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HORTICULTURE 



December 2:'., 1911 



n of Honor of France. Lemoine is Hon. Vice- 

 dent of the Centra] Horticultural Society of Xan- 

 Hon. Member of the National Horticultural S 

 of France, the Royal Society of Agrii Botany 



of G ent, the Royal Horticultural Society of Munich, 

 ionding member of i hie Mass 

 Horticultural Society, Boston. He had the I 

 og the first foreigner to with the 



Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society of 

 don. 



i i i -. i results of Lemoine's labor (double-nov 

 portulacca) were mentioned in the Revue Horticole, 

 [852. Then in L854 the first double potentilla was in- 

 troduced to the trade under the name of "Gloire de 

 Nancy." Also his firsl Streptoi arpus hybrids, produced 

 by crossing S. biflorus with S. polyanthus in the hands 

 of Veitch gave rise to the many now widely-distributed 

 beautiful varieties. At the same time Lemoine tried to 

 improve the fuchsia and raised the double-flowered hy- 

 brid "Solferino" which was well thought of for many 



In 1862 Lemoine introduced Spirea callosa alba. Thi 

 same year he succeeded in raising several hybrids of 

 Monochaetum, among others M. Lemoinei and M. serice- 

 imi multiflorum, both of which are still cultivated. Also 

 Clematis lanuginosa Candida, a hybrid from C. lanugi- 

 oosa and C. patens. In 1863 he gave to the trade 

 > matis erecta fl. pi., and in 1864 C. lauguinosa nivea, 

 the firsl clematis with large white flowers. He also en- 

 deavored to improve the pyrethrum and introduced some 

 i went v new double varieties which are still found in 

 most collections. Eight varieties of mimulus, hybrids 

 of M. cupreus and M. quinquevulnerus were evolved the 

 same year. In 1865 Clethra barbinervis, Stachyurus 

 praeeos and Weigela arborescens were introduced, and 

 in L866 Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora and Xylos- 

 teum Philomelae. Spirea syringaeflora and S. inter- 

 media, hybrids of S. callosa. also Delphinium elatum 

 Keteleeri, were raised. This same year, Lemoine sent 

 first genuine double-flowered Zonal pelargonium. 

 under the name Gloire de Nancy. This is the parent 

 all the beautiful double-flowered varieties which 

 are now raised everywhere. At the exposition in Paris 

 ■here were already quite a number of varieties in 

 sjst others: M. Lemoine and Marie Le- 

 moine, : I'riomphe. scarlet. 



186? was made notable by the introduction of Abuti- 



lon malvaeflorum from Mexico and Platycrater Sieboldi. 



from Japan. In 1868 Lemoine succeeded in crossing 



Diervilla and Weigela (W. arborescens and D. multi- 



tlora i and raised amongst a number of new varieties. 



Weigela Lavallei, which has not been superseded to this 



day. The next year he set out to study the influence of 



stock and in proof that such really exists, he 



Ineed Abutilon vexillarium variegaturn through 



g. In this same year he introduced Wistaria 



m;; b, Pyrethrum Tchihatchewii and Ceanothus 



ire de Versailles: also raised Begonia hybrida 



Duchartrei — a hybrid from B. Pearcei and B. subpeltata 



— Saxifraga crassifolia ciliaris and Clematis lanuginosa 



Froebel. 



In 1870 came the introduction of Stauntonia hex- 



ophilla and the raising of Weigela Lemoinei and other 



similar varieties, by crossing W. rosea with W. multi- 

 flora, and in is; 1 Lemoine gave to the trade the double- 

 fiowered white Clematis Lucie Lemoine. The same 

 raised Saxifraga crassifolia Eol. aureo-marmorata 

 and Begonia alata coccinea by crossing B. Sedeni and I'.. 

 i. In 1872 lie introduced Abutilon Boule de 

 and raised Begonia Corail Pose, from B. Veitchii 

 aeflora also Philadelphus dianthiflorus plenus. 



