Sir Hugh LOW, whose various Gardens in Perak were supplied 
mainly with plants from the Botanic Gardens in Singapore attempt- 
ed to develop agriculture in Perak, but his work was practically 
abandoned after he left the country and little was done for Agricul- 
ture in the Federated Malay States except by the Colonial Gardens, 
till the present year, and indeed at present the Malay States are 
still utilizing the resources of the Colonial Gardens. 
It can thus be seen what a large debt the agriculturists of the 
Malay States owe to the Botanic Gardens of Singapore and Penang 
for the work done for the last thirty years. Debts are easily for- 
gotten, and the names even of the founders of agriculture in the 
Peninsula are perhaps hardly known to the planters who are reap- 
ing the benefit of their labours, among whom should be remembered 
Christopher Smith, to whom we owe the Nutmegs and Cloves of 
Penang. A. J. MURTON, the introducer of Para rubber and Li- 
berian Coffee, and many other useful plants, and N. Cantley, who 
opened up the Economic Gardens in Singapore, whence so many 
thousands of plants and seeds have since been distributed over the 
Malay Peninsula. 
H. N. RIDLEY. 
FORESTRY IN THE MALAY PENINSULA 
IN 1904, 
The following notes extracted from the annual report from the 
Forest Department for last year may be of interest to our readers. 
Under the heading “Natural Reproduction” ’ Mr. BURN-MURDOCH 
writes : — 
In Selangor, Merbau seeded plentifully during the year and 
thousands of seedlings were observed in the Ulu Langat district ; 
Penak also seeded well both here and in the Kwala Pilah district of 
Negri Sembilan. 
A few Gutta-percha seeds, ( Palaquium oblongifolium ) , were ob- 
tained from Mr. Harper, some of whose coolies came across fruiting 
trees in the remote jungles. The natural regeneration of Palaquium 
is very good. The Dipterocarp family fruited well generally, 
especially in Negri Sembilan, and large quantities of Penak, (Bala- 
nocarpus), seed were collected. The following were noted to have 
fruited : — 
Balanocarpus maximus ... June to August. 
Kumus (Shorea ciliata) ... October. 
Meranti and Serayahs 
Shoreas of various species 
and Hopea • • • July to August. 
S. Acuminata 
S. Oprosula 
