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FEBRUARY, 1905. 



[Vol. IV. 



AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES 



EDITED BY 



H. N. RIDLEY, M.A., P. l. S., 

 Director of Botanic Gardens, S. S. 



CONTENTS. 



Pagk. 



1. Some facts about Gutta-Percha, by A. M. Burn-Mur- 



DOCH ... ... ... ... 33 



2. Timber Trade in the Dindings, by V, P. BORGES ... 4 1 



3. Rubber Notes {re sample of rubber), by Editor ... 42 



4. Fibre, by H. P, Edwards ... ... •••43 



5. Fibres {Continued), by Editor ... ... ... 43 



6. Fruit used for coloring Bean-cheese, by Fxlitor ... 46 



7. On Cultivation and Preparation of Para rubber by Mr. YV. 



H. Johnson— Editor ... ... ... 46 



8. Rubber Tapping, by W. S. Todd ... ... 47 



9. Glycine Flispida. by Editor ... ... ... 49 



0. A peculiar flow of Latex in a Mevea, by Editor ... 49 



1. Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association ... ... 49 



Miscellaneous, Notices to Subscribers ... ... 5 r 



3. Penang Rainfall for February, 1905 ... ... 5 J 



4. Singapore Market Report ... ... •••53 



5. Export Telegrams to Europe and America ... ... 54 



6. Meteorological Returns ... ... ... 57 



7. Meteorological Observations, General Hospital, Serem- 



ban, for the month of January, 1905 ... ... 62 



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