No. 11.] 



NOVEMBER, 1909. 



Vol. VIII. 



Agricultural Bulletin 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



. i 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. 



Page, 



Peat soil (continued) ... ... ... ... ... 516 



The Work of Imperial Institute ... ... ... ... 518 



Para Rubber in Madras ... ... ... ... „ 520 



The Black Hevea Fungus ... ... ... ... 521 



The Growth of Manicoba Rubber Trees in the Malay Peninsula ... 522 



Shortage of the Supply o: Para Rubber ... ... ... 523 



Kuala Langat Planters Association Report ... ... ... 524 



Straits Market Report ... ... ... ... ... 528 



Penang Rain Fall ... ... ... ... ... 531 



Rubber Notes ... ... ... ... ... 532 



Export Telegrams ... ... ... ... ... 537 



Market Report ... ... ... ... ... 543 



Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 545 



From the first of January, 1909 



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