Aug. 1, 1902 J THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. Il5 
' TO THE PLANTING WORLD. 
Hevea Srassliensls.— Orders being bookod for the coming crop August-September delivery 
ID.IS, l)Ot)Miig nacessai-y beixjro the end of April, quantities of 100,000 and over at special low rates. Plants 
ti\-s.il9)ble all the year rouwd, 100,000 and over at special low rates. A leading Rubber planter in Sumatra, 
tvhx» jraTcbft^ei tiOfiOO seeds in S89!T7 and 100,00!) in 190'), writes us, under date 1.5th November, 1900 :— " I 
ra-cisived j-om- letter of 20th October, from which I les.m that you added another case of 5,000 seeds to replace 
this loss, &c. _ I am s-itisSt^d hereby, a,nd oven after this adding I am satisfied by the whole delivery of this 
ysfi.r." Special oifer, post free on p.pplication. 
Ca5til!fba ESasdica. — True superior Ta,riety cultivated in Mexico, seeds from specially reserved 
old OTilappcvd trees. Ordes-s booked for August-September delivery 1902, immediate booking necessary ; 
IftTge qnantitias on specis,! terms ; Pln.nts in Wardian cases. 
AforeigTi firm of Planters -writes under date llth October, 1901 :— " We beg to enquire whether you 
would procure us 100,000 Oastiiloa EOflds, in which month we might expect them, and what would be the 
Hverage price." Special offer, post free on s-p plication. 
Msmfhot aiasiovii.— Seeds and Plants available all the year round, 100,000 and over at special 
low rates. A MoKican planter in sending an order for tliis seed wrote on the ii2nd August, 1900 :— " If they 
arrive frcali and gsrminate easily I may send you larger orders, as they are for high ground where the 
Oastilloa does not tlirive."' 
Picas Elastics. — Seeds available in May-June ; booking necessary berfore the end of March ; 
also plants. 
MJnstisops QSobosa (Balata) wood of the tree is much sought for buildings, fruits sweet like a plum 
and eatsa, oil from seods, said to yield as much as lbs. of dry rubfeer per tree per annum, the milk is 
Arunk sBid when diluted with water used as cow s milk, grow from sea level up to 2,000 £eet, orders being 
boated for seeds and planis, price on application. 
CanjiainorKHra Zeylzmcum (Cinnamon superior variety). — New crop of seed hi April to June; 
booking necessary before the end of February ; p,!so iilants. 
Coffee Arai>ica, Liberlsn Miyferid and Maragogopie Hybrid.— Nevr oro|» March-April j 
immediate Ixvoking necessoiy. 
A foreign Agriculturru Department writes dating 9th September, 1901 :— "Please accept ova order 
for 175 lbs. of Tea seed and for 2,0O6 Coffee beans. In regard to Coffee seed I would say that this -will be the 
first imjKirtation m.ad© by this department, and w^ will leave the selection of the varieties to be sent to 
your judgment. " 
OUR DESORirnWE PRICE LISTS. 
The following six De.ssripiiive Price Lists are now being forwarded with Circnlars and special ofiei 
of Seeds and Plants af B.nbbor ar.d otlver Economic Products : — 
1. Tropical Seeds and Plants of Commereia! Products, enlarged edition for 1902. 
2. Seeds and Plants of Shade, Timber, Wind-Belts, Fuel, and Ornamental Trees, Trees forRoads- 
sidus. Parks, Open Spacjs, Pascsirc Lands, Avenues, Hedges, and for planting among crops (Tea, Gofiee 
Cacao, Cardamoms, &c.) 
S. Seeds and Piaiits of Tropical Frait Trees including Mango grafts. 
4. Bulbs, Tubers and Yams. 
5. Orchids — Ceylon and Indian. 
C. Scocks and P's-nts cf Palms, Calamus, Pandanus, Cycads, Tree and other Ferns, Crotons, 
Roses, Dracinas, Shrubs and Creepers 
Special AA-nwigemeiits r.^ndo with foreign Governments, Botanical and Agricultural Depart^ 
ments, Planters and otbcis for sv, mi/: seeds and plants of Commercial Products in large quantities. 
"South Apeica." — 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, Tropieal Seed 
Merchants of Henaratgoda, 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 now that the 
great Powers have grabbed all the waste places of the earth, they must turn to and prove that they were 
worth the grabbling. We recommend the great Powers and Concessionaries under them to go to William 
Brothers." 
AffoUs in London -.—Messrs, P. W, WOOLLEY & Co., 90, Lower Thames Street. 
Jgeut in Colombo, Ceylon:— E. B. CREASY, Esq. 
Agent in British Central Africa: — T. H. LLOYD, Esq., Blantyre. 
Telegraphic Address: J. P WILLIAM & BROTHERS, 
William, Henaratgoda, Ceylon, Tropical Seed Merchunf^, 
Liber's, A.L and A.B,C.'Co<i«s used. Henaratgoda, Ceylon. 
