lOVO 
No.  2.] 
FEBRUARY,  1903. 
[VOL.  II 
AGIIICULTUKAL  BULLETIN 
OF  THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED  MALAY  STATES. 
EDITED  MV 
H.  i\.  RIDLEY,  M.  A.,  F.  1..  S., 
Uiriictor  of  lyotanic  Gardens  cnul  Fctrests,  S.  S. 
CONTENTS. 
Pagk. 
1.  Brucea  Suinatrana  (Plate  II)  ...  ...  ...  41 
2.  Mr.  .YrdEN’s  Report  on  Para  Rubber  ...  ...  42 
3.  Rubber  'Fapping  E.\peri meats  in  the  Botanic  Gardens  44 
4.  Note  on^  bough  of  Para  Rubber  destroyed  by  Rot  ...  48 
5.  Journey  to  a Rubber  plantation  in  Columbia,  by 
Dr. "C.  O.  Weber  ...  ...  ...  48 
6.  The  Heveas  or  .Seringueiras  — Continued  ...  ...  57 
7.  Corrections  and  Observations  on  the  History  of  the 
Introduction  of  Para  Rubber  ...  ...  61 
8.  Ramie  ...  ...  ...  ...  61 
9.  Reclaiming  abandoned  Mining  Land  * ...  ...  63 
10.  Red  Beetles  in  Coconuts  ...  ...  ...  64 
11.  Coconut  Beetles,  by  L.  C.  Brown  ...  ...  65 
12.  Summary  of  Rubber  Planting  in  Mexico  ...  ...  67 
13.  Guiida  Sikkima  ...  ...  ...  ...  69 
14.  Report  on  samples  of  Rubber  extracted  from  Ilevea 
Brasiliensis  ...  ...  ...  ...  70 
Correspondence  ...  ...  ...  ...  72 
Notice  ...  ...  ...  ...  73 
17.  Singapore  Market  Report  ...  ...  ...  73 
18.  Exports  from  Singapore  & Penang  to  Europe  & .America  75 
19.  .Meteorological  Returns  ...  ...  ...  8 1 
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