No. 4, January, 1921] FORESTRY 229 



1550. Judd, C. S. The kukui or candlenut tree. Hawaiian Forester and Agric. 16: 222- 

 223. PI. 1. 1919. — This Euphorbiaceous tree (Aleurites moluccana (L) Willd.) was prob- 

 ably introduced into Hawaii by the natives many years ago from Kahiki. They depended 

 for their illumination upon its oily nuts, and from the juice of the fleshy covering of the green 

 fruit secured the black dye with which they tatooed their skins. The Kukui is the distinguish- 

 ing tree in the forest type which is found from approximately 1000 to 2000 feet above sea 

 level. The tree is singularly free from serious insect pests and plant diseases although the 

 white, light, soft wood rots very readily and is not at all durable in contact with the soil. — 

 Stanley Coulter. 



1551. Judd, C. S. Lands in forest reserves, Territory of Hawaii, April 1, 1919. Hawaiian 

 Forester and Agric. 16: 89-100. 1919. — The significance of forestry in the Territory of Hawaii 

 can be best appreciated by a summary of the acreage of lands in forest reserves in the dif- 

 ferent islands. Kauai has 148,213 acres; Oahu, 67,933; Molokaie, 44,674; Mani, 121,128; and 

 Hawaii, 436,791— a total of 818,739 acres.— Stanley Coulter. 



1552. Judd, C. S. The Makiki nursery. Hawaiian Forester and Agric. 17: 124-126. 

 1920. — An interesting and compact sketch is given of the plan and output of this nursery 

 located in Makiki Valley, Honolulu. The annual average distribution of tree seedlings for 

 the past seven years has exceeded 350,000. Attention is also given to ornamental shrubs and 

 vines. — Stanley Coulter. 



1553. Judd, C. S. Original algaroba tree gone. Hawaiian Forester and Agric. 16: 308- 

 310. 2 pi. 1919. — Notes the destruction, due to city improvement, on October 23, 1919, of 

 the algaroba tree planted by Father Bachelot in December, 1828, in the Catholic mission 

 grounds. "Perhaps no other tree in the world has had such a remarkable history or has been 

 responsible for greater benefits than this original algaroba, from which there have been 

 established on the shores throughout these islands forests which cover approximately 90,000 

 acres, now producing an annual crop of about 30,000 cores of excellent fuel, over S100,000 

 worth of honey, and an enormous yield of beans which furnish a valuable fattening food for 

 stock at a time when the long, dry summer has exhausted the grass supply. — Stanley Coulter. 



1554. Judd, C. S. A volume table for algaroba. Hawaiian Forester and Agric. 16: 64-66. 

 1919. — The algaroba (Prosopis juli/lora D. C.) introduced into Hawaii in 1828 has since spread 

 over approximately 80,000 acres of what was formerly waste or poor grazing land. The wood 

 is used largely for fuel and has therefore a high economic value. The table, which is to be 

 regarded as merely preliminary, is based on the measurement of 19 trees in the Punahou 

 district. Whether it will apply to the scattered algaroba tracts on the Island is yet to be 

 determined. — Stanley Coulter. 



1555. Judd, C. S. The wiliwili tree. Hawaiian Forester and Agric. 17: 95-97. 2 pi. 

 1920. — The wiliwili belongs to the genus Erythrina and is represented in the Hawaiian Islands 

 by the single species E. monosperma. It occurs in clumps or as individuals up to 1500 feet 

 elevation in the hottest and driest districts on the leeside of all of the islands. The tree is 

 probably best known because of its wood, which is the lightest of any of the Island trees. 

 It is also characterized by its wealth of crimson blossoms, which make it worthy of cultivation 

 as an ornamental. — Stanley Coulter. 



1556. Kaurin, W. Skogplantningen i Frankrike. [Forest planting in France.] Tidskr. 

 Skogbruk 28: 97-108. 9 pi. 1920. — Plantings made in the French war zone by the Norwegian 

 government. — J. A. Larsen. 



1557. Korstian, Clarence F. Native vegetation as a criterion of site. Plant World 

 22: 253-261. 1919. — The author presents a general discussion of methods of site determina- 

 tion, and suggests that no one criterion should be adopted to the exclusion of other criteria. 

 He urges that more consideration should be given to the indicator significance of native 

 shrubby and herbaceous vegetation in classifying forest lands, and in selecting suitable sites 

 for reforestation work. — Charles A. Shull. 



