No. 3.] 
MARCH, 1906. 
[Vol. V. 
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE 
ST RAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
EDITED BY 
H. N. RIDLEY, m. a., f.l.s., 
Director of Botanic Gardens , S. 
AND 
J. B. CARRUTHERS, f.l.s., 
Director of Agriculture , F. M. S. 
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The Timbers and Guttas of the Malay Peninsula 1 Sapotacead— Bv H N 
Ridley ... ... ... . 3 
A Fungus attacking roots of Para Rubber— By H. N* R IDLEY 
Para Rubber tapping in Java— By H. N. Ridley ... 
To what altitude can Para Rubber be grown^-By H N Rmi fv 
P ara Rubber Leaf-fungus— By H. N. Ridley 
Cassia Fistula — By H. N. Ridley ... ... 
Parasitic Fungus on Roses — By H. N. Ridley 
Crickets eating Rubber plants— By H. N. Ridley 
The Bark Fungus of Para Rubber 
Notes and News — By H. N. Ridley 
Report on the Agri- Horticultural Show, Penang— By W Fox 
Para Rubber (Correspondence)— By C. E. S. Baxendale 
Agricultural Exhibition— Royal Horticultural Society— By W Wi, KS 
S uggestions for Packing Plantation Rubber 
India Rubber Market Report.— Gow, Wilson and Stanton, Limited 
Export Telegrams from Singapore and Penang to Europe’and \mcricn 
Singapore Market Report ... ... ‘ u • 
Weather Reports ... ... *’ 
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