April 1, 1904.| THE TEOPICAL AGKICULTURIST. G99 
TO THE PLANTING WORLD. 
mmercial Products. 
Hevea Brasiliensis.— Orders being booked for the comiug crop August-September delivery 
1904, booking necessary 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 Kubber planter in Sumatra, 
who purchased 50,000 seeds in 1899, and 100,000 in 1900, writes us, under date 15th November, 1900 :— " I 
received your letter of iP'th. October, from which I learn that you added another case of 5,000 seeds to replace 
the loss, &c, T am satisfied hereby, and even after this adding I am satisfied by the whole delivery of this 
year." Special offer, post free on application. 
Castiiloa Elastica. — Seeds from specially reserved old untapped trees. Orders booked for 
delivery 1901, immediate booking necessary ; large quantities on special terms ; Plants in Wardian cases. 
A foreign firm of Planters writes under date 11th October, 1901 : — " We beg to enquire whether you 
would procure us 100,000 Castiiloa seeds, in which month we might expect them, and what would be the 
average price." Special offer, post free on application. 
, ' . Manihot Qlaziovii. — 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 
Castiiloa does not thrive." 
Ficus Elastica. -^Seeds available in May-June ; booking necessary before the end of March 
also plants. 
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (Cinnamon superior variety).— New crop of seed in April to June J 
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 Liberiau) . 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 Gofiee beans. In regard to Coffee seed I would say that this will be the 
first importation made by this department, and we will leave the selection of the varieties to be sent to 
our judgment." 
Forestry Bureau of a Foreign Government, writes under date 21st December, 1903 : — " Your letter of 
December 1st and the six Catalogues mailed by you under separate cover have been received. Please accep 
our thanks for the same. You will undoubtedly receive an order for seeds for this Bureau in the near 
uturc, as we contemplate purchasing quite a large amount.'' 
OUP^ DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LISTS. 
The following six Descriptive Price Lists are now being forwarded with Circulars and special offer 
C'f Seeds and Plants of Kubber au'^l other Economic Products : — 
1. Tropical Seeds and Plants of Commer3ial Products, enlarged edition for 1902-1903. 
2. Seeds and Plants of Shade, Timber, Wind-Belts, Fuel and Ornamental Trees, Trees for Eoad- 
sides, Parks, Open Spaces, Pasture Lands, Avenues, Hedges, and for planting among crops (Tea, Coffee, 
Cacao, Cardamoms, &c.) 
3. Seeds and Plants of Tropical Fruit Trees including Mango grafts. 
4. Bulbs, Tubers and Yams. 
5. Orchids — Ceylon and Indian. 
6. Seeds and Plants of Palms, Calamus, Pandanus, Cycads, Tree and other Ferns, Crotonsj 
Roses, Draciuas, Shrubs and Creepers. 
Special Arrangements made with foreign Governments, Botanical and Agricultural Depart, 
ments, Planters and others for supplying seeds and plants of Commercial Products in larger quantities. 
" South Afkica."— The great authority on South African affairs of 2,5th March, 1899, says :— 
• An interesting Catalogue reaches us from tlie East. It is issued by William Bkothers, Tropical 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 grabbing. We recommend the great Powers and Concessionaries under them to go to William 
Brothers." 
Agents in London /—Messrs. P. W. WOOLLEY & Co., 90, Lower Thames Street. 
Agent in Colvmbo, Ceijlon E. B. CEEASY, Esq. 
Agent in British Central AJrica.—T. H. LLOYD, Esq., Blantyre. 
Telegraphic Address: J. p WILLIAM & BROTHERS 
William, Henakatgoda, Ceylox. Tropical Seed Merchants, 
Liber's, A.L aud A.B.C. Codes used. Henar.^tgoda, Ceylox. 
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