No. 4J 



JANUARY, 1902. 



[Vol. I. 



AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 



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



Director of Botanic Gardens and Forests, 8. 8. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



1. The Timbers of the Malay Peninsula — Continued ... 135 



2. Indigo ... ... ... ... 145 



3. Instructions for drying Plants ... ... ... 151 



4. GuttaPercha from leaves ... ... ... 153 



5. The dissemination of seeds by natural means ... 153 



6. Correspondence — 



Measurement of Para Rubber Trees ... ... 156 



Agricultural Shows in the Colony and Federated 



Malay States .. . ... ... . .. 156 



A Standard for measuring Para Rubber Trees ... 157 



7. Trade and Market Reports — Singapore — London ... 158 



8. The Weather ... ... ... ... 164 



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