No. 4.1 



APRIL, 1908. 



[Vol. VL 



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.. F.S-A., F.R.C.I., 

 Director of Botanic Gardens, S. S. 



I AND 



J. B. CARRUTHERS, f.r.s.e., f.l.s., 

 Director of Agriculture & Government Botanist, F.M.8. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



1. Heliconias ... ... ... ... ... ... 129 



•2. Tapping Experiments on Rambong and Para ... ... 133 



3. Jpecacuanha ... ... ... ... ... ... 134 



4. Combretum Sundaioum... ... ... ... ... 136 



5. Tuntuma Elastica Fruiting in Perak ... ... ... 136 



6. Further Notes on Crenothrix ... ... ... 136 



7. Curious Root- Development of Albizzia ... ... ... 137 



8. International Rubber Exhibition ... ... ... ... 138 



9. Singapore Market Report ... ... ... ... 140 



10. Exports Telegram to Europe and America ... ... ... 141 



11. Ceylon, Straits and Malay States Rubber Report ... ... 143 



12. Uwo, Wilson & Stanton Ltd. India Rubber Market Report ... 146 



13. Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 153 



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