No. 5.] 



MAY, 1911. 



Vol. X. 



Agricultural Bulletin 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 



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



Director of Botanic Gardens, S.S. 



The Occurrence of Burrs on the Trunk of Hevea Brasiliensis 



The Chief Diseases of Para Rubber in Malaya and Ceylon 



Analysis of Hevea Latex 



Methyl-Inosite in Rubber 



Chonemorpha Rubber-vines 



Notes on Chinese Swine Culture 



Papaya Culture 



Fasciation in Eucharis 



Mascarenhaisia Elastica 



Rubber Notes 



Trials with Green Dressings in Dominica 

 The Planters' Association of Malaya, Notice of Meeting ... 

 Minutes of Meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya 

 Weather Reports 



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