No. 8.] 



MAY, 1902. 



[Vol. I. 



AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 



H. N. RIDLEY, M.A., f.us. 

 Director of Botanic Gardens and Forests, S. 8. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



1. The Timbers of the Malay Peninsula — Concluded ... 289 



2. Report on experiments conducted by the Factory En- 

 gineer, Selangor, on the steaming qualities of Casua- 



rina, Bakau, and ordinary firewood ... ... 292 



3. Ramie, Rhea, China Grass ... ... ... 295 



4. Fruit Cultivation ... ... ... ... 297 



5. Some Notes on Rubber-growing ... ... 300 



6. Gutta Rambong in Malacca ... ... ... 305 



7. Rambong in Selangor ... ... % ... 306 



8. Mr. Arden's Report on Selangor Experimental 



Garden ... ... ... ... 307 



9. Notes — Seeds of Castilloa, ... ... . . . 313 



A Substitute for Cork .. . ... . .. 313 



Rubber Plants for Sale... ... ... 314 



A Gambier Disease ... ... ... 314 



Singapore Flower Show ... ... 314 



10. Notice ... ... ... ... . . .. 315 



11. Trade and Market Reports — Singapore — London ... 316 



12. Meteorological Reports ... ... ... 320 



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