No. 5.] 



FEBRUARY, 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 ... 171 



2. Notes on Annual Rings in Timber ... ... 181 



3. Gutta Rambong (Ficus Elastica) in Malacca ... 185 



4. Gutta Jelutong .... ... ... ... 188 



5. Mr. Vice-Consul Temple's Report on the State of 



Amazonas for 1899, Continued ... ... 189 



6. Para Rubber in the Straits Settlements ... ... 193 



7. Correspondence — 



Incidental Increment of Plant-food in Soils ... 195 



7. Trade and Market Reports — Singapore — London ... 196 



8. The Weather ... ... ... ... 202 



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