WORKS BY B. S. WILLIAMS, FLS, FRHS. 
**Mr, WriiiaMs has long been known as one of our best and most successful plant growers.” —Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
“Mr, Witttams’ skill as a plant cultivator is well and widely known.”—Journal of Horticulture. 
THE ORcHID-GRowERS’ MANUAL 
6th EDITION, ENLARGED AND REVISED 
BY 
BENJAMIN SAMUEL WILLIAMS, F.L.S., F.R.H.S., 
Author of ‘‘ The Orchid Album,” “‘ Select Ferns ~ Lycopods,” ** Choice Stove and Snap Flowering Plants,” ‘‘ Choice Stove and 
enhouse Ornamental-leaved Plants,” 
Post 8vo., Cloth, price 15s.; Free by by Parcel Post, 15s. 6d. 
PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PAGE AND DOUBLE-PAGE ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD, 
TOGETHER WITH BLOCKS ILLUSTRATIVE OF TYPES OF THE VARIOUS GENERA, 
The first edition of this ~ was published thirty-six years ago, and ever since its publication it has been considered to 
be the Orchid-Growers’ Text , a8 is evinced by the numerous letters we are constantly receiving from all parts of the 
world, wherein our sdetedaionts ‘state that the “ Orchid. Growers’ Manual has been their only book of reference and constant 
friend in the cultivation of these plants. 
This popular work has been entirely remodelled and revised up to the present time, and has been enlarged to 659 pages. 
It contains descriptions of upwards of 1470 species and varieties of Orchidaceous plants, together with 478 synonyms ; also 
authorities for the names, the families to which the various genera belong, = flowering period, native country, and references 
to fi In addition to this, chapters on the following subjects are give 
Habitats of Tropical Orchids | On Making Orchid Baskets Heating of Orchid Houses 
Season for Collecting Orchids Potting Epiphytal Orchids Ventilation of His —- 
Hints on Collecting Orchids Potting Terrestrial Orchids | Shading of Orchid H 
Risks of Collecting Orchids | Mode of Inducing back Growth | Growing Specimen Orchids for Exhi- 
Orchid Treatment during oo ateri s | 
Orchid Treatment during R Propagation of Orchids | Treatment Preparatory to a 
or vane = Treatment ts Surrounding | Raising Orchids from Seeds Packing Orchids for Exhib 
Conditio: id oom Decoration Insects and other En came 
Peateunt of Newly- a ae Plants Construction of Orchid Houses Diseases of Orchids 
Treatment of Plants in Bloo Glazing of Orchid Houses | Greenhouse and Frame Orchids. 
Making in all the most complete work on Orchids ever published. 
PUBLISHED BY B. >. WILLIAMS & SON, 
VICTORIA AND PARADISE NURSERIES, UPPER HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 
WILLIAMS’ ORCHID- GROWERS’ SUNDRIES. 
TEs Oe Oe art aS nN eee 
FRESH SPHAGNUM MOSS FOR ‘ORCHIDS. 
3s. per Bushel, 12s. per Sack. 
BEST SELECTED FIBROUS PEAT FOR ORCHIDS. 
10s. 6d. per Sack, 21s. and 49s. per Crate. 
OCTAGONAL TEAK-Woop ORCHID BASKETS. 
d Regine! ee ae are in increasing demand among Orchid Growers, are well made with the best 
onal ‘leak f; i 
chad in Cadel Boat of Hal ahopas® SHEN Sg wo crdinany made ene, Ea 
— i Baskt. Per omar ‘ Outside Meas, Baskt. Per doz.—s. d. Outside Meas. Baskt. Per doz.—s, d. 
rina = ise ae 0 Tinches bss =» 140 10 inches = eS 
ae tvs os i 10 . ee a <2 16.0 3 ee Pe ie in ae Oo 
eo .4 say ve ice Sa ee ste “ ae 0  , wa sis ..- 26 0 
é All fitted with Copper Wire, Nails, and Suspenders. 
Rafts... ... ...  perinch run ld, | Boats .. perinchrun 13d. | Cylinders... perinchrun 2d. 
Special Shapes at Sizes made to order. 
WILLIAMS: ORCHID PAN S. 
f Geena os = _ adapted and hi recommended for growing Orchids in, suspended from 
ghly the 
bored bored in — si ‘da # iets a for — baskets and blocks. The Pans, as sold, have holes 
Per doz.—s. d, ter. Per doz.—s. d. Diameter. Per doz.—s. d. 
2 ioches vee ote 10 “Sp inches vie 2D 6 inches aes ne <o 
: ee fe a oe ESS = a ae ae Se 7. 3 < ye ef. 
3 ” oe vee me 26 : oe ie So Se ae ce 60 
. WILLIAMS & SON, Victoria & Paradise Nurseries, 
UPPER HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 
