No. 12.] 



DECEMBEE, 1908. 



[Vol. VII. 



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. 

 AND 



J. B. CARRUTHERS, F.E.S.E., f.l.s. 



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



CONTENTS, 



Page. 



1. Analysis of Soils in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore ... ... 579 



2. Notes on the Nutrition of Plants ... .. ... .. 581 



3. "Lalang" as a Paper Making Material ... .. ... 585 



4. Annual Report of the Government Mycologist, Federated Malay 



States, 1907 ... ... " ... ... 588 



5. Annual Report on the Government Plantation, Federated Malay 



States, State of Perak ... ... ... ... 606 



6. Ceara Rubber in Christmas Island ... ... ... ... 610 



7. Some Insect Pests ... ... . ... ... 610 



8. The Future of Cocoa Planting ... ... ... ... 611 



9. Rubber in Hawaii ... .. ... ... ... 612 



10. A New Ordinance to Prevent the Introduction of Pests into the 



Colony ... ... ... ... ... ... 613 



11. Planters' Association of Malaya ... ... ... ... 614 



12. Balance Sheet of Agri-Horticultural Show, 1908 ... ... 628 



13. John Haddon & Go's. Special Produce Letter ... .. 630 



14. Gow, Wilson and Stanton India Rubber Market Reports ... 632 



15. Ceylon, Straits and Malay States Rubber Reports ... ... 640 



16. Lewis and Peats' Rubber Reports ... ... ... ... 644 



17. Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 646 



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

 Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited. 

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



Singapore : 



Printed at the Methodist Publishing House. 



