No. 3.] MARCH, 1909. [Vol. VIII. 



Agricultural Bulletin 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 



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

 Director of Botanic Gardens, S. S. 



AND /^Sw^* ' , ^fjjj 

 J. B. CARRUTHEBS, F.R.S.E., F.L.S. 

 Director of Agriculture and Government Botanist, F.M.S. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Termes Gestroi ... ... ... ... .. 97 



Field Notes ... ... ... ... ... 104 



Packing Durian Seeds For Export ... ... .. 107 



Memorandum on 'Sesamum' Cultivation in Krian, Perak ... 109 



A New Method of Coagulating Rubber Latex ,.. .. 110 



Flood-Gates ... ... ... ... ... ... 113 



Mussaenda Erythrophylla ... ... ... ... 114 



Personal ... ... ... ... ... ... 115 



Erratum No. 2. Vol. VIII. ... ... ... ... 115 



Singapore Market Report ... ... ... ... 116 



Exports Telegram to Europe and America ... ... 117 



Gow, Wilson and Stanton India Rubber Market Reports ... ... 118 



John Haddon & Co's. Special Produce Letter ... ... 121 



Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 124 



From the first of January, 1909 



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