adjustable tunability is obtained by a poled structure which produces a spatial gradient in a variable index of refraction along an axis in the presence of a variable electric field.

Abstract: Apparatus for reproducing digital video signals from a magnetic tape, wherein a frame of digital video signals had been recorded in 2 m tracks (m is an integer greater than 1), in which a pair of rotary heads having respectively different azimuth angles scan traces across the magnetic tape, such traces substantially coinciding with the tracks when the magnetic tape is transported at a speed equal to the recording speed. The magnetic tape is transported at a high speed equal to (m×n±1) times the recording speed, where n is an integer greater than 0,1=0.5 when the pair of heads are arranged as a double azimuth head assembly and 1=0.25 when the heads are angularly separated by 180°.

Abstract: A tool at the service of a distributed application running on machines of a distributed data processing system running in a local area network, intended for balancing the load on each of the machines of the system, includes a master daemon and a plurality of agent demons. The master and each of the agents calculate the load of the machine on which they are running. The master collects the load data of each of the agents at a first sampling interval and sends that collected load data to all of the agents. At the request of the distributed application, the local agent closest to the application indicates to the application which machine has the lightest load. The application then makes the decision to request the machine with the lightest load to execute the services the application requires. As necessary, the tool selects a master from the agents, thereby ensuring the existence and uniqueness of a master at all times, regardless of failure affecting one 1010 or more machines in the data processing system.