Oct. 1, 1901.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 251 
TO ALL PARTS OF ASIA, AFISICA, AMSRICl MJD OGBANIA. 
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Hevea Brasiiiensis.— Ordei.s being booked for the comin<? crop, A ugnst-September delivery 
19i11 : bookin<r necessary beiore the end of April ; quantities of 100,000 and over at special low rates. 
Plants available nil ibe year loniui. 100,000 and over at special low rates. A leading Rubber planter in 
Sumatra, wlio pvii chased 50.000 ='eeds in 1899, and 100,000 in 1900, writes us, under dale 15th Noven)ber, 
1900:— "'l received your letter of 20r.ii October, from wliiali I ie-ini that you aiided another case of 5,000 
seeds to replace the loss, &e. I am satislied hereby, and even after this addin- 1 am satisfied by the whole 
delivery of this year." . 
Castilloa Eiastsca.— True superior variety oiltivaf ed in Mexico, seeds from specially reserved! 
old untapped trees. Orders bookel for A.ii2:ust-September delivery, 1901, booking necessary before th© 
«ad'jf M uch ; laru'e quantifies on .soecial terms ; Plants in Wardian cases. 
Manihot GJaziovii — See is and Plants available all the year round, 100,000 and over s6 
special low rate.-?. A Mexican planter, in sending an order for this seed, wrote on the •22nd August, 1900:— 
"If they arrive fresh and germinate easily I miiy send you larger orders, as they are for high gtoun* 
where the CHStU'ioa does not thrive." , , , r ,^ 
Kickxia EIastica.-(A*w<2»n»'a ^J/rti^ica).— Seeds and Plants, orders booked. (Lagos rubber.^ 
Ficus Klastica.— Seeds available in May-June ; booking necessary before the end of March ; 
also plants. 
Urceola Esculenta and U. Elastica.— ^ame as aljove. (Burma rubber.) 
Parameria Qlanduiifera.— Orders booked for seeds for January-February delivery j also plants;- 
immediate bo<jking neee.^SHry. (A good rubber creeper of Malacca.) 
Landolphia Kirkii. — Seeds in July August, early booking necessary. Plants can be supplied 
all the year louiid. (A bigbly-reeoiniiiended species.) 
Chonemarpha Macrophylia.— Seeds and Plants ; orders booked. (A very valuable rubber- 
yielding creeper.) 
Memusops Globosa and Payena Leerii.— Seeds and plants in July- August, booking 
necessary b'foreAprU . 
Achras Sapota, Wliltsghbeja Firma, W. Edulis and other Rubber and Qutta Percha 
yielding Tiees and Creeper.'!, Seed;; and Plants. 
Cinnamomum Zeyiaiiicutn vGinnamon superior variety). New crop of seed in April to Jane, 
booking nei-essary before the end ot Febiuary ; also plants. 
Coffea Arabjca, Liberian Hybrid and Maragogipe Hybrid.— New crop March-April ; 
immediate booking ne<^es»ary. 
Cinchona Ledgeriana. — Seeds now ready, also other varieties. 
Seeds afsd Pianis ot Nutn)eg, Clove, Sandalwood (white and red), Pepper, Cardamom, 
Vanilla, Cacao, Tea, Coca, Fibre, Medicinal and Fruit Trees, Shade and Timber Trees, Eucalyptus 
various vafietio.'?, al.so Palms, Bulbs Orcliuls, &e. 
Oar en'.ii ged Descriptive Price List of Tropical Seeds and Plants of Commercial Products of 
Foreign countries for 1901-1902, now being prepared, and will be ready in a few months. 
" Sooth Africa." — The great authority on South African aii'airs of 25th March, 1899, says :— 
" An interesting Catalogue reaches us from the East. It is issued by William Brothers, Tropical 
Seed Merchants, of Heuaratgoda, Ceylon, and schedules ail 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 erabbed all the waste places of tbe earth, they must turn to and prove that 
they were worth the grabbling. We recommend the great Povveis and Conee^isionaries 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 Cufiee, Cacao, Tea, Cardamoms &c.. 
Timber Trees, Trees for Avenues, H :dges. Wind and Shelter Belts, Ornamental Tree.s, Shrubs and 
Climbing Plants; and Seeds and Plai fcsof F.^.i^i , Cilamus, Pandanus, Cycails, Tree and other Ferns, 
CrotODS, Orchids, Bulbs, Dracaenas, r ow being i>ii-p.\reil, and will be ready shortly. 
Special Arrangements made with f.-r.*--'. Governments, Botanical and Agricultural Depart- 
mente, Planters and others for supplying seed.^ aud plants of Commercial Products in large quantities. 
Agents 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, 
WiLLlAjtf, Vbyangoda, Ceylon. Tropical Seed Merchants, 
Lieber's, A.I. and A.B.C. Codes us&d- Henaratgoda, Ceylon. 
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