No. 7.] 



JULY, 1905. 



[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. Aroid Cultivation in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore ... ... 255 



2. Cotton Experiments in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore ... ...265 



3. Cotton Cultivation in the Federated Malay States ... ... 266 



4. Report on Sample of Cotton from the Federated Malay States by Professor 



DUNSTAN ... ... ••• ••• 267 



5. Fibre of Melochia Corchorifolia ... ... ... ••• 268 



6. Fibre and Hemp Industry in Straits Settlements and Federated Malay 



States by C. J. Schirmer ... ... ... ... 269 



7. Fungus on Para Rubber Leaves ... ... ... ... 271 



8. Analysis of Para Rubber ... ... ... ...272 



9. Baru: Hibiscus Tiliaceus — Red Coco-nut Beetle ... ... ... 272 



10. Rubber Sales ••• ... ••• 273 



11. Singapore Market Report ... ... ... ... 274 



12. Exports from Singapore and Penang to Europe and America ... ... 275 



13. Meteorological Returns ... ... ... ... 278 



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