No. 5.] 



MAY, 1909. 



[Vol. VIII. 



Agricultural Bulletin 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED 

 BY 



H. N. RIDLEY, M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.R.H.S. 



Director of Botanic Gardens, S. S. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



L The Land Laws and Administration of the Federated Mr. lay States ... 195 



2. Para Rubber Cultivation F. M. S. ... ... .. ... 232 



3. Coconut Cultivation F. M. S. ... ... ... ... 237 



4. Sugar Cane Cultivation F. M.S. ... ... ... ... 239 



5. Planting of Trees ... ... ... ... ... 239 



6. Trang Pepper ... ... ... ... ... 240 



7. Variation in the flower of Black Pepper ... ... ... 244 



8. Dyera Costulata ... ... ... ... ... 244 



9. A New Tapping Knife ... ... ... .. ... 245 



10. Carbon Bisulphide ... ... ... ... ... 245 



11. Packing Para Rubber Seeds for Export .. ... ... 245 



12. Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... 247 



13. John Haddon Special Produce Letter ... ... ... 249 



14. Exports Telegram ... ... ... ... ... 251 



15. Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 253 



16. Market Reports ... ... ... ... ... 259 



From the first of January, 1909 



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