Hybrids of  Victor Lemoine, Nancy, France. 1879-1908. (Cont'd)

SOLFATARE (SOLFATARA, VOLCANIC DEPOSIT), syn. 'Solfaterre'
LARGE FLOWERS DISPLAYING THEMSELVES FULL FACE, NAPLES YELLOW, HABIT ALMOST ERECT; STEMS 65 cm HIGH, A VERY DISTINCTIVE AND ATTRACTIVE VARIETY.
1886; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.104, 1886;
VICTOR LEMOINE; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUES 1886- 1899, 13 YEARS.

N.B. THIS PLANT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS 'SOLFATERRE', THIS NAME IS INVALID. 'SOLFATERRE' WAS FIRST USED IN ERROR, IN AN ARTICLE ON LEMOINE'S MONTBRETIA BY H.P., IN 'THE GARDEN' MAGAZINE, NOV. 19TH, 1887. PHOTO

ELDORADO (GOLDEN, OF THE FABLED CITY OF GOLD)
DWARF PLANT, VERY FLORIFEROUS, GROWING TO 35 cm AT THE MOST, LARGE GOLDEN-YELLOW FLOWERS. A VERY GOOD VARIETY.
1887 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, No.109, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1888- 1920, 1927- 1935, 40 YEARS.

INCENDIE (FIRE)
STEMS TALL, STRAIGHT, FLOWERS ERECT, BRILLIANT RED, CENTRE FLECKED WITH PURPLE, THE MOST DAZZLING AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL THE HIGHLY COLOURED MONTBRETIA.
1887 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, No.109, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1888-1894, SIX YEARS. PLATE

METEORE (METEOR)
FLOWERS VERY LARGE, COMPACT, LOBES BROAD AND ROUNDED, INTERIOR DARK BRICK YELLOW, EXTERIOR BLOOD RED.
1887 (REVUE HORTICOLE 1890); VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, No.109, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1888- 1890, TWO YEARS.

RAYON D'OR (syn. 'Golden Ray', 'Sunbeam')
FLOWERS VERY LARGE, OF A PERFECT SHAPE, SEPALS BROAD LIKE THOSE OF SOME SPECIES OF GLADIOLI; COLOUR OCHRE YELLOW, WITH DARKISH BROWN SPOTS AT THE BASE OF THE TUBE, LIKE TIGRIDIA SPECIES, SPECIAL.
1888; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE, No.110, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1888- 1898, 10 YEARS. PLATE

TALISMAN
FLOWERS COMPLETELY ERECT, LITTLE OPENED, BLOOD VERMILION, THROAT WITH SCATTERED PURPLE SPOTS.
1888; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.110, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1888- 1896, 6 YEARS.

TRANSCENDANT
FLOWERS LARGE, WITH VERY LARGE SEPALS, ORANGEY VERMILION ON THE OUTSIDE, INTERIOR BRIGHT VERMILION WITH A YELLOW THROAT. THIS PLANT IS COVERED WITH FLOWERS DURING THE WHOLE SUMMER AND AUTUMN, AND WILL BE VERY USEFUL FOR CULTIVATION IN POTS. IT IS THE MOST FLORIFEROUS OF ALL THE MONTBRETIAS.
1888; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.110, 1888;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1888- 1920, 32 YEARS.

SOLEIL COUCHANT (SUNSET)
PLANT COMPLETELY DWARF, VERY FLORIFEROUS, ERECT STEMS, FLOWERS WELL PRESENTED FULL FACE, OF GREAT SIZE, BRILLIANT GOLDEN YELLOW.
1890; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.115, 1890;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1890- 1935, 45 YEARS.

TIGRIDIE (TIGRIDIA LIKE)
STEMS VERY ERECT, FLOWERS PRESENTED FULL FACE, RICH ORANGEY YELLOW, SPOTTED IN THE THROAT WITH A BROAD RING OF DARKISH BROWN COLOUR, IN THE MANNER OF A TIGRIDIA SPECIES.
1890; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.115, 1890;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1890- 1895, 5 YEARS.

AURORE
TALL BRANCHED STEMS, FLOWERS NUMEROUS, OF VERY GREAT SIZE, MEASURING FIVE AND A HALF CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER, PERFECTLY REGULAR, SEGMENTS BROAD, ROUNDED, WELL SPREAD OUT AND OF A MAGNIFICENT YELLOWISH ORANGE SELF-COLOUR.
1890; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.116, 1890;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1890- 1938, 48 YEARS. PHOTO

PLUIE D'OR (GOLDEN RAIN)
EXTREMELY FLORIFEROUS PLANT, FORMING MAGNIFICENT CLUMPS, FLOWERING STEMS ARRANGED IN NUMEROUS SHEAVES OF MEDIUM FLOWERS, COLOUR YELLOW OCHRE, A NEW TINT IN MONTBRETIAS.
1890; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.116, 1890;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1890- 1899, 9 YEARS.

CERES
TALL STEMS, FLOWERS MEDIUM, ERECT, BROAD SEPALS, OBTUSE, COLOUR ORANGEY APRICOT.
1892; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.121, 1892;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1892-1899, 7 YEARS.