NEW PLANTS FOR 1866. 
B.S. WL LLIAES, 
VICTORIA AND PARADISE NURSERIES, HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N., 
Has great pleasure in offering, for the first time, the undermentioned Splendid Plants. Every care | 
been used in the selection of the several kinds, therefore he trusts they will give the highest satisfaction, — 
. AZALEAS, 
The two following beautiful varieties will be found great 
acquisitions, and B.S. W. feels confident that they must 
take first rank as exhibition plants, PRINCESS ALEX- 
ANDRA being raised from the same parents as Elegantis- 
sima, which has proved to be one of the best. The present 
variety will be found superior in quality, with much larger 
flowers, of a substance never before met with—the most 
important feature for prolonging the flowering season. 
PRINCESS HELEN A is recommended for its general use- 
fulness, being a free bloomer and quite distinct in habit. 
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.—A beautiful form of Ele- 
gantissima, with flowers 34 inches across ; petals round 
and smooth, of great substance, slightly striped with 
deep crimson ; a profuse bloomer. 31s. 6d. 
PRINCESS HELENA.—Deep rosy pink, upper petals 
spotted with lake. The transparency of the flowers 
causes it to be distinct from all other kinds; habit 
good and free. 21s. 
RHODODENDRONS. 
These two elegant varieties are the Seedling productions 
of Mr. Bousie, late of Stoke Park, and were exhibited by 
him a few seasons since at the Royal Horticultural Meet- 
‘ings, and received Certificates of Merit as valuable additions 
for greenhouse decoration, being of free-flowering habit, 
a feature much wanted in a greenhouse Rhododendron, 
DENISONII.—A Seedling from Dalhousianum, crossed 
with Edgeworthii and Gibsonii ; a very fine variety, 
with splendid habit, well furnished with clean-looking 
flattish elliptic leaves and large campanulated flowers, 
pure white, with a lemon stain towards the base, very 
ont {to be figured in the ‘ Floral Magazine’ for 
ay). 21s. 
MoNABBII .—From ciliatum, crossed with Edgeworthii; 
avery handsome plant, dwarfish in habit, with smooth 
sed leaves, and beautiful large blush-white flowers. 
ACHIMENES. 
Six beautiful varieties raised by Mr. Parsons, of Welwyn, 
and far in advance of any yet sent out. PINK PERFEC- 
_ TION the same size as Mauve Queen, and equal in sub- 
stance, while GRANDIS gives the deepest violet shade ; 
all the others will be found equally distinct in their sepa- 
tate colours. Received Certificates of Merit from the 
Floral Committee. 
_ ADVANCE.—Flowers deep reddish purple. with a light 
spotted eye, shaded towards the margin, quite dis- 
tinct. 7s. 6d. 
_ ARGUS.—Colour rich plum, large deep orange eye, 
spotted with carmine, upper lobes of the flowers 
_ beautifully rayed towards the margin. 7s. 6d. 
AURORA.—Flowers 2 inches across ; colour rich heavy 
scarlet, with light yellow eye, very effective. 7s. 6d. 
GRANDIS.—Flowers deep violet colour, with a deep 
a eye, finely spotted and shaded with carmine. 
18 Gd: 
PINK PERFECTION.—Flowers very large, colour ma- 
genta rose ; the upper part of the eye rich carmine, 
the under lobes beautifully rayed with violet, very 
ae fine. 7s. 6d. 
_ STELLA.—Flowers 24 inches across, clear magenta, 
orange eye, spotted with carmine, nicely serrated, 
distinct and beautiful. 7s. 6d. 
The above set for 40s. 
SWAINSONIA MAGNIFICA, 
Figured in the ‘ Floral Magazine.’ 
A free-growing and free-flowering greenhouse climbe 
native of Australia ; habit and character partakes of bo 
the Clianthus and Swainsonia ; while it has the robust 
graceful-growing habit of the former, it produces more pr 
minently the long pendent racemes of delicate brigh 
loured pink flowers of the latter, with a pure white 
in the upper petal or lobe. It is well adapted for 
nhouse, treated as a pot plant or planted out in 
border for pillars or trellis-work. 10s. 6d. 
THUNBERGIA FRAGRANS. 
B.S. W. believes this to be the most useful plant he h 
ever had the pleasure of offering, the whole character bein 
quite distinct to any other Thunbergia, and whether gro 
as a pot plant or planted in the border for covering pi 
and trellis-work, it will be invaluable, being free in gro 
with ample foliage of a dark green, with great substance 
It continues flowering throughout the year, but its pri 
cipal period is during the winter months, a time 
white flowers are scarce. Although grown in a wart 
stove, it has never shown the least sign of red spider, 
most important feature in this class of plants. 10s. 
PELARGONIUMS, BEDDING. 
The following six Zonale Geraniums were } 
Shirley Hibberd, Esq., the eminent Horticulturist. 
well known that this gentleman has for some years 
his close attention to this class of Bedding Plants, plat 
in his own experimental garden every kind that has 
raised, and carefully testing or proving their worth 
gards habit and novelty by comparison, etc. He has 4 
ready raised several valuable kinds, but prior to this 
son none have been sent out under his name. B.5 
has prevailed upon Mr. Hibberd to allow him to usé 
name. This will convince all that they are each vari 
of more than ordinary merit, and real novelties. 
ANDREW MARVEL — Leaves bright green, 
broad brownish zone flowers, large, and of remé 
substance and smoothness ; colour vermilion- 
fine variety. 7s. 6d. 
EVANGELINE.—Leaves rich green, with dark 
smooth circular flowers, colour French white, § 
to delicate rose blush, large globular trusses, VeTy’ 
tinct and beautiful. 7s. 6d. 
H. W. LONGFELLOW.—Flowers finely formed, © 
deep salmon flesh with red centre, with trusses ® 
and globular ; leaves dark green, with brown 
a very fine variety. 7s. 6d. : 
KATE ANDERSON.—Flowers average size and f 
trusses globular, colour the most brilliant shade 
scarlet ; blooming profusely, likely to prove the! 
effective scarlet known ; leaves deeply zoned. / 
MAGNA CHARTA.—Flowers very large and 
top petals the same size as the bottom ones, 
deep red ; leaves pale green, with obscure zone. / 
The above set for 40s. 
PELARGONIUM ROSALIE (HOLLAND) 
The peculiar good qualities of this variety consist 
and compact habit of growth, with a moderate supr 
rich salmon-red flowers of great substance and 
form; large trusses, well furnished with flowe 
mounted on stout stalks, well above tbe foli 
Winter Decoration it will be found invaluable. 
Certificates during the past season for its general 
ness. 78. 6d. : 
A NEW GENERAL PLANT CATALOGUE in preparation, and, when ready, will be forv 
=. all previous Customers and Applicants. . : 
Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, Holloway, London, N. 
