Russia, Austria, Belgium, Ceylon, Holland, Egypt, India, Burmah, Queens- 
land, New South Wales, Victoria, New Zealand, West Australia, Straits 
Settlements. Malay States. Java, Siam, Tonquin, British North Borneo 
Philippine Islands, British Central Africa, Gold Coast, Congo, Lagos, Cape 
Colony, Orange River Colony, Rhodesia, Natal, Transvaal, Portuguese East 
Afriqa, China, Japtn, United States, Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, 
Guatemala, West Irdian Islands, British New Guinea, Venezuela, Brazil, etc. 
' N O.8.] 
AUGUST. 1908. 
[VOL. VII. 
Agricultural Bulletin 
OP THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY 8TATE8. 
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EDITED BY 
H. N. RIDLEY, M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.R.H.3.. 
Director of Botanic Gardens , S. 5. 
AND 
J. B. CARETJTHERS, F.R.S.E., f.l.s., 
Director of Agriculture <& Government Botanist , F.M.S, 
CONTENTS. 
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs 
Germination of Para Rubber Seed 
Fruits in Porto Rico ... ... • ... 
Size of Rubber Seed ... • ... 
Coca Leaves 
Rubber Imports into the United States in 1907 ... , 
Fertilizing Plants ... ... ... 
Coconut-Plan ting Territory of Papua 
Notes on Rubber in Tropical Australia 
Treatment of Latex in Preparation of Rubber 
Precocity of Rubber Trees ... ...* 
Rubber in Western Siamese States of the Malay Peninsula 
Fine Rubber for 124 Cents 
Agri-Hortioultural Show 
I^otice from Kuala Lumpor 
Big Rubber Tree Correction ... 
Pineapple Cultivation in Singapore 
Minutes of Kampar District Planters* Association 
Mechanical Preparation of Latex ... 
John H&ddon & Co’s. Special Produce Letter . . 
Singapore M arket Reports 
Exports Telegrams to Europe and America 
Gow, Wilson and Stanton India Rubber Market Reports 
Ceylon, Straits and Malay States Rubber Reports 
Rubber Export Table for 1907-1908 
Weather Reports 
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To be purchased at the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, or from 
Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. Limited. 
No. 82 Raffles Place, and 194 Orchard Road, Singapore. 
Singapore : 
Printed at the Methodist Publishing House, 
