No. 3-] 



MARCH, 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. The Timbers and Guttas of the Malay Peninsula (Sapotaceje) — By H. N. 



Ridley ... ... ... ... ... ' ... <5i 



2. A Fungus attacking roots of Para Rubber — By H. N. Ridley ... ■ ... 



3. Para Rubber tapping in Java — By H. N. Ridley ... ... ... 5^ 



4. To what altitude can Para Rubber be grown — By H. N. Ridley ... 6 7 



5. Para Rubber Leaf-fungus — By H. N. Ridley ... ... ... gg 



6. Cassia Fistula— By H. N. Ridley ... ... ... ... ^8 



7. Parasitic Fungus On Roses — By H. N. Ridley ... ... ... gg 



8. Crickets eating Rubber plants — By H. N. Ridley v ... ... 53 



9. The Bark Fungus of Para Rubber ... ... ... ... 69 



10. Notes and News — By H. N. Ridley ... ... ... ... 



11. Report on the Agri-Horticultural Show, Penang — By W. Fox ... •••73 



12. Para Rubber (Correspondence)— By C. E. S. Baxendale ... ... g r 



13. Agricultural Exhibition — Royal Horticultural Society — By W. Wilks ... 82 



14. S uggestions for Packing Plantation Rubber ... ... ... g^ 



15. India Rubber Market Report. — Gow, Wilson and Stanton, Limited ... 84 



16. Export Telegrams from Singapore and Penang to Europe and America ... 90 



17. Singapore Market Report ... ... ... ... ... Q ^ 



18. Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 94 



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