May 1, 1901.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
TO ALL PARTS OF ASIA, AFRICA, AMERICA AND OCEANIA. 
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poducts. 
Hevea Brasiliensis. — Orders being booked for the coming crop, August-September delivery, 
1901 : booldng necessary before the end of April ; quantities of 100,000 and over at special low rates. 
Plants availaiile all rbe year round. 100,000 and over at special low rates. A )eading Rubber planter in 
Sumatra, who pui chased 50,000 seeds in 1899, and 100,000 in 1900, writes us, under date 15th November, 
1900: — " I received your letter of 20th October, from whish I leiirii that you added another case of 5,000 
seeds to reijlace the loss, &c. I am satisfied hereby, and even after this adding I am satisfied by the whole 
, delivery of this year." 
CastiUloa Elastica. — True superior variety cultivated in Mexico, seeds from specially reserved 
old untapped trees. Orders booke.l for August-September delivery, 1901, booking necessary before the 
end of M-ucb ; large quantities on special terms ; Plants in Wardian cases. 
Manihot Qfaziovii —Seeds and Plants available all the year round, 100,000 and over at 
special low rate?-. A Mexican planter, in sending an order for this seed, wrote on the 22iid August, 1900; — 
" If they arrive fresii and germinate easily I may send you larger orders, as they are for high gvouud 
where the Castilloa does not thrive." 
Kickxia Elastica. —{Fimtumia Elastica). — Seeds and Plants, orders booked. (Lagos rubber.) 
Ficus Elastica. — Seeds available in May- June ; booking necessary before the end of March ; 
also ])h;nts. 
Urceola Esculesita and U. Elastica.— Same as above. (Burma rubber.) 
Paranieria Qlandulifera.— Orders booked for seeds for January-February delivery ; also plants; 
immediaie bookiiii;- necessary. (A good lubber creeper of Malacca,) 
Landolphia Kirkii. — Seeds in July- August, early booking necessary. Plants can be supplied 
all the year round. (A hiirlily-recomniended species.) 
"Chonemorpha Macrophylla. — Seeds and Plants ; orders booked. {A very valuable rubber- 
yielding creeper.) 
Memusops Globosa and Payena Leerii.— Seeds and plants in July-August, booking 
necessary bi-fore April. 
Achras Sapota, Willughbeia Firma, W. EduHs and other Rubber and Gutta Percha 
yielding Trees and (Jreeiisi-s; Seeds and Plants. 
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (Cinnamon superior variety). New crop of seed'in April to June, 
booking necessary before the end of Febiuary ; also plants. 
Coffea Arabica, Liberian Hybrid and Maragogipe Hybrid.— New crop March-April; 
immediate booking neces.sary. 
Cinchona Ledgeriana.— Seeds now ready, also other varieties. 
Seeds and Plants of Nutmeg, Clove, Sandalwood (white and red), Pepper, Cardamonij 
Vanilla, Cacao, Tea, Coca, Fibre, Medicinal and Fruit Trees, Shade and Timber Trees, Eucalyptus 
various varieties, also Palms, Bulbs. Orchids, Ac. 
Oiiv enlarged Descriptive Price List of Tropical Seeds and Plants of Commercial Products of 
Foreign countries for 1901-1902, now being prepared, and will be readj' in a few months. 
" South Africa." — The great authority on South African affairs of 25th March, 1899, says 
" An interesting Catalogue reaches us from the East. It is issued by William Brothers, Tropical 
Seed Merchants, oi Heuaratgoda, Ceylon, and schedules all the useful and beautiful plants which will 
thrive in tropical and semi-tropical regions. We fancy Messrs. Williams should do good business, for novV 
that the great Powers have grabbed all the waste places of the earth, they must turn to and prove chat 
they were worth the grabbling. We recommend the great Powers and Concessionaries under them to go 
to William Brothers," 
Price List of Seeds and Plants for Ceylon use, post free, on application. 
Oar 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 ; and Seeds and Plants of Palms, Calamus, Pandanus, Cycads, Tree and other Ferns 
Crotons, Orchids, Bulbs, Dracamas, now being prepared, and will be ready shortly. ' 
Special Arrangements made with foreign Governments, Botanical and Agricultural Depart- 
ments, Planters and others for sui)plyiug seeds and plants of Commercial Products in large quantities. 
J gents in London -.—Messrs. P. W. WOOLLEY & Co., 90, Lower Thames Street. 
Agent- in Colombo, Ceylon :— E. B. CREASY, Esq. 
Telegraphic Address : J. P. WILLIAM & BROTHERS, 
William, Veyangoda, CeylOiN'. * Tropical Seed Merchants, 
Lieber's, A.L and A.B.C. Codes used, Henaratgoda, CeyLoN, 
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