No. ii.] 
NOVEMBER, 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 , S. S. 
CONTENTS. 
PLATES 13 & 14 — RUBBER TAPPING IN THE BOTANIC 
GARDENS. 
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The Cultivation of Cotton in the Federated Malay States 345 
Coffee ... ••• 349 
Manuring Para Rubber ... ... ... 35 1 
The effect of Light on the Growth of Trees ... 352 
Para Rubber Tapping at Bukit Sebukor, Malacca * ... 354 
Para Rubber Sales ... ... ... 355 
A Funtumia Pest ... ... ... ... 355 
Ramie — a Nascent Industry for India ... ... 356 
Ramie Cultivation ... ... ... • ■ • 3^ 2 
Gutta Percha in the. Philippines; ... ... 3^7 
' Horticultural Notes ... ... ... 36^ 
The Imperial Institute ... ... 3^9 
Personal — Miscellaneous; Notices to Subscribers ... 370 
Register of Rainfall for October, 1903 ... 37 l 
Singapore Market Report ... ... ... 37 2 
Exports from Singapore & Penang* to Europe & America 373 
Meteorological Returns ... ... •••37° 
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