APRIlvi9°5- 



[Vol. IV. 



AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 



H. N. RIDLEY, m. a., f. l. s., 

 Director of Botanic Gardens, S. S. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



1. Decline in Rubber ... ... ... ... 97 



2. Rubber Experiments in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 



(Tapping V.) ... ... ... ... 98 



3. Rainfall in Botanic Gardens, Singapore, from October to 



December, 1904 ... ... ... ... 120 



4. The Drying of Rubber (by Sir W. TH1SELTON-DYER) ... 121 



5. Ceylon Rubber from the Manufacturer's point of view ... 122 



6. Rubber Sales (Botanic Gardens) ... ... 123 



7. Death of Dr. C. Weber ... ... ... 123 



8. Sanseviera Zeylanica ... ... ... 123 



9. Notes on Damar-Tapping (by S. W. MoORHOUSE) ... 124 



10. Mangroves in the Dindings (by R. SCOTT) ... ... 124 



11. The Agricultural Show ... ... ... 125 



12. Miscellaneous, Notices to Subscribers ... ... 126 



13. Rainfall Register, N. Sembilan Hospital, for March. 1905 127 



14. Singapore Market Report ... ... ... 128 



15. Export Telegrams to Europe and America ... ... 129 



16. Meteorological Returns ... ... ... 132 



17. Meteorological Observations, General Hospital, Serem- 



ban, for the month of March, 1905 ... ... 139 



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