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in introducing these parasites into Western Australia, after which, 

 in course of time, it will be easy for us to get them from the latter 

 country. 



This department has made another inspection of the young 

 mango trees that have been propagated from imported Indian 

 mango varieties, and has found them free from the "mango scale" 

 (Coccus mangi ferae) about which I previously reported. This is 

 very satisfactory and it is hoped' that parties who have purchased, 

 or have been presented with trees of the above varieties, will 

 notify the department so that we may make a free inspection of 

 these and disinfect them if necessarv. 



Respectfully submitted, 



ALEXANDER CRAW, 

 Superintendent of Entomology and Inspector. 



NOTES FROM THE REPORTS OF THE FOREST NUR- 

 SERYMAN. 



(October 2 and 30, 1907.) 



PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS. 



Owing to the large amount of seed which we are receiving in 

 exchange for seed sent out some time ago, a large number of 

 plants new to the Territory are being experimented with. The 

 propagating house although small, is of great service in this 

 work and it is kept full all the time. The demand for forest trees 

 is increasing and a number of people have been making inquiries 

 regarding the best trees to plant, methods of planting, etc. A 

 number of orders are on file for large quantities of forest trees. 

 Those are mostly from people in the neighborhood of Honolulu, 

 and on this island. People on the other islands who want to do 

 much planting are advised to grow their own trees ; all in- 

 structions in propagating and planting being given and seed sup- 

 plied at cost of collecting. 



COLLECTING AND EXCHANGE OF SEED. 



The collecting of seed has been continued. Our seed exchange 

 list now numbers over 100 Botanic Gardens and other Institu- 

 tions. The correspondence in connection with this work is tak- 

 ing up much of the writer's time. The demand for seed of the 

 indigenous plants of the islands by the different Botanic Gardens 

 is large. We are trying to get together all the native seed of 



