Oddly, I’ve never seen anything resembling virus symptoms on Legacy and, until last year, I grew the plant I rooted from the one Dr. Basye sent to The Huntington Library way back in the 80s. I rooted it in the early 90s. Unfortunately, after being moved at least six times in thirty-plus years, ants invaded it and it dried out too far and died. You can see many photos of the foliage and other parts of the plant on HMF under its rose page. I like this photo, comparing the Legacy foliage with that of Rose d’Orsay, a Carolina hybrid. This is what Legacy always looked like in the Newhall, Encino and Santa Maria gardens. d’Orsay on the left, Basye’s Legacy on the right.
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Yeah I really have no idea if it’s a virus or just some unique characteristic of the rose itself. It only shows up when the rains stop and even the nighttime temps are brutal. It’s first on my list for the home lab virus eradication project. I figure if the discoloration and weak seedlings are due to its weird fortuniana virus then it’ll be easy to determine if the treatment worked. I was literally one day away from my first attempt before getting in a car crash a few days ago. No horrific injuries but it postponed the final setup.
That’s so sad that you lost it after so long. I have a decent-sized clone from the cuttings you sent me almost two years ago that I’d be happy to send back to you!
Thank you. At this point, I’m seriously considering what I can live without.
That’s understandable. I’m sure you must have quite the collection to care for, the last thing you’d want is for it become a thorn in your side 
Jokes aside, the offer will always be there. And I’m sure that if you do decide to downsize you’ll have no shortage of people eager to rehome and propagate your roses.
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Thanks, sir, much appreciated!