No. io.J 
OCTOBER, 1903. 
[Vol. II. 
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
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EDITED BY 
H. N. RIDLEY, m. a., f. l. s., 
Director of Botanic Gardens , S. S 
CONTENTS. 
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Cotton 
Dutch Government Plantation 
Tjepetir 
The Mosquito Plant 
Para Rubber in Selangor 
Rubber Planting in Assam 
Christmas Island Phosphate 
A Castilloa Borer 
An Abnormal Coconut; 
Extracts from the Annual Report on Forest Administra- 
tion in the Federated Malay States for the year 1902 
The growth of Rubber trees 
Ceara Rubber 
New Tool for tapping Rubber trees 
Correspondence 
Government Notice to Planters 
The Agricultural Show— Erratum — Rainfall for Sep- 
tember, 1903 
Notices to Subscribers 
Singapore Market Report 
Exports from Singapore & Penang to Europe & America 337 
Meteorological Returns ... ... ... 
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