Sept. 1, 1900.1 THE TROFICAL AGRICULTURIST. l8l 
TO ALL PAHTiS OF ASIA, AFEICA, AMERICA AND OCEANIA. 
Castilloa Elastica Cervantes, — Orders being booked for the coming crop of seeds available in 
June and July, selected seed from very old trees. R.N. Lyne, Esq., Director of Agriculture, Zanzibar, 
writes under date 24 th August, 1899: — " Please send me 200 seeds of Castilloa Elascica for further trial; 
the seeds of CahtiJloa you sent me last August germinated very well." Price and particulars in owv Circular 
No. ,32; special quotations for large orders accordii;g to quantity ; immediate booking necessary to a 7oid 
disappointment. 
lievea ErasaHensss (T'ara llubber). — Orders being booked for the coming crop available in 
August and September. 1900. 'ihis is the only crop of seeds in the year. All orders should reach 
us before the end of .Inly to avoid disappointment, as ^ve have to make arrangements in time; guaranteed 
to arrive in good order at destination. We have already booked a large num.ber of orders. A leading 
Sumatra Planter, who ordered 50,000 Hevea IJrasiliensis seeds last year writes under date 27th Eebruary, 
1900: — " I received your favor of the 12th instant, out of which I learn that yon booked me for 100,000 
Hevea Rrasiliensis seeds for August and September on the same conditions as before, but at the price of • 
per thousand." Plants can be forwajded all the year. round in Wardian cases. Price and particulars as per 
our Circular No. 30. A Borneo planter writes dating, San&akan, 17thAvigust, 1899:— "The last lot of 
Para seeds turned out very well." Our shipments of Para plants last year has exceeded over 300,OCO to 
different countries. Special terms for large orders on application. 
■Kickxia Afrlcaj'.a (Lagos Rubber). — One of the staple articles of commerce in Lagos grow very 
vigorously, realizing over :3s. per lb. in the Liverpool market. Seeds and plants, price on application. 
Hancornia Speciosa (Mansibeira Rubber). — Besides the value of rubber, it bears delicious 
fruits, which is a great favourite with the Brazilians, cultivated for both purposes. Sesds and plants, price 
on appliration, 
Coi'fee Arabica Liherian Mybrid, Alaragogopie Hybrid, C. Stanophylla and other 
varieties. Price of seeds on application. 
FU'iiS Elasiica (Assam and Java Rubber). — Seeis supplied with instructions; price according to 
quantity, " his tree grows equally well in high and low land, in forest and grass land, its caltivation being 
extended largely by the ImliHU Government. For price of seeds vy-ith particulars as per our Cirjalar No. 33. 
Alaniihot OJaziovii (Ceara or Manicoba Rubber). — Fresh seeds available all the yoir round ; 
price as per our Circular No. 31. 
UrcecLi Esciilenta (Burma Rubber) and Lando!phja Kirkii (Mozambique Pa;bber).— Seeds 
and plants, both are creepers. 
Cir.choiia Seeds,— Different varieties. 
StercvAhi Acuminata. — (Eolanut). Superior quality, seeds and plants ; price on application, 
packed to stand the transit well for severaj months, a hardy tree, cultivation easy, 
Erythriiia Lithospernsa. — Thornless variety, new crop of seeds ready in December, May and 
June. Price r.cccording to quantity on application. 
Seeds and Plants of Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Clove, Sandlewood, Pepper, Cardamom, Vanilla, 
Cacao, Tea, Coca, Fibre, iVledicinal and Fruit Trees, Shade and Timber Trees, Eucalyptus various varieties, 
also Palms, Bulbs, Orchids, &e. 
Our enlarged Descriptive Price List of Tropical Seeds and Plant,? of Commercial Products for 
Foreign Countries for 1899-1900 are now being forwarded to applicants in different parts of the world. 
Also Descriptive Price Lists of Seeds and Plants of Fruit Trees, Bulbs, Tubers and Yams, and Orchids. 
" South Afbica.'' — The great authority on South African affairs of 25th March, 1899, says: — 
" An intere.sting 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 
thrive in tropica! and semi-tropical' regions. We fancy Messrs. Williams should do good business, for now 
that the great Powers have grabbed all the waste places of the earth, they must turn to and prove thab 
they were worth the grabbling. We recommend the great Powers and Concessionaries under them to go to 
William Brothers." 
Our new Descriptive Price Lists of Seeds of Shade Trees for Coffee, Cacao, Tea, Cardamoms, &c-, 
Timber Trees, Trees for Avenues, Hedges, Wind and Shelter Belts, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Climbing 
Plants; ^nd Seeds and Plants of Palms, Calamus, Pandanus, Cycads, Tree and other Ferns, Crotons and 
Dracinas, aow being prepared and will be ready shortly. 
Special Arrangements made with foreign Governments, Botanical and Agricultural Depart- 
ments, Planters and others for supplying seeds and plants of Commercial Products in large quajutities. 
Agents in London :— Messr.s. P. W. WOOLLEY & Co., 90, Lower Thcarnes Sircct. 
Agent in Colombo, Ceylon :— E. B. CREASY, Esq. 
Telegraphic Address: J. P. WILLIAM & BROTHEnS, 
William, Veyangoda, Ceylon. Tropical Seed Merchints. 
Lieber's, A.I. and A. B.C. Codes used. Henaratgoda, Oevlo>?^ 
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