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CHOICE SEEDS. 



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WILLIAMS' SUPERB STRAIN OF PRIMULA. 



B. S. Williams begs to call special attention to his superb strain of this univer- 

 sally admired winter and spring flowering plant. He can with confidence oifer it 

 as being unequalled in cultivation. Plants from this seed have always been 

 awarded first prizes wherever exhibited. 



Red, white, or mixed, Is. 6c?., 2s. 6(f., 3s. 6(i., and 6s. per packet. 



SUPERB NEW CRIMSON CHINESE PRIMULA, 



Primula Sinensis FixMbriata Rubra Magnifica, " The King op Primulas." 



This is undeniably the finest strain of this popular and ornamental plant ever 

 raised, and B. S. Williams has much pleasure in offering seeds of this veritable 

 gem to the horticultural public. This strain is distinguished by its robust habit 

 and downy deeply indented leaves, which are thick in texture and deep green in 

 colour. The flowers are remarkable for their intense purplish crimson colour, 

 which contrasts admirably with the bright sulphur eye, and also for their large 

 size, each measuring nearly three inches in diameter; they are borne on large 

 trusses well above the foliage. 



It has been awarded a First-class Certificate by the Floral Committee of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society, and declared the finest strain of Primula extant. 



Price 6s. per packet. 

 PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA COCCINEA. 



The flowers of this superb novelty are as large as those in Williams' superb 

 strain of red and white, and are of a brilliant scarlet, with a bright sulphur eye, 

 exquisitely fringed and of great substance, undoubtedly the finest ever offered. 



CALCEOLARIA, HERBACEOUS (WILLIAMS' EXTRA CHOICE STRAIN). 

 B. S. W. has much pleasure in again offering this superb strain of Calceolaria, 

 being confident it will prove far superior even to that previously sent out by him ; 

 great pains have been taken in discarding all plants with second-rate flowers, and 

 in properly harvesting the seed. The peculiar features of these Calceolarias are 

 dwarf robust habit and strong constitution, producing immense trusses of very 

 large, finely-shaped flowers of exquisite and varied colours, such as cannot fail to 

 give universal satisfaction. 



Price Is. (id., 2s. 6c?., 3s. 6i., and 6s. 6c?. per packet. 



CINERARIA (WEATHERILL'S EXTRA CHOICE STRAIN). 



This superb strain of Cineraria is of very dwarf branching habit, yet the con- 

 stitution is robust. The seeds have been saved with special care, and are the 

 produce of extremely fine flowers and of the most diverse colours ; indeed, for 

 form, size, and colour, they far surpass the majority of the named varieties. 

 Price Is. 6c?., 2s. 6c?., 3s. 6c?., and 5s. per packet. 

 CYCLAMEN PERSICUM (WILLIAMS' PRIZE STRAIN). 



B. S. W. has great pleasure in offering seed of the above, which are much 

 superior to those sent out by him last season, being saved from the plants exhibited 

 by Mr. Wiggins at the Meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society at Kensington, 

 on Wednesday, January 19th, and March 2nd, 1870, and was awarded Special 

 Certificates on each occasion, when they were pronounced far in advance of any 

 ever before raised, both in point of size of flower and richness of colour, which 

 varies from pure white to mauve and deep red ; many of them, in addition, being 

 beautifully striped and spotted, and deliciously fragrant. 



Price Is. 6c?., 2s. 6c?., and 3s. 6c?. per packet. 



BENJAMIN S. WILLIAMS, 

 Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, Upper Hollo way, London, N. 



