NEW PLANTS FOR 1866. 
B. S. WILLIAMS, 
VICTORIA AND PARADISE NURSERIES, HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N., 
Has great pleasure in offering, for the first time, the undermentioned Splendid Plants. Every care has 
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 HELENA 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 
elegant (to be figured in the ‘Floral Magazine’ for 
_ May). 21s. 
- McNABBII.—From ciliatum, crossed with Edgeworthii ; 
avery handsome plant, dwarfish in habit, with smooth 
annie leaves, and beautiful large blush-white flowers. 
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: 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 
seis ait sbeded towards the margin, quite dis- 
Inct. 8. 6d, 
ARGUS.—Colour rich plum, large deep orange eye, 
Spotted with carmine, upper lobes of the flowers 
beautifully rayed towards the margin. 7s. 6d. 
URORA.—Flowers 2 inches across ; colour rich heavy 
scarlet, with light yellow eye, very effective. 7s. 6d. 
GRANDIS.—Flowers deep violet colour, with a deep 
en, eye, finely spotted and shaded with carmine. 
PINK PERFECTION.—Flowers very large, colour ma- 
genta rose ; the upper part of the eye rich carmine, 
say ee lobes beautifully rayed with violet, very 
ne. {(s. 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 climber ; 
native of Australia ; habit and character partakes of both 
the Clianthus and Swainsonia ; while it has the robust and 
graceful-growing habit of the former, it produces more pro- 
minently the long pendent racemes of delicate bright-co- 
loured pink flowers of the latter, with a pure white centre 
in the upper petal or lobe. It is well adapted for a cool 
greenhouse, treated as a pot plant or planted out in a 
border for pillars or trellis-work. 10s. 6d. 
THUNBERGIA FRAGRANS. 
B.S. W. believes this to be the most useful plant he has 
ever had the pleasure of offering, the whole character being 
quite distinct to any other Thunbergia, and whether grown 
as a pot plant or planted in the border for covering pillars 
and trellis-work, it will be invaluable, being free in growth, 
with ample foliage of a dark green, with great substance. 
It continues flowering throughout the year, but its prin- 
cipal period is during the winter months, a time when 
white flowers are scarce. Although grown in a warm 
stove, it has never shown the least sign of red spider, a 
most important feature in this class of plants. -10s. 6d. 
PELARGONIUMS, BEDDING. 
The following six Zonale Geraniums were raised by 
Shirley Hibberd, Esq., the eminent Horticulturist. It is 
well known that this gentleman has for some years given 
his close attention to this class of Bedding Plants, planting 
in his own experimental garden every kind that has been 
raised, and carefully testing or proving their worth as re- 
gards habit and novelty by comparison, etc. He has al- 
ready raised several valuable kinds, but prior to this sea- 
son none have been sent out under his name. B.S. W. 
has prevailed upon Mr. Hibberd to allow him to use his 
name. This will convince all that they are each varieties 
of more than ordinary merit, and real novelties. 
ANDREW MARVEL,—Leaves bright green, with 
broad brownish zone flowers, large, and of remarkable 
substance and smoothness; colour vermilion-red; a 
fine variety. 7s. 6d. 
EVANGELINE.—Leaves rich green, with dark zone ; 
smooth circular flowers, colour French white, shading 
to delicate rose blush, large globular trusses, very dis- 
tinct and beautiful. 7s. 6d. 
H. W. LONGFELLOW.—Flowers finely formed, colour 
deep salmon flesh with red centre, with trusses large 
and globular ; leaves dark green, with brown zone ; 
a very fine variety. 7s. 6d. 
KATE ANDERSON,—Flowers average size and form, 
trusses globular, colour the most brilliant shade of true 
scarlet ; blooming profusely, likely to prove the most 
effective scarlet known ; leaves deeply zoned. 7s. 6d. 
MAGNA CHARTA.—Flowers very large and smooth, 
top petals the same size as the bottom ones, colour 
deep red ; leaves pale green, with obscure zone. 7s, 6d. 
The above set for 40s. 
PELARGONIUM ROSALIE (HOLLAND). 
The peculiar good qualities of this variety consist of free 
and compact habit of growth, with a moderate supply of 
rich salmon-red flowers of great substance and excellent 
form; large trusses, well furnished with flower-buds, 
mounted on stout stalks, well above the foliage. For 
Winter Decoration it will be found invaluable. Received 
Certificates during the past season for its general useful-— 
ness. 73. 6d. - 
A NEW GENERAL PLANT CATALOGUE in preparation, and, when ready, will be forwarded to 
all previous Customers and Applicants. 
Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, Holloway, London, N. 
