May 1, 1903 J THE TKOPIGAL AGBICULTURISi:. 
\0 THE PLANTING WORLD. 
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SeedsS Plantsof Gommercial Products. 
Hevea Brasiliensis.— Oiders being booked for the oomiug crop August-September delivery 
1003, booking necessai-y before the end of April, quantities of 100,000 and over at special low rates. Plants 
available all the year round, 100,000 and over at special low rates. A leading Rubber planter in Sumatra, 
who purchased 50,000 seeds in 1899, and 100,000 in 1900, writes us, under date loth November, 1900 :— " I 
received your letter of '20th October, from which I learn that you added another case of 5,000 seeds to replace 
the loss, &c. I am satisfied hereby, and even after this adding I am satisfied by the whole delivery of this 
year." Special offer, post free on application. 
Castilloa Elastica. — True superior variety cultivated in Mexico, seeds from specially reserved 
old untapped trees. Orders booked for October-November delivery 1903, immediate bookuig necessary ; 
large quantities on special terms ; Plants iu Wardian cases. 
A foreigTi firm of Planters writes under date Uth October, 1901 : — " We beg to enquire v,'hether you 
would procure us 100,000 Castilloa seeds, in which month we might expect them, and what would be the 
average price." Special otter, post free on application. 
Manihot Qlaziovis. — Seeds and Plants available all the year round, 100,000 and over at special 
low rates. A Mexican planter in sending an order for this seed wrote on the 22nd August, 1900 : — "If they 
arrive fresh and germinate easily I may send you larger orders, as they are for high ground where the 
Castilloa does not thrive." 
Ficus Elastica. — Seeds available iu M.iy-June ; booking necessary before the end of March ; 
also plants. 
Mirnusops Qlobosa (Balata) wood of the tree is much sought for buildings, fruits sweet like a plum 
and eaten, oil from seeds, said to yield as much as 45 lbs. of dry rubber per tree per annum, the milk is 
drunk and when diluted with water used as cow's milk, grow from-sea-levcl up to 2,000 feet, orders being 
booked for seeds and plant?, price on application. 
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (Cmnamon superior variety).— New crop of seed iu April to June ; 
booking necessary before the end of February, also plants. 
Coffee Arabica-Liberian Hybrid. — A highly recommended leaf-disease resisting hardy new 
variety of Coffee (cross between Arabian and Liberian). New crop March-April ; immediate booking necessary. 
A foreign Agricultural Department writes dating 9th September, 1901; — "Please accept our order 
for 175 lbs. of Tea seed and for 2,000 Cofiee beans. In regard to Coffee seed I would say that this will bo the 
first importation made by this department, and we will leave the selection of the varieties to be sent to 
your judgment." 
OUR DESORIPTIVE PRICE LISTS. 
The following six Descriptive Price Lists are now being forwarded with Circulars aud^special oSer 
of Seeda and Plants of Rubber and other Economic Products : — 
1. Tropical Seeds and Plants of Commercial Products, enlarged edition for 1902-1903. 
2. Seeds and Plants of Shade, Timber, Wind-Belts, Fuel and Ornamental Trees, Trees for Road- 
sides, Parks, Open Spaces, Pasture L,inds, Avenues, Hedges, and for planting among ^crops (Tea, Coffee, 
Cacao, Cardamoms, &c.) 
3. Seeds and Plants of Tropical Fruit Trees including Mango grafts. 
4. Biilbs, Tubers and Yams. 
5. Orchids — Ce3'lon and Indian. 
6. Seeds and Plants of Palms, Calamus, Pandanus, Oycads, Tree and other Perns, Crocous, 
Roses, Dracinas, Shrubs and Creepers. 
Special Arrangements made with foreign Governments, Botanical and Agricultural Depart- 
ments, Planters and others fnr supplying seeds and plants of Commercial Products in larger quantities. 
" South Africa."— The £;rGat authority on South African affairs of 25th March, 1899, says; 
" An interesting Catalogue reaclic; us from the East. It is issued by William Brothers, Tropical Seed 
Mcrchauts of itcnaratgoda, Ccybai, and schedules all the useful and beautiful plants which will thrive in 
tropical and r-cn'ii U-opical regions. \ye fancy Messrs. Williams should do good business, for now that the 
great Towers have grabbed all tlu v. aste places of the earth, they must turn to and prove that they were 
worth ths grabbing. We recommend the great Powers and Oouccsiiouaries under them to go to William 
Brotheis." 
Agents in London : — Messiis. P. W. WOOLLEY & Co., 90, Lower Thames Street, 
Agent in Colovibo, Ceylon ; — E. B. CREASY, Esq. 
Agent in British Central Africa:— T. H. LLOYD, Esq., Blantyre. 
Telegraphic Address.- J. p. WILLIAM & BROTHERS. 
WiLi,i.\M, Henaeatooda, Chylon. Tropical Seed Merchants, 
Leber's,, jA.I. and A. B.C. Codes used, Hen.uratqoda, CeyJjOH. 
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