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!. Pulut Serbok Mas. on Saye Sys 
Gold-dust pulut. So called from the colour of the grain. It is a great 
favourite, but is very delicate, as it will not do on dry ground and a very 
little too much water kills it, consequently it is but little cultivated. It 
is used for making cakes, and is eaten with milk, but is not suitable for 
curries. The yield is small, about 400 gantangs to an orlong (38 bushels 
to the acre). Matures in about four months. 
LT. Pulut Farum Mas. jy pp Sy) ys 
Gold-needle pulut. So called from the colour and shape of the grain, 
which is yellow and pointed. Like the last, it is much prized, and is also 
a very delicate crop. It is remarkable for the length of the ear. It is 
usually eaten with sweets or made into cakes, but will go with anything. 
The rice is very white—‘like ants’ eggs,’ I was told. The straw is 
thick, and grows to over five feet high. The average crop is about 500 
gantangs, but as many as 800 have been got off an orlong (47 to 75 
bushels per acre). Matures in from four to five months. 
Ill. Pulut [tam. pte Sybgd 
Black pulut, the chaff being nearly black. When cooked, the rice is also 
dark coloured. All the puluts are glutinous, but this is more so than any 
other. It is supposed to have curative properties in pulmonary com- 
plaints. For this purpose it is made into pills with the yolk of an egg, 
or honey, having been first roasted until it is brown, and then ground into 
flour. Drinking the water in which it has been boiled is another way in 
which it is prescribed. The plant is small, has but few stems to the 
stool, and yields about 200 to 300 gantangs to the orlong (19 to 253 
bushels to the acre). In limited quantities it fetches a higher price than 
any other. 
IV. Pulut Galah. SW &4)y5 
Galah is the pole used in poling a boat. Three derivations are given, any 
or all of which may be correct. One, from the length of the grain; the 
other, because it is pointed at both ends; the third, from the length of 
the straw. The smell (mousy), which I have before alluded to, is 
stronger in this than in most of the other puluts. After being cooked, 
the grain has a peculiar glossy look, which is much admired: the 
colour, slightly reddish, is not good, but as it is usually eaten with santan, 
which is particularly white, this is not of much consequence. The plants 
are small—not more than 12 or 13 stems to a stool—but the straw is very 
long, often over six feet. Yield, about 300 to 4oo gantangs to the 
orlong (254 to 374 bushels to the acre.) Takes about four months to 
mature. It is considered the best of the puluts. 
Ve Pulut Soh. ae Sydys 
One hasta pulut. Sof is an abbreviation for satu hasta, the length from 
the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. This pulut, which is so called 
from the extraordinary length of the ear, is supposed to have come from 
Siam. It is so soft that unless great care is taken in boiling it, it will 
become one mass. It is generally used with rich curries or preserves. 
The average crop is 400 to 500 gantangs to the orlong (274 to 47 
bushels to the acre). It takes about six months to mature. 
