March 1, 1902.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST 
TO THE PLANTING WORLD. 
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I, lievea i>rassn'&i?S!S.— Orders being booked for the coming crop August-September delivery 
X^-^ ^f^-,'*'^'^^'^*"'-'-^ ^'^'^ ^^P^^^' quantities of 100,000 and over at special low rates. Plants 
a,*«tala© all the year wuad, 1C0,0(K) and owr at special low rates. A leading Eubbcr planter in Sumatra, 
VtofiTOT&asoa 50,000 Rseds In 1899, and iOO.OOO in 1900, writes us, under date 15tli November, 1900 :— " I 
i-e^vt^ ^va letter of aoth October, f ror,n which I learn that you added another case of 5,000 seeds to replace 
thelc^s, &C. ^ I am sstisasS hereby, ajid even aJter this adding I am satisfied by the whole delivery of this 
year. ISpecml oSer, post free on application. 
iA 1- Essstica. — Tro.o supsrior variety cultivated in Mexico, seeds from specially reserved 
Old astappfsd trees. Ordsu-s booked for August-September delivery 1902, immediate booking necessary ; 
latge quantities on speeial terms; Plants in V/ardian cases. 
Afarelgn firm of Planters writes tinder date 11th October, 1901 :— " We beg to enquire whether you 
wotddiirociare us lanOOOCSastiiloasosds, In which month we might expect them, and what would be the 
avsrage pnc©.' Special offer, post free on application. 
^i^lRi^Ot Glaaiovii.— Seeds and Plants available all the year round, 100.000 and over at special 
low rates. A Mexican planter in sending an ordar for this seed wrote on the 'J2nd August, 1900 :— " If they 
RtiiTO fre^ aad germinate easily I may send you larger orders, as they are for hish ground where tho 
Ctetilloa does not thrive." j b j o e. 
Ficus Elastica. — Seeds aTailabla in May-June ; booking necessary before the end of March ; 
also plants. 
Minitisops Globosa (Balata) wood of the tree is much sought for buildings, fruits sweet like a plimi 
and eatesi, oil frora seeds, said to yield as much as 45 lbs. of dry rubber per tree per annum, the milk is 
dmnk and Adian dUnted with water used as cow's milk, grow from sea level un to 2,000 feet, orders being 
bodredlor seeds and plants, price on application. 
CinnamomiUni EeyJ-snJcam (Cinnamon superior variety).— New crop of seed in April to June; 
booKn^ nectary bsfcara the end of February ; also plants. 
Co'ffee^ Arabica, Lil>€iian Hybrid and iyiaragogop je Hybrid.— New crop March-April ; 
uZQliffiaiate booking necessary. 
A foreign A^icoltural Department writes dating 9th September, 1901 :— "Please accept our order 
for 175 lbs. of Tea seed and for 2.000 Oofiee beans. In regard to Coffee seed I would say that this will be the 
first im^mrtstion made by this depstrtxoent, and we will leave the selection of the varieties to be sent t» 
your joqgment." 
OUR DESCBIPTIVE PRICE LISTS. 
The following six Dessriptiva Price Lists are now being forwarded with Circulars and special offer 
of Seeds and Plants of Rubber ajid other Economic Products ; — 
1. Tropical Seeds and Plaxits of Commercial Products, enlarged edition for 1902. 
2. Seeds and Plsuits of Shads, Timber, Wind-Beits, Fuel, and Ornamental Trees, Trees for Road«» 
sides. Parks, Open Spaces, Pasture Lands, Avenues, Hedges, and for planting among crops (Tea, Cofie« 
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, Crotons, 
B(SeE, Dracinas, Shrubs and Creepers. 
Special ArrangesTsesris made with foreign Governmsnts, Botanical and Agricultural Depart- 
ments, Planters und othets £or sujpplying seeds and plants of Commercial Products in largo quantities. 
"Sooth Afeica."— The ,^at authority on South African affairs of 25th March, 1899, says: — 
" An interesting Catalogue reaches us from the East, It is issued by William Bhothers, 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 INAessrs. Williams should do good business, for now that the 
great Powers liave gTabbed 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." 
Agents in London -.—Messrs. P. W, WOOLLEY & Co., 90, Lower Thames Street. 
Agent in Colombo, Ceylon:— E. B. CREASY, Esq. 
Agent in British Central Africa: — T. H. LLOYD, Esq., Blantyre. 
Telegraphic Address; 
William, Hj^eaiAisoDA, Ceylon. 
J. P WILLIAM & BROTHERS, 
Tropical Seed Merchants, 
Henaeatgoda, Ceylon. 
