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

ETINCELANT (SPARKLING)
STEMS STRAIGHT, BRANCHING, FLOWERS BROAD, PRESENTED FULL FACE, SEGMENTS WAVY, BLOOD SCARLET WITH SULPHUR AT THE BACK, CROWNED WITH PURPLE,
REVERSE YELLOW AND BLOOD, BUDS BLOOD RED WITH A YELLOW BASE, A PLANT WITH A GRAND EFFECT.
1892; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.121, 1892;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1892- 1901, 9 YEARS.

FEU D'ARTIFICE (FIREWORK)
TALL PLANT WITH STRAIGHT SCAPES, ENDLESSLY BRANCHING, FLOWERS VERY LARGE, ROUND, SPREAD OUT, REGULAR, WITH BROAD SEGMENTS, BRILLIANT CADMIUM YELLOW WITH RED EXTREMITIES; A PLANT COVERING ITSELF WITH FLOWERS.
1892; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.121, 1892;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1892- 1939, 47 YEARS.

LUSTRE (LUSTRE/ CHANDELIER)
SCAPES PERFECTLY STRAIGHT, FLOWERS MEDIUM, COMPLETELY ERECT, LIGHTLY MARKED IN THE CENTRE.
1893; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.131, 1893;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1893- 1914, 21 YEARS.

TURBAN
FLOWERS LARGE, WELL-PRESENTED, OCHRE YELLOW ON THE OUTSIDE, DARK YELLOW ON THE INTERNAL FACE OF THE SEGMENTS, VERY BROAD BLOOD PURPLE CROWN REFLECTING TO THE OUTSIDE, YELLOW CIRCLE ON THE THROAT.
1893; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.131, 1893;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1893- 1907, 14 YEARS.

ARC-EN-CIEL (RAINBOW)
FLOWERS ALMOST AS BIG AS THOSE OF C. AUREA 'IMPERIALIS', A LITTLE DROOPING, VIVID YELLOW OCHRE; THEY ARE EMBELLISHED WITH A BROAD LIGHT BROWN CROWN, ISOLATING A CENTRE OF GOLDEN YELLOW WHICH MAKES A STRIKING CONTRAST WITH THE COLOUR OF THE REST OF THE FLOWER.
1893; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.131, 1893;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1893- 1899, 6 YEARS.

AURICULE
DARK YELLOW, THROAT SURROUNDED BY A PURPLE CIRCLE.
1893; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.131, 1893;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1893- 1938, 45 YEARS.

ECLATANT (DAZZLING)
DWARF PLANT, FLOWERS TILTED BUT BRILLIANT, COLOUR CRIMSON BLOOD RED, INSET WITH GOLDEN YELLOW SEGMENTS.
1893; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.131, 1893;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1893- 1935, 42 YEARS.

FANTAISIE (FANTASY)
VERY LARGE PANICLES, VERY BRANCHED AND VERY ERECT; FLOWERS MEDIUM, PRESENTED VERY FULL FACE, PERFECTLY REGULAR, BROAD LIGHT YELLOW CENTRE, EXTREMITIES OF THE LOBES A VIVID VERMILION, RED AT THE BACK, A PERFECTED VERSION OF 'BOUQUET PARFAIT'.
1893; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.131, 1893;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1893- 1928, 35 YEARS.

CROCOSMIAEFLORA 'FLORE-PLENO'
VIGOROUS PLANT, WITH BROAD LONG LEAVES, SEMI-REFLEX; TALL STRAIGHT PANICLES LOADED WITH LARGE ERECT PERFECTLY DOUBLE FLOWERS, RECALLING THEIR APPEARENCE AND THEIR MODE OF OPENING OF DOUBLE TUBEROSES. THEIR COLOUR IS A BRILLIANT ORANGEY YELLOW. THIS NOVELTY, OF THE FIRST RANK IN EVERY RESPECT, FORMS MAGNIFICENT SPECIMENS WHETHER GROWN IN POTS OR BEDS; IT IS DESTINED TO BECOME THE SOURCE OF A NEW RACE OF DOUBLE MONTBRETIAS, WHICH WILL BECOME A CERTAIN VOGUE. FIRST CLASS CERTIFICATE FROM THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.
1893; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.131, 1893;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1893- 1908, 15 YEARS.

FLEUVE-JAUNE (YELLOW RIVER)
CLUMPS VERY FLORIFEROUS, FLOWERS ERECT, NAPLES YELLOW. THIS VARIETY IS AN IMPROVEMENT ON SOLFATARE.
1893; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.131, 1893;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1893- 1920, 27 YEARS. PHOTO

VOLCAN (VULCAN)
STEMS MORE THAN ONE METRE, FLOWERS BROAD, PERFECT, BROAD SEGMENTS, DARK CADMIUM, CENTRE YELLOW, LIGHT PURPLE SPOTS, PLANT DESTINED TO FORM TALL CLUMPS.
1894; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.128, 1894;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1894- 1907, 13 YEARS.

COURONNE D'OR (GOLDEN CROWN, CROWN OF GOLD)
FAIRLY TALL PLANT, VERY BRANCHED SPIKES, VERY LARGE, ROUND, GOLDEN YELLOW SLIGHTLY MARKED WITH DARK BROWN AT THE BASE.
1898; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.139, 1898;
VICTOR LEMOINE; LEMOINE'S CATALOGUES 1898- 1904, 6 YEARS.

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