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very well developed and as big as they would have been 

 ordinarily at the usual time for fruiting four and a half to 

 five years. The original Singapore trees fruited in the 

 fifth year, but the bulk of the trees descended from them 

 were raised from seed when the trees were much older. 



A NEW USE FOR JELUTONG RUBBER. 



The uses of rubber increases every day, and rubbers 

 of various kinds are used for most unexpected things thus 

 we see the notice of a new patent for chewing gum, consist- 

 ing of resin and rubber, the rubber being partly at least 

 Pontianak Rubber that is to say Jelutong. One would not 

 think it would make a very delectable sweetmeat, but no 

 doubt it will be popular in America. 



Ed. 



AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW 1909. 



At a Meeting of the General Committee held in the 

 Governor's Office Govt. Buildings Penang on the 5th inst., 

 it was decided to hold the next Agri-Horticultural Show 

 on the 9th, 10th and 11th of August. These dates were con- 

 sidered as most suitable by reason of the fact that the fruit 

 season is about at its best then, and further there are two 

 Public Holidays in Penang at that time — thus enabling the 

 Sub-Committees to have more time for the receiving and 

 despatching of exhibits. Circulars in the various ver- 

 nacular languages are being prepared, and will be issued 

 this week-stating the objects for which the Exhibition is 

 held. It is hoped that all intending Exhibitors will begin 

 at once to prepare their Exhibits. 



W. Fox. 



A CRICKET (BRACHYTRUPES ACHATINUS) 

 ATTACKING YOUNG TAPIOCA 

 AND RUBBER. 



During 1906 a cricket was reported from Sumatra as 

 damaging the young Para seedlings in that country. Since 

 that time I have observed it attacking young Tapioca with 

 rather disastrous effects, and have conducted some ex- 

 periments against it successfully. 



The following information regarding its attack on 

 rubber will interest the planters here, while some notes are 



