CERTIFIED CIRCULATION IN — United Kingdom, France, Germany, 

 Russia, Austria, Belgium, Ceylon, Holland, Egypt, India, Burmah, Queens- 

 land, New South Wales, Victoria, New Zealand, West Australia, Straits 

 Settlements, Malay States, Java, Siam, Tonquin, British North Borneo, 

 Philippine Islands, British Central Africa, Gold Coast, Congo, Lagos, Cape 

 Colony, Orange River Colony, Rhodesia, Natal, Transvaal, Portuguese East 

 Africa, China, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, 

 Guatemala, West Indian Islands, British New Guinea, Venezuela, Brazil, etc. 



N0.8.J AUGUST, 1903. • [Vol. VII. 



Agricultural Bulletin 



OF THE , 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY , 

 H. N. BIDLEY, M.A., F.R.8., F.L.S., F.R.H.8.. 

 Director of Botanic Gardens, S. S. 

 AND 



J. B» CAKEUTHEBS, f.b.s.e., P.L.8., 

 Director of Agriculture & Government Botanist, F,M,S, 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



1 . Ornamental Trees and Shrubs . , . ..311 



2. Germination of Para Rubber Seed ... , , . 333 



3. Fruits in Porto Rico ... ... ... . , ... 335 



4. Size of Rubber Seed ... ... ... 335 



5. Coca Leaves ... ... ... ... 338 



6. Rubber Imports into the United States in 1907 ... 333 



7. Fertilizing Plants ... ... ... 338 



8. Coconut'PJanting Territory of Papua ... ... ... 339 



9. Notes on Rubber in Tropioal Australia .. ... ... 345 



10. Treatment of Latex in Preparation of Rubber ... ... 347 



11. Precocity of Rubber Trees ... ... ... ... 848 



12. Rubber in Western Siamese States of the Malay Peninsula ... 349 



13. Fine Rubber for 12i Cents ... ... ... 349 



14. Agri-Horticultural Show ... ... ... ... 350 



15. Notice from Kuala Lurapor ... ... ... ... 350 



18. Big Rubber Tree Correction ... ... ... 351 



17. Pineapple Cultivation in Singapore ... ... .851 



18. Minutes of Kampar District Planters' Association 351 



19. Mechanical Preparation of Latex ... ... ... ... 352 



20. John Haddon & Go's. Special Produce Letter ... ... 353 



21. Singapore Market Reports ... ... ... 358 



22. Exports Telegrams to Europe and America ... 358 



23. Gow, Wilson and Stanton India Rubb?r Market Reports ... 360 



24. Ceylon, Straits and Malay State? Rubber Reports ... ... 367 



25. Rubber Export Table for 1907-1903 ... ... ... 871 



26. Weather Reports ... ... ... 372 



To be purchased at the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, or from 

 Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. Limited. 

 No. 32 Baffles Place, and 194 Orchard Road, Singapore 



Singapore : 



Printed at the Methodist Publishing House. 



