No. i.] 
JANUARY, 1903. 
[VOL. 11 
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. < 
EDITED BY 
H. N; RIDLEY, M. A., F. I,, s., 
Director of Botanic Gardens and Forests , 8 , 8 , 
CONTENTS. 
Page. 
1. Para Rubber in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore ... 1 
2. History of the introduction of Para Rubber into the 
Malay Peninsula . .. ... , 2 
3. Insect Notes ... ... ... ... ^ 
4. Long distance Transportation of Seeds ... ... 5 
5. A big Para Rubber Crop ... ... ... 5 
6. Extraction of Rubber from bark . ... 6 
7. Lagos Silk Rubber in Trinidad ... ... 7 
Annual Review of Rubber Market for 1901 ... 7 
9. The Heveas or Seringueiras ... ... ... j 2 
10, Introduction of Ceylon Crows into Selangor, by E. V. 
Carey ... ... ... ... ,g 
Coagulation of Rubber, by E. Mathieu ... ... jg 
12, Para Rubber trees at high elevations ... ... 2 i 
13. Rubber in Ceylon ... ... ... 22 
u. Preserves — Nutmeg and Lime, by Mrs. R, N. Bland... 22 
15. Correspondence — 
(/) Value of Rubber on Lord RlBBLESDALfPs Estate 22 
(2) Value of Penang Rubber ... it( 24 
(3) Value of Selangor Rubber ... ... 24 
16. Notices ... ... ... ... 24 
17. Singapore Market Report ... ... ... 25 
18. Exports from Singapore & Penang to Europe & America 27 
19. Meteorological Returns ... "33 
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