Rose plant

Abstract

A tall outdoor bush rose plant of the Grandiflora class, having a vigorous much-branched habit of growth and carrying strong, short to medium length flowering stems, sometimes with one bloom or sometimes with three or more blooms to the stem. Resistance to mildew is significantly better than with plants of the same genus under comparable conditions. The general color effect is between brilliant yellow and moderate orange yellow when the flower is freshly opened. This lightens to generally lighter tones of the same shading after the flower has been open for several days. Blooms have a slight pollen fragrance.

I claim: 
     
       1. The new and distinct variety of Grandiflora rose plant substantially as herein illustrated and described, which is characterized by a plurality of the following features, in combination, namely a notably vigorous, upright habit of growth, many-branched and tall, with abundant glossy medium-sized foliage, said plant being more hardy and more resistant to mildew than is usual with plants of the same species grown under comparable conditions; a nearly continuous blooming habit throughout the season; blooms with double petalage which have a predominantly yellow color effect, varying mainly in depth of shade, and having a mild, pollen-like fragrance; many of the flowering stems carrying only a single flower.