Hybrids of  Jacques Welker, La Celle St. Cloud, Bougival,
Paris, France. 1890 - 1910.

NANKIN
FLOWERS FAIRLY LARGE, VERY OPEN, OCHRE YELLOW INSIDE, ORANGE OUTSIDE.
1893 (JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 8TH AUG. 1895.); VILMORIN CATALOGUE 1894; WELKER.

ETNA
LARGE FLOWERS, VERY OPEN, OUTSIDE OF THE PETALS VERMILION RED, INSIDE VIVID LAVA-RED ORANGE.
1893 (JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 8TH AUG. 1895.); VILMORIN CATALOGUE 1895; WELKER.

HENRI WELKER
VIGOROUS PLANT WITH BROAD FOLIAGE. LARGE FLOWERS WITH PETALS OF COPPER VERMILION AND PURPLE MARKS AT THEIR INTERSECTIONS; EARLY FLOWERING.
1895; JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 25TH JULY 1895; REVUE HORTICOLE 1906; WELKER.

PRECOCE
THE STEMS ARE VERY SLIGHT AND ELEGANT, THE FLOWERS, OF CITRON YELLOW, WITH A AN ORANGE SPOT AT THE EXTREMITIES OF EACH DIVISION OF THE PERIANTH.
1895; JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 25TH JULY 1895; WELKER.

TRIOMPHE DE PARIS (TRIUMPH OF PARIS)
1895 (JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 8TH AUGUST 1895); WELKER.

GLOIRE DE VITRY
1895 (JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 8TH AUGUST 1895); WELKER.

MARTHE BILLARD
1895 (JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 8TH AUGUST 1895); WELKER.

ELEGANTISSIMA
1895 (JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 8TH AUGUST 1895); WELKER.

BICOLOR
DWARF PLANT WITH COMPACT SPIKE, FLOWERS OF AVERAGE SIZE, HAVING THREE DIVISIONS OF A RED ORANGE AND THE THREE OTHERS OF A VERMILION RED; VERY OPEN FLOWERS WITH ROUNDED DIVISIONS. OUT OF THE ORDINARY PLANT. 1895
(JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 8TH AUGUST 1895); VILMORIN CATALOGUE 1897-1898; WELKER.
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OEIL DE DRAGON (EYE OF THE DRAGON)
VERY VIGOROUS PLANT WITH VERYLARGE, VERY OPEN FIERY RED FLOWERS.
PRE.1897; VILMORIN CATALOGUE 1897-1898; WELKER.

LUTEA PRAECOX
THE STEMS  ARE REALLY STRAIGHT AND THE FLOWERS ARE OF A BEAUTIFUL APRICOT YELLOW ON THE TWO (BOTH) FACES.
1903; JOURNAL DE LA SNHF, 1903; WELKER.

CHRYSIS
VIGOROUS PLANT WITH LARGE VERY OPEN FLOWERS OF A VIVID YELLOW FADING TO 'NANKIN'. VILMORIN CATALOGUE 1897-98.
FLOWERS VERY LARGE MEASURING 62-65 mm IN DIAMETER, OF A BRILLIANT APRICOT YELLOW, WITH THE CENTRE LIGHT YELLOW.
PRE.1906; REVUE HORTICOLE 1907; WELKER. PLATE
         
FLAMBOYANT
FLOWERS EQUALLY LARGE AND OF A UNIFORM RED LEAD ORANGE. VERY FLORIFEROUS.
PRE.1906; REVUE HORTICOLE 1907; WELKER. PLATE
           
SURPRISE
DWARF PLANT, FLOWERS OF A LOVELY OLD-GOLD YELLOW WASHED WITH CARMINE AT THE EXTREMITIES AND THE UNDERSIDE, AND STRIPED WITH RED AT THE BASE.
PRE.1906; REVUE HORTICOLE 1906; WELKER.

GRAND MOULIN (GREAT MILL)
FLOWERS VERY STELLATE, WITH NARROW VERY LONG PETALS, YELLOW AND THE UPPER THIRD CARMINE RED.
PRE.1906; REVUE HORTICOLE 1906; WELKER. PLATE
           
CARDINALIS
SEMI-DWARF PLANT WITH FLOWERS VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND OF A LOVELY CARDINAL RED WITH A PALER CENTRE.
PRE.1906; REVUE HORTICOLE 1906; WELKER.

CANARI (CANARY)
SEMI-DWARF PLANT, WITH COMPACT SPIKES, FLOWERS A VIVID CANARY YELLOW.
PRE.1906; REVUE HORTICOLE 1906; WELKER.

GLOIRE DE LA CELLE ST. CLOUD (GLORY OF -)
TALL PLANT, WITH VERY BROAD FLOWERS OF PALE APRICOT YELLOW WITH THE THREE OUTSIDE PETALS MARKED WITH AMARANTH RED.
PRE.1906; REVUE HORTICOLE 1906; WELKER.

VICTOR WELKER
VIGOROUS PLANT OF GOOD APPEARENCE, WITH FLOWERS VIVID ORANGE, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PETALS DARK ORANGE AND A DARK BROWN DISK AT THE BASE; A SECOND ZONE IS SLIGHTLY APPARENT AT HALF THEIR (HEIGHT/ LENGTH ?).
PRE.1906; REVUE HORTICOLE 1906; WELKER.

VERSICOLOR
VERY LARGE FLOWERS, WITH A PALE YELLOW CENTRE MELTING AT THE EXTREMITY OF THE PETALS TO CARMINE ORANGE.
PRE.1906; REVUE HORTICOLE 1906; WELKER.

EXPOSITION 1900
MONSIEUR JACQUEAU