ko. 12.] ©tCEMBER, 1903. [VOL. H. 
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 VIII & IX — RUBBER PREPARATION IN THE 
BOTANIC GARDENS, SINGAPORE. 
rAVifi. 
1. The Chemistry of Rubber, by P. J. BURGESS ... 385 
2 . The Canker Fungus in Rubber ... ... 3 & 9 
3. Rambong Rubber from Klang... ... • 39 2 
4 . Para Rubber from Johore ... ... 393 
3. Para Rubber from the Botanic Gardens ... ••• 395 
6. Sale of Para Rubber ... ... ••• 39^ 
7. The Cultivation of Cotton in the Federated Malay States 396 
8. Cotton in the Straits Settlements forty years ago . 398 
9 . Encouragement of .Agriculture among the natives ..-399 
10 Fruiting of Travellers Tree ... ... 4°5 
1 1 . Rainfall in London and Penang — A Comparison . . . 405 
12. Erratum. — Rainfall for November, 1903 ... ... 4°6 
13 . Miscellaneous, Notices to Subscribers ... ... 4°7 
14. Singapore Market Report ... ... 4°^ 
15. Exports from Singapore & Penang to Europe & America 409 
16 . Meteorological Returns ... ... ... 412 
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