also tigers have been seen on the islands and mainland. Upon 

 Klang Island, in Selangor, there is a large herd of elephants which 

 has been there for many years. 



H. FURNIVALL, 



Assistant Conservator, 

 Federal Bakau Forests. 



ON A SAMPLE OP COTTON GROWN IN 

 SINGAPORE. 



The following letter received bv Mr. Vade possesses some inter- 

 est and is thus published : 



The cotton plants in question were grown by Mr. VADE in his 

 garden in Tanglin. There were about a dozen of them cultivated 

 in beds as ornamental plants. The variety appears to be one of 

 the American cottons and resembles a strain cultivated in the 

 Botanic Gardens, Singapore, which was received from India. It is 

 very different from Sea Island cotton and also from Egyptian. 

 The flowers are pale yellow with a distinct purple spot at the base 

 of each petal. The continuous flowering referred to as an abnor- 

 mality in the letter is not unusual in this country. It is due to the 

 continuous rainy seasons here and the absence of a dry period. 

 It is one of the objections to cotton-growing so near the equator, 

 for the crop being dispersed over the year instead of ripening all 

 at once adds considerably to the expense of collecting it. 



I observed on Mr. Vade's plants that the cotton bug (Dysdercus) 

 had as usual destroyed some pods. I have seldom seen one plant 

 of any variety of cotton that is not sooner or later attacked by 

 this pest. 



I was not able to see any samples of the cotton itself as all had 

 been sent to Messrs. FORBES and CAMPBELL. It is not the first 

 time that samples of cotton of very superior quality have been sent 

 home from the Straits Settlements (see Bulletin I'll, p. 14) but 

 unfortunately up to the present time samples only have been pro- 

 curable. It is one thing to grow a sample and another thing to 

 grow several tons. However, Mr. Vadf.'s strain seems to be a 

 very good kind and it is hoped to continue experimenting with it. 



70, The Albany, Oldhall Street, 



Liverpool, ijtJi November, 1904. 

 Ansivd: 14th December, 1904. 



Messrs. Vade & Co., 

 Singapore. 



Dear Sirs,— Our Manchester friends, Messrs. FlNLAY CAMPBELL 

 & Co, Ltd., have sent us a single boll of cotton and have asked us 

 to send you a report thereon. 



