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(3,) Seedling and other Canes at Barljados 1900. Price 2(7. Post free 2W. (5.) General Treatment of Insect Pests, 

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 (7.) Scale Insects of the Lesser Antilles. Pri'ce 4i/. Post free 5(?. (8.) Cultivation of Vegetables in Barbados. Price 2il. 

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 Barbados, 1893-1901. Price 4//. Post free 5d. (11.) Hints for School Gardens. Price 2(/. Post free 2A(/. (12.) Seedling 

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

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' NATURE TEACHING.' A text book b,ased upon the general principles of Agriculture for the use of schools. 

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™ ''''^ Seeds & Plants of Commercial Products. 



PLANTING WORLD. 



HEVEA BRASILIENSIS. Coming crop of seeds Au ,'ust-Sei)tcmbor .sliipment. As orders must reach us at 

 least at the end of .luly to avoid disappointment, firdering by wire necessary im the appearance of this advertisement. There is 

 only one crop in the year. A leading Sumatra j)lanter who purchased 150.000 seeds on two previous occasions writes under date 

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

 coniing crop.' 75;'' guaranteed to germinate. Shiiiments to West Indies can be made to Ljndon only : re-shipment must be 

 arrangetl by purchasers. 



For special otfer of seeds and jilants see tlie following de.seri}itive Pi-ioe Lists, post free on application. 



1. Tro])ical Seeds and I'lants of Commercial Products, enlarged edition for 1902. 



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

 Spaces, Pasture Lands, Avenues, Hedges, and for jilanting among crops (Tea, Cofiee, Cacao, Cardanupiis, etc.) 



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



5. Orchids— Ceylon and Indian. 0. Seeds and Plants of Palms, Calamus, Pandanus, Cycads, Tree and otlier Ferns, 

 Crotons, Roses, Dracaenas, Shriiljs and Creepers. 



SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.S made with foreign Governments, Botanical and Agricultural Departments, 

 Planters, and otliers fur sujiplyiiig seeds and plants of Commercial Products in large (juantities. 



AGAVE LURID A. This highly recommended fibre yielding plant yields a iilire equal to that of Shal in lustre 

 and tensile sfiengtii valued at from £28 to £34 ^ler ton in London. Bulbils (.seedlings) £1 per 100, £8 per 1,000 post free: 

 special quotations for large orders. 



COFFEE. Arabica-Libcrian Hybrid and Maragogipe Hybrid— Xew crop March-April, 1903: early booking 

 necessary. 



'a Foreign Agricultural Department writes dating 9th September, 1901 :— "Please accept our order for 175 lb. of Tea 

 seed and for 2,0(')0 Coffee beans. In regard to Coffee seed I would say that tliis will be the fii-st importation made by this 

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



"SOUTH AFRICA."— The great authority on South African aflairs of 25th Slarch, 1899, says :— An interesting 

 Cat.alogue reaches us fr((m the East. It is issued by William Brotliers, Tropical Seed Jlerchants of Henaratgoda, Ceylon, 

 and schedules all the useful and beautiful plants which will thrive in tropical and semi-tropical regions. We fancy Blessrs. Williams 

 shimld do good business, for now that tlie great powers have grabbed all the waste places of the earth, they must turn ti) and 

 prove that they were worth the grabbing. We recommend the great Powers and Concessionaries under them to go to Willuim 

 Brothers." 



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

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



Lieber's, A.T. k A.B.C., Codes used. Tropical Seed Merchants, Henaratgoda, Ceylon. 



