No. 9.] 



SEPTEMBER, 1911. 



Vol. X. 



Agricultural Bulletin 



OF THB 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 



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



Director of Botanic Gardens, S.S. 



Page. 



Latex and Its Relation to the Life of the Parent Plant ... ... 276 



Rainfall of Singapore ... ... ... ... ... 280 



Aquatic Plants ... ... ... ... ... ... 282 



The Application of Lime in Agricultural Practice, with Particular 



Reference to Para Rubber Trees... ... ... ... 291 



Mintites of the Planters' Association of Malaya ... ... ... 296 



Errata ... ... ... ... ... ... 313 



Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 314 



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