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PARTIAT- OST OF HONEY- PRODUCINC; PLANTS OF HAAVATI. 



Ali^'croba, native '""keawe," Prosoplx jullj1i>ra. This tree i.s the 

 most abundant and principal bee plant of the islands, and the principal 

 apiaries are situated aloncr the coast of the various islands in the 

 shelter of the algeroba forests. 



Various species of Acacia — wattle, koa, etc. 



Sisal {Ayare si.salana). 



Alligator pear {Per'sea gratissinia). 



Banana {Jfi/sd spp.). 



Various species of Eucalyptus. 



Guava {Psidium spp.). 



Lantana. 



Various species of Citrus — orange, lemon, lime, etc. 



Loquat {Enohotryajaponiea). 



Various species of cucurbits. 



Rose apple {Engeniajamhos). 



Sugar cane {Saccharuni officinai'um). 



Tamarind {Tamarindus indicd). 



Tobacco {Nicotimui tahacnm). 



Oatalpa sj^eclosa^ a good hone\' tree introduced some three years ago 

 by Mr. Jared G. Smith, special agent in charge of this station. 



Ilima (Stda c(yrdlf(>li(i). 



Palms. 



This station has successfully introduced the Italian bee into the 

 Philippines during the past 3'ear and will undertake to import certain 

 bees into these islands during 1906. 



SILK CULTURE. 



The production of raw silk is essentialh^ a '"home" occupation — a 

 work for women and children, and men at idle seasons of the year. 

 The labor requires a certain amount of training, but only such as is 

 easily acquired by a season's work or so. It would seem that this 

 industry is w^ell suited to the conditions in these islands. The climate 

 in some localities is even and cool, the mulberry thrives over the 

 entire group of islands, and in the large families of Japanese and Por- 

 tuguese we have people who could increase the income of the family 

 and at the same time add to the revenue of the country. The cultiva- 

 tion of silkworms by the families of plantation laborers on lands above 

 the cane would lead to more stable la]>or conditions and attach the 

 laborers more closel}" to the countr}^ It is an industry likewise that 

 might well be considered in conjunction with coffee growing. It will 

 evidently be most desirable to import the eggs from California, and 

 the work, if undertaken, should be so organized in the various com- 

 munities that some one person is responsible for the introduction of 



