CATALOGUE 
OF 
EXHIBITS 
OF 
MALAYAN PRODUCE. 
FOOD STUFFS. 
RICE. 
Thebe is a large quantity of rice cultivated in almost all the 
Native States and the Colony, but the amount is insufficient for 
L he needs of the Natives, and a great deal is imported, chiefly 
from Siam. There is no reason why the cultivation should not 
be extended, but the supplies from the North have been hitherto 
so cheap that the Natives have found it more economical to pur- 
chase imported rice than to grow it themselves. This is, however, 
very unsatisfactory, as has been recently shown by the failure of 
the rice crops in Siam, whereby rice rose to a high price in the 
Peninsula. 
Rice {padi) is grown either in wet fields {saw ah or hendang) or 
on upland farms ( ladang ), and there are innumerable named kinds 
of this grain in the Peninsula, differing slightly in size, form and 
colour. 
List of Varieties of Rice exhibited. 
Padi Nachin Kuning, from Malacca. 
„ Nachin Puteh, do. 
„ Nachin Kerbau, do. 
„ Nachin Sarotin, from Negri Sembilan. This is a heavy 
paddy, boiling hard, one of the slowest growing kinds, 
taking six months to ripen. Favourite paddy for horses, 
„ Nachin. Hard-boiling rice, favourite with the lower class- 
es. Negri Sembilan. 
„ Linggi, from Malacca. 
„ Radin Siak, do. 
„ Radin, from Perak; Negri Sembilan. Sweet smelling rice 
like Padi Undan, Takes four months to ripen. 
„ Radin Bernam, from Perak. 
„ Radin Kelang, do. 
„ Radin Kuning, do. 
„ Jaruin Mas, from Malacca. 
„ Anak Ikan, do. 
„ Merebau, do. 
„ Wangi, do. 
„ Larut, do. 
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