The 



Gardens' Bulletin 



5TRAIT5 SETTLEIiElNTS 



Vol. II 



Issued June 28th, 1920. 



No. 8. 



CONTENTS. 



The Oil Palm iu the East II. . . 



A Host ludex of Fimgi of the Malay Peuinsiila II. 



Castor Oil as a Crop 



Betel. 



Some Trials of Food Plants in the Economic Gardens III 



Miscellaneous Notes : — Staking Yams. p. 301 : Some Fac- 

 tors in Plant Competition, p. 302 : Effect of Lighting 

 on Trees, p. 303 : Castor Oil Plant Diseases, p. 304 : 

 Manuring of Eice. p. 304: Vegetable Oil and Palm 

 Products Industry, p. 304: Fruit Cultivation, p, 305: 

 Cola nitida at Singapore, p. 306 : Botanic Gardens, 

 p. 306 : Chrysil Eubber. p. 307 : Vitamines. p. 308 : 

 The Discovery of Rubber, p, 309 : How to destroy 

 large Jungle Trees, p. 310. 



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