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PAMPHLET SERIES. 



(3,) Seedling and other Canes at Barbados 1900. Price 2(?. Post free 2hJ. (o.) General Treatment of Insect Pests, 

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 (7.) Scale Insects of the Lesser Antilles. Price 4r?. Pust free 5(i. (8.) CultivatiiMi of Vegetables in Barljados. Price 2t/. 

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 and other Canes in the Leeward Islands, 1900-1901. Price 2d. Post free 2.'(/. (13.) Seedlings and other Canes at Barba- 

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NATURE TEACHING-. A text book based upon the general principles of Agriculture for the use of schools. 

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 The Ei)UCATiON-Ai Supply Company, 16, King St., Kingston. British GuioHri: The 'Daily Chronicle Oftice, Georgetown. 

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plantTng^ woRLa Seeds & Plants of Commercial Products. 



HtiiV^EA BRASILIENSIS. Coming crop of seeds August^Se})tember sliipment. As orders must reach us at 

 least at the end i-f .J illy to avoid disappointment, ordering by wire necessary on the appearance of this advertisement. There is 

 only one crop in the year. A leading Sumatra ]ilanter wlio purchased l.oO.OOO seeds on two jirevious occasi(jns writes under data 

 May 10, 1902 : ' I shall like to have your lowest terms for (lelivery of 100,000 Hevea seeds in the same way as before from the 

 coming crop.' 7oX guaranteed to germinate. Shiimients to West Indies can be made to London only : rc-sliipment must be 

 arranged by purchasers. 



l'"or special oflFer of seeds and iilaiits see the following descriptive Price Lists, post free on application. 



1. Tropical Seeds and Plants of Commercial Products, enlargtd edition for 1902. 



2. Seeds and Plants of Shade, Timber, Wind-belts, Fuel, and Ornamental Trees, Trees for Road-sides, Parks, Opjii 

 Spaces, Pasture Lands, Avenues, Hedges, and for planting among crops (Tea, Coffee, Cacao, Cardamons, etc.) 



3. Seeds and Plants of Tropical Fruit Trees including Mango gi-afts. 4. Bulbs, Tubers and Yams- 



5. Orchids — Ceyhjii and Indian. 6. Seeds and I'laiits of Palms, Calamus, Pandaiius, Cycads, Tree and other Ferns, 

 Crotons, Roses, Dracaenas, Slii'ubs and Creejiers. 



SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS made with foreign Governments, Botanical and Agricultural Department^ 

 Planters, and otliers foi' sup] living seeds and plants of Commercial Products in large quantities. 



AGAVE LURID A. This highly recommended fibre yielding |)]ant yields a fibre equal to that of Siial in lustre 

 and t.uisile strength valued at from £28 to £34 pjr ton in London. Bulbils (seedlings) £1 per 100, £8 per 1,000 post free: 

 special ijuotations for large orders. 



COFFEE. Arabica-Liberian Hybriel and Maragogipe Hybrid — New crop March-April, 1903 : early booking 

 necessary. 



A Foreign Agricultural Department writes dating 9th September, 1901: — "Please accept our order for 1751b. of Test 

 seed and for 2,000 Coffee beans. In regard to Coffee seed I would say that this will be the first importation made by this 

 Department, and we will leave the selection of the varieties to be sent to your judgement." 



"SOUTH ••VFRICA."— The great authority on South African affiiirs of 25th March, 1899, says :— .\n interesting 

 Catalogue reaches us from the East. It is issued by William Brothers, Tropical Seed Merchants of Henaratgoda, Ceylon, 

 and schedules all the useful and beautiful plants which will tlirive in tropical and semi-tropical regions. We fancy Messrs. Williamss 

 should do good business, for now that the great jxiwers have grabbed all t!io waste places of the earth, they must turn to and 

 ])rove that they were worth the grabbing. We recommend the great Powers and Concessionaries under them to go to William 

 Brothers." 



Agents in London : Messrs P. W. WooUey & Co., 90, Lower Thames Street. 

 Telegraphic Address : William Hen.vratgoda, Ceylon. J. P. WILLIAM & BROTHERS, 



Lieber's, A.I. & A. B.C., Codes used. Tropical Seed Merchants, Henaratgoda, Ceylon. 



