Agricultural Bulletin 



OF THE 



— 5TKAIT5 — 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY 5TATE5. 



Edited by the 

 Botanic Gardens Department, Singapore. 



No. 5. MAY, 1912. Vol. I. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



The Eucalyptus _ _ . . i^^ 



A Saccharine Constiutent of Para Rubber - 150 



Para Rubber in St. Lucia - . _ 152 



Rubber in the Seychelles - - - 153 



A New Coconut Pest - . _ 155 



The Castor Oil Plant - - - 157 

 M,'. H. A. Wickham, coming out to Ceylon 



with a Curing Machine - - - 159 



Clearing with Explosives - _ _ 160 



Notice - - - - - 162 



Exports Telegram - - - - 163 



Singapore Market Report . _ _ 166 



Meteorological Readings - _ . 167 



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