O. BOX 600. 
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TLL -oRAMS: 
" STRAIT JAVA." 
CODES: 
A. B. C, 6TH 
ACME-BENTLEY 
MOSSE PRIVATE. 
FILE 
554/21 
N.V. AWAITS JAVA TRADING CO. 
INCORPORATED IN BATAVIA) 
.CEUTICAL/CH EM I CAL DEPT. 
SINGAPORE, S.S. 
vD/TOB 
LETTER No. 
SOLE AGENTS FOR 
I. G. Farbenindustrie 
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 
LEVERKUSEN, 
FRANKFURT. 
BERLIN. 
and other 
pharmaceutic,al and chemical 
MANUFACTURERS. 
SINGAPORE, 
17th April 1937 
Liis Hoii. Secretory, 
Singapore Gardening Society, 
• SINGAPORE, 
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Sir, 
(jut principals at homo have recently drev/n pur 
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attention tc the use of Peat Moss in gardening for improving the 
Jell. Wo have alsc received information from other countries.. 
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try* instance, Slam, that the regular use of Poat.fMdsa .is -being 
nT&clo already. Wo havo no doubt that this matter will' a 1 so bo of 
groat interest to yourgoodself, since, e socially In Malaya, tho 
bt. Toil gives difficulties in many respects, W therefore, take 
free to send you he re with a few write-ups and pamphlets : o.n cho use 
of Peat Moss and should bo pleased if you would kindly let us have 
your opinion on this subject. Snail samples are in our possession 
down hero, but wo havo no doubt that our principal will gladly bo 
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prepared to put at your disposal bigger quantities, in case you 
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to cam/y out experiments to a larger extent. 
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We shall also bo pleased to give you n*ny further. 
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information you might require as well as put at your disposal a 
few -photographs which'we havo received from home, showing the 
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striking eomparisou of tho dove: cprnont/plants growing on Peat 
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Moss, respectively on ordinary soil 
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Yours fait 
STRAITg JA 
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