No. 7.] 
JULY, 1903. 
[Vol. 11 . 
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
EDITED BY 
H. N. RIDLEY, m. a., f. l. s., 
Director of Botanic Gardens and Forests . S. S. 
CONTENTS. 
Page. 
l. Planting and Agriculture in the Federated Malay States 
in 1902 ... ... ... ... 211 
2. Report on the Selangor Experimental Plantations for 
1902 ... ... ... ... 214 
3. Sanseviera Cultivation in Selangor ... ' ... 220 
4. Boring Beetles in Para Rubber ... .. 222 
5. Sarcolobus globosus ... ... , 223 
6. Datura Poisoning ... . ., ... ... 224 
7. The Black Cobra ... ... ... ... 225 
8. Gutta Percha Notes ... ... 226 
9. Rainfall Statistics for May, 1903 ... ... 227 
10. Vitality of Para Seeds ... ... ... 228 
11. Insecticides ... ... ... 229 
12. Rubber Tapping Experiments in Penang ... ... 229 
13. Rainfall Statistics for June, 1903 ... 230 
14. Notice ... .. ... ... 23 j 
15. Singapore Market Report ... ... ... 23 1 
16. Exports from Singapore & Penang to Europe & America 232 
17. Meteorological Returns ... ... 237 
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