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which at present lie waste. It is understood that there is a kind of rice cultivated in 
Chittagong which is not injured by brackish or salt water occasionally reaching it; 
were this also introduced, much benefit might accrue. 
The Malays never manure their rice fields,* nor is there any occasion as yet for 
doing so, especially while the system continues of allowing the field to lie from 6 to 8 
months fallow every year. The people of Bengal render rice capable of being pre- 
served for a long time by dipping it in boiling water so as to destroy the germ. The 
Malays have not adopted this plan and therefore beat or grind out the rice from the 
husk just before it is to be used. The Burmese, the Siamese, and it is believed all 
the Indo-Chinese Governments, maintain large granaries. The object is political, 
with reference to their exposure to frequent warfare ; yet it is of vast utility in times 
when the crops fail. 
SEED TIME. 
Four gantangs of paddy are sown upon a well-watered and cleared spot of land 
of the extent of about a sixteenth part of an orlong. In about 40 days the plants at- 
tain sufficient vigour to admit of their being removed to the bendang, or paddy field. 
The task of transplanting is commonly performed by the women. Before the 
seed is sown in the nursery, it is twice measured, in order to ascertain that none has 
escaped preternaturally ! 
The semai or rice plants are pulled up by their roots in bunches of sufficient size 
to be easily grasped with one hand. The roots are rapidly cleaned with the other 
Padi 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. 
, f jarum Mas, from Malacca. 
„ Anak Ikan, do. 
,, Merebau, do. 
,, Wangi, do. 
,, Larut, do. 
„ Undan, from Negri Sembilan. A soft-boiling rice, emitting a sweet odour. Rarely planted. 
Prized on account of its rarity. Takes four and a half months to ripen, 
„ Gangsa, from Negri Sembilan. 
Trong Buri, from Negri Sembilan. When cooked it becomes dry and nearly round and readily 
hardens. A favourite rice for feasts, and largely grown in Negri Sembilan, as a larger crop 
is obtained from it than from any other kind. 
,, Trong Dahun, from Negri Sembilan. Ordinary hard rice. 
,, Trong, from Perak. 
,, Santapan Raja, from Negri Sembilan. Boils soft and smells sweet. Favourite rice of the 
Malay. Yields a comparatively poor crop, but much prized for its distinct rich flavour. 
,, Pakang, from Negri Sembilan. Ordinary soft-boiling paddy. Takes four and a half to five and 
a half months to .’‘ipen. 
,, Sri Bumi, from Negri Sembilan. Boils soft and grows quickly. An expensive paddy to grow, 
as the yield is small. 
,, Sumbut Rumut, from Negri Sembilan. Soft paddy. Takes four or five months to ripen. 
,, Benang Acheh. The quickest' growing paddy in Negri Sembilan ; it takes only three months to 
ripen, and boils fairly hard. Much sought after. 
,, Tiga Jatampoh, or Padi Jemba Bawang, from Negri Sembilan. Hard-boiling rice, inferior in 
yield to Trong Buri. 
,, Sabangsa, from Negri Sembilan. 
Anak Kedah, from Perak, 
Ara do. 
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Bemban, do. 
,, Bodor, do. 
,, Bunga Machang, do. 
,, Bunga Machang Besar, do. 
,, Burong ( lit. bird rice ), do. 
,, Chantek (lit. pretty rice), do. 
,, Hitam (black rice), do. 
„ Jangka, do. 
,, Kuku balam, do. 
„ Lakun, do. 
,, Lembut, do. 
,, Lembut Jarang, do. 
„ Lembut Merah, do. 
„ Malok Soson, do. 
,, Machang, do. 
„ Machang Kuning, do. 
„ Machang Puteh, do. 
,, Mayang Che Ma, do. 
,, Mayang Minigorek, do. 
,, Mayang Mulut, do. 
,, Orang, do. 
,, Pasan Karang, do. 
,, Puchuk Beranak, do. 
* This statement is not now correct. The Malays of Malacca use buffalo bones (imported from Burma) 
as manure. 
