No. i.] 



JANUARY, 1906. 



[Vol. V. 



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. 

 AND 



J. B. CARRUTHERS, F. L. S., 



Director of Agriculture, F. M . S 



CONTENTS. 



Page 



1. Editorial Notes— By H. N. Ridley ... ... ... ... 1 



2. Exporting Seed of Para Bubber — By H. N. Ridley ... ... 1 



3. Mimusops Elengi Seeds — By H. N. Ridley ... ... - 3 



4. Plantation Rubber — (Reprint) ... ... ... ... 4 



5. Engkala — A new Fruit — By H. N. Ridley ... ... ... 5 



6. New Palms and Aroids — By H. N. Ridley ... ... ... 6 



7. High Price for Rubber— (Reprint) ... ... ... ... 8 



8. A Big African Rubber Company ... ... ... ... 8 



9. Animal and Fungus Pests of Ficus Elastica in Java ... ... 8 



10. Personal and other Notes * ... ... ... ... ... 9 



11. Notice to Subscribers ... ... ... ... ... io 



12. Rubber Notes ... ... ... v ... ... 10 



13. India Rubber Market Report. — Gow, Wilson and Stanton, Limited ... 10 



14. Register of Rainfall at Negri Sembilan Hospital for December, 1905 ... 15 



15. Singapore Market Report ... ... ... ... 16 



16. Export Telegrams from Singapore and Penang to Europe and America ... 17 



17. Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 20 



18. Meteorological Observations, General Hospital, Seremban, for the month 



of December, 1905 ... ... ... ... ... 27 



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