GARDENS AND FOREST DEPARTMENTS, 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 
A G RIC U LTU 11 A L B U L L ET I N 
OF THE 
No. 7. ] 
JUNE. [1897. 
C O N T 
ENTS: 
Page. 
Page. 
RUBBER CULTIVATION 
132 
BIRDS USEFUL TO 
RAMIE ( Pcehmeria nivea )... 
138 
AGRICULTURISTS .. 148 
NOTES ON SUGAR CUL- 
ON THE CULTIVATION 
TFVATTON ... 
141 
OF POT-PLANTS ... 150 
ON SOME COFFEE 
PESTS 
146 
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1897. 
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