of “scrap” were obtained, thus showing an average yield front 
each tree of 1 b. The style of tapping used was the Herring- 
bone” and two incisions were used each day. 
1 he process of coagulation was carried on without the use of 
any chemicals, the rubber taking about three months to dry. 
I he trees were by no means exhausted and tapping could have 
been carried on for much longer. 
In the “Bulletin” for June last an account was given of earlier 
tapping experiments at Bukit Sebufcor by which twelve pounds of 
rubber were obtained. This rubber was sent by Messrs. HUTTEN- 
bach Brothers to London and sold there b) Messrs. Levi. X 
Kahn. 
The rubber fetched 4/5^. per fti and the scrap 3 17 <*- 
Para Rubber Sales. 
In the “Bulletin” for March, 1903,311 account of Rubber lap- 
pint* Experiments in the Botanic Gardens was give' 1 * ie ru 
resulting from this series of tappings weighed $6tts. and was con- 
sio-ned by Messrs. Paterson Simons to their London brokers 
Messrs. H. W. JEWESBURY & Co., 2, Mincing Lane. 1 he price 
realised per pound was 4/. 
Mr W. Larken, Castlewood, Johore, writes that samples of 
rubber sent home by him two months ago were va ued at 4/«W- and 
4/9^. and were said to be as good as the best Ceylon on offer. 
A FUNTUMIA PEST. 
Caprinia Conchy l alts. 
From Klang, Selangor, Mr. Carey sent in October a mass of 
leaves of Funtumia elastica spun together by caterpiUars The 
caterpillars which were fullgrown were an inch long with a dark 
brown head, the body shining, the belly yellowish with a brownish 
band running the whole length of the back with a central yellow- 
ish stripe ; on each segment are six black shining warts, three on 
each side arranged in a triangle, each wart bears a single hair and 
at the base of each of the outer ones is a white patch. . 
the older caterpillars were paler having no dark colouring but 
being altogether yellowish except for the white spots. The cater- 
pillars pupated in the mass of spun together leave, and fra , 
forming a pale whitish pupa, three quarters of an inch lot g, 
attached to the leaf by the tail but with no coccoon. The moth 
came out two or three days later. It measured ijs inch across The 
wings. The antennae long and very slender tfth inch long tawny. 
Head and legs which are very long pale brown ^he wings white 
and semi-transparent so that print can be lead throug ' 
a bluish iridescence on them, and the upper margin 1 
wings smoky brown, the body is rather long tapering to the tip, 
