Shrub rose plant named `Meibonrib`

#The new variety of shrub rose plant of the present invention was created by artificial pollination wherein two parents were crossed which previously had been studied in the hope that they would contribute the desired characteristics. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was Rosa sempervirens. The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) of the new variety was the product of the artificial pollination of the `Delbir` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Meidomonac` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,105). The `Delbir` variety is marketed under the Milrose trademark and the `Meidomonac` variety is being marketed under the Bonica trademark. The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows:

#(Rosa sempervirens.times.(`Delbir`.times.`Meidomonac`).

#The seeds resulting from the above pollination were sown and small plants were obtained which were physically and biologically different from each other. Selective study resulted in the identification of a single plant of the new variety.

#The accompanying photograph shows as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same, in a color illustration of this character, typical specimens of the plant parts of the new variety. The rose plants of the new variety described herein were three years of age and were observed during September while growing on their own roots outdoors at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.

#FIG. 1 illustrates a specimen of a young shoot;

#FIG. 2 illustrates specimens of two floral buds before the opening of the sepals;

#The chart used in the identification of the colors is that of The Royal Horticultural Society (R.H.S. Colour Chart). The terminology preceding the numbered reference to the chart has been added to indicate in more common terms the corresponding color. The description is based on the observation of three year-old specimens of the new variety while grown outdoors on their own roots during October at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.

#Class: Shrub.

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