Benjamin Samuel Williams

Engraved portrait of Williams, published with his obituary in Vol. IX of The Orchid Album
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Benjamin Samuel Williams (2 March 1822 – 24 June 1890),[1] English orchidologist and nurseryman in London, known mainly for his horticultural notes on orchids in publications such as The Orchid Grower's Manual (London 1852, 7th ed. 1894), Select Orchidaceous Plants (London 1862 onwards) and The Orchid Album (London 1882–97).

Grave of Benjamin Samuel Williams in Highgate Cemetery
  1. ^ –Obituary for Benjamin Samuel Williams, frontispiece Volume IX of Orchid Album–