300 



of the Ceara rubber sample plot experiments, the preparation 

 of several planting- plans under the offer of cooperation with 

 private owners and the distribution of Bluefield bananas. 



Many samples of seed of valuable and interesting exotic 

 trees received during- the last six months are coming on well 

 in the Nursery, w^hile a good stock of the seed of the important 

 local trees is now in hand. 



Since Mr. Haugh's last report on the subject, the Board room 

 has been used for meeting-s of the following organizations, in 

 all nine times : 



Hawaiian Entomological Society, May 3, June 7, July 5. 



Farmers' Institute, May 12th. 



Honolulu Improvement Advisory Board, May 29th and June 

 29th. 



McCully Improvement Club, June 4th, July 2nd. 



LIBRARY. 



Among the important accessions to the Library during' the 

 past three months, outside of entomological works, are the 

 following : 



Purchased. 



Grisebach : Flora of British India. 



Engle and Prantl: Pflanzenfamilien. 



Schimper: Plant Geography. 



Bentham : Flora Hongkongiensis. 



Simond : Tropical Agriculture. 



Von Mueller: Report on Poorest Reserves. 



Roxburgh : Flora Indica. 



Naturalist's Universal Directory. 



Nichols : Tropical Agriculture. , 



De Vries : Species and Varieties. 



Sorauer: Physiology of Plants. 



De Candolle: Origin of Cultivated Plants. 



Baker: Flora Maritius and Seychelles. 



Oliver: Flora Tropical Africa. 



Harvey and Sonder : Flora Capensis. 



Nisbet's Forestry. 



Lounsburv: Flowers and Trees. 



