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THE PLANT WOELD. 



have secured from these places, as they would give the reader a 

 much better idea of these gardens than anj words of mine. 



I. Honolulu. 



Who ever heard of a botanic garden in Honolulu ? There 

 is no garden with that name, it is true, but so far as that goes, 

 the entire citv of Honolulu can be considered a botanic garden, 

 and it will easily stand comparison with many an attempt at a 

 botanical garden, with only the name to entitle it to such a rank. 



Figure 9. Residence in lluiiuluiu. Araucarias, Royal Palm> and L'asuarina 



in a Honolulu Garden. 



The Government nurserv at the corner of King and Kean- 

 moku streets is a good nucleus to a botanic garden. A number 

 of trees, indigenous and exotic, are planted here, every tree is 

 labeled, and altogether it is a creditable little arboretum. In 

 one corner of the block is the building of the Territorial Board 

 of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, in which are the 

 offices of the divisions of forestry, entomology and animal in- 

 dustry, as well as an excellent little library of reference books on 

 botany and forestry, with the current periodicals of these sci- 

 ences. 