In the year 1874 Lemoine surprised the gardeners 

 wnli his first double Tuberous Begonia, B. Lemoinei, 

 which was followed in the course of the nexl lew 

 b\ Clone de Nancy and a large number of double varie- 

 ties in all In 187-1 he also introduced Phlox 



decussata Croix d'Honneur, with striped flowers, Cle- 

 matis integrifolia Duandi and Salvia pratensis pur- 

 purata and raised Pelargonium Mad. Thibaut, double. 

 In 1875 he >iieeeeded in crossing Libonia floribunda and 

 L. Penrhosiensis producing Libonia rutilans, and intro- 

 duced Fuchsia Boliviana from Mexico. 



His introduction in 1876 of Dahlia gracilis brought 

 into vogue the single-flowered dahlias. The same year 

 he brought out a number of new varieties of Primula 

 cortusoides, of which kind there were then only three or 

 four sorts known. He introduced Oxalis Ortgiesi from 

 Peru, Salvia nigrescens from Bolivia and Gynerium 

 jubatum from the Cbimborasso mountains and by cross- 

 ing Clematis lanuginosa with C. Jackmani he raised 

 Andre Leroy and others. Further he raised this year 

 Weigela Abel Carriere, still one of the finest today, also 

 the single Lilac Jaqties Callot and Gloire de Lorraine, 

 and eight more varieties of double tuberous begonias. 



In 187 7 Lemoine introduced Hydrangea Japonica 

 elegantissima and Begonia racemiflora from Mexico and 

 raised Abutilon Darwini gr., four new varieties of Pel- 

 argonium peltato-zonale, also Zonal pelargonium Paul 

 Louis Courier, besides several double pelargoniums. At 

 this time only one double variety (with lilac-colored 

 flowers) was known. Then he gave to the trade this 

 year a number of new fuchsias, early and late flowered. 

 In 1878 he introduced Iresine Wallisii and Xandina 

 monstrosa var. from Columbia and raised several valu- 

 able new pelargoniums, mostly dwarfs. At the interna- 

 ex i . C it i.in in Paris, he sliowed the firsl double- 

 lowered lilac (Syringa Lemoinei), Gladiolus Lemoinei 

 and Gladiolus Marie Lemoine. These latter were pro- 

 duced by crossing Gladiolus purpureo-auratus from the 

 Cape and a variety of Gladiolus Gandavensis. In 1879 

 he introduced Lobelia lutea, Rubus phoenicolasius, de- 

 nial is coccinea and C. viticella alba, also raised Weigela 

 Emile Galle, Ceanothus Aerostat and Phare, besides five 

 new Primula cortusoides and Philadelphus multiflorus 

 pi. In 1880 he introduced Carpenteria californica. 

 Hydrangea jap. Eol. tri-color, Arnebia echoides and 

 Clematis Marie Boisselol and raised double Pelargoni- 

 um Chancelier Faidherbe. In 1881 he introduced 

 i erasus Sieboldei fl. pi., Chrysanthemum Gloire Rayon- 

 nante and other plants and raised Wistaria fruteseens 

 alba. Syringa Rubella pi., Pelargonium Belle de Jour 

 and Begonia Davisii hyb. fl. pi. 



In 1882 Lemoine introduced Tacsonia Jamesonii 

 Quito and Primula cortusoides Mme. 



Emile Galle, Fuchsia boliviana rosea, Pelargoni- 

 um Jeanne d'Arc (white), P. La Rosiere, Syr 

 inga Matthieu de Dombasle (double), Glai 

 Lafayette, etc. He gave to the trade Montbretia 

 tsmiaeflora, a double-crossed seedling from M. 

 and crocosmia aurea. Tn 1883 he introduced 

 Streptosol J esonii and Philadelphus microphillus 

 from California and raised a number of new clematises, 

 oli and fuchsias, also Philadelphus roseaeflorus ph 



