Hybrids of  Victor Lemoine, Nancy, France. 1879-1908.

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora syn. Montbretia crocosmiiaeflora
MONTBRETIA CROCOSMIAEFLORA IS KNOWN TO ALL TODAY AND ITS REPUTATION NO LONGER HAS TO BE MADE. IT IS SOLD IN THOUSANDS MORE OR LESS EVERYWHERE, AND IT WILL BE GROWN FOR MANY YEARS BECAUSE IT IS A PLANT WHICH ALLIES THE ADVANTAGE OF MAGNIFICENT FLOWERING TO THAT OF BEING EXTREMELY EASY TO CULTIVATE AND OF ACCOMODATING ITSELF TO THE MOST BASIC CARE. ALL THESE QUALITIES WHICH HAVE MADE M. CROCOSMIAEFLORA FASHIONABLE ARE POSSESSED BY THE FOLLOWING NEW INTRODUCTIONS. IN FACT THEY POSSESS STILL MORE, AN ELEGANT HABIT, A VARIETY OF HUES, THE SIZE OF THEIR FLOWERS, CHARACTERISTICS WHICH ALLOW THEM TO KEEP THEIR PLACE WITH DIGNITY ALONGSIDE THE VARIETIES FROM WHICH THEY ARE DESCENDED.
TRITONIA AUREA X MONTBRETIA POTTSII, 1879.

1879; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, No. 104., 1886. PHOTO

ELEGANS (ELEGANT)
REMINDS OF M. CROCOSMIAEFLORA, BRILLIANT YELLOW FLOWERS, EXTERIOR OF TUBE AND BUDS VERMILLION ON A YELLOW BASE; PLANT OF A GREAT EFFECT.
1883 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE,
No.109, 1888; VICTOR LEMOINE. LEMOINE CATALOGUES 1886-1898, 12 YEARS.

SULFUREA (OF SULPHUR) syn. 'Lady Bangor'
TALLER PLANT AND WITH A LARGER NUMBER OF SPIKES THAN M.POTTSII; FLOWERS LARGER, TUBULOUS, DARK CHROME YELLOW.
1883 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE,
No.109, 1888; VICTOR LEMOINE. LEMOINE CATALOGUES -1888, POSSIBLE FOUR YEARS.

AUREA (X CROCOSMIIFLORA HYBRID) (OF GOLD, GOLDEN)
TALL PLANT, CARRYING VERY NUMEROUS SPIKES OF FLOWERS WHICH ARE BROAD, OPEN, OF A BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN YELLOW AND PRODUCING MUCH EFFECT.
1884 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, No.109, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE. LEMOINE CATALOGUES 1888-1898, POSSIBLE TEN YEARS.

PYRAMIDALIS (PYRAMIDAL)
FLOWERS ALL ERECT, COLOUR SALMON-APRICOT.
1884 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, NO.109, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE. LEMOINE CATALOGUES 1888-1894, POSSIBLE SIX YEARS. PLATE

BOUQUET PARFAIT (PERFECT BOUQUET)
FLOWERING STEMS LEANING IN ALL DIRECTIONS, FLOWERS VERY LARGE, DARK YELLOW IN THE CENTRAL PART, VIVID VERMILLION IN THE UPPER PART OF THE LOBES.
1885 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, No.109, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE. LEMOINE CATALOGUES 1888-1898, POSSIBLE TEN YEARS. PLATE

ETOILE DE FEU (STAR OF FIRE)
FLOWERS LARGER THAN THOSE OF CROCOSMIAEFLORA, VERY OPEN, BLOOD RED ON THE OUTSIDE, VERMILION INTERIOR, WITH THE CENTRE LIGHT YELLOW, DAZZLING TINT.
1885 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, No.109, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE. LEMOINE CATALOGUES 1885-1919, 1928- 1935, 41 YEARS. PLATE PLATE

GERBE D'OR (GOLDEN SHEAF)
DWARF PLANT, VERY FLORIFEROUS AND OF A GOOD HABIT, FLOWERS A LITTLE
TUBULOUS, OF A MAGNIFICENT GOLDEN YELLOW.
1885 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, No.109, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE. LEMOINE CATALOGUES 1885-1899, 14 YEARS. PHOTO PLATE PLATE

PHARE (LIGHTHOUSE, LIGHT, BEACON)
PLANT, THE FLOWERING STEMS OF WHICH FORM A DENSE GROUP, 80 cm TALL, HOLD THEMSELVES STRAIGHT AND PRESENT THEIR FLOWERS FULL FACE;
COLOUR MORE RICH THAN THAT OF M. CROCOSMIAEFLORA, INTERIOR OF THE FLOWER BRILLIANT RED-LEAD WITH A YELLOW CENTRE, EXTERIOR A VERY VIVID RED-LEAD, BUDS BLOOD-RED AT THE TIP AND YELLOW AT THE BASE;
A GREAT DEAL OF EFFECT.
1886; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.104, 1886;
VICTOR LEMOINE; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUES 1886- 1898, 12 YEARS.

POTTSII 'GRANDIFLORA' (LARGE FLOWERED)
HABIT AND FORM OF M. POTTSII; FLOWERS LARGER, THREE EXTERNAL
DIVISIONS OF RED-LEAD COLOUR, THREE YELLOW INTERIOR DIVISIONS,
EXCELLANT HABIT, PLANT OF GREAT EFFECT.
1886; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.104, 1886;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1886- 1902, 16 YEARS.

DRAP D'OR (CLOTH OF GOLD)
CARRIES ITSELF PERFECTLY ERRECT, FLOWERS VERY LARGE, WITH BROAD LOBES, CHROME-YELLOW. A PLANT FOR EFFECT. 1887 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.109, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1888-1908, 20 YEARS.