No. io.l 
OCTOBER, 1903. 
[VOL. II. 
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
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EDITED BY 
H. N. RIDLEY, M. A., F. L. S., 
Director of Botanic Gardens , S. S, 
CONTENTS. 
Cotton 
Dutch Government 
Plantation of Gutta Percha at 
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Tjepetir 
... 312 
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The Mosquito Plant 
... 313 
4. 
Para Rubber in Selangor 
... 316 
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Rubber Planting in Assam . . 
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Christmas Island Phosphate 
... 321 
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A Castilloa Borer 
... 322 
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An Abnormal Coconut 
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Extracts from the Annual Report on 
Forest Administra- 
tion in the. Federated Malay States for the year 1902 323' 
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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 
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C Exports from Singapore & Penang to Europe & America 337 
Meteorological Returns 
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