No. n.] 
NOVEMBER, 1907. 
[VOL. VI. 
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
EDITED BY 
H. N. RIDLEY, M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.R.H.S., F.S.A., F.R.C.I., 
Director of Botanic Gardens , S, S, 
AND 
J. B. CARRUTHERS, F. R. S. E., F. l. s., 
Director of Agriculture & Government Botanist , F. M. S. 
CONTENTS. 
Page. 
1. Lalang as a Paper Material — By H. N. Ridley ... ... ... 379 
2. Para Rubber Seed — Weight of Hevea Braziliensis Seed, Cotyledons and 
Shell ... ... ... ... ‘ ... ... 383 
3. Guayale Rubber ... ... ... ... ... 385 
4. Tapping Patterns — The “Chain Gamma” ... ... ... 387 
5. The Rubber Market ... ... ... ... ... 389 
6. India Rubber Market Report — Gow, Wilson & Stanton, Ltd. ... 3911-408 
7. Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 409 
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