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established mission stations at Honolulu, Kailua, and other island 

 ports. For a complete account see Dibble, ''History of the Sand- 

 wicJi Islands;' or Alexander. 



In April, 1822, a deputation of English missionaries, headed 

 by Rev. William Ellis, arrived in Honolulu, and remained four 

 months, after most cordial reception from both the native chiefs 

 and the American missionaries. 



16. Tour of the Island of Hawaii by Ellis. 



1823. July-Sept. 



In April, 1823, a reinforcement to the mission arrived from 

 America and plans were made to extend the work. Ellis, accom- 

 panied by Messrs. Thurston, Bishop and Goodrich, undertook a 

 tour of the Island of Hawaii, to ''select the most eligible places 

 for missionary stations. These, though the principal, were not 

 the only objects that occupied our attention during the tour. We 

 availed ourselves of the opportunities it afforded, to make obser- 

 vations on the structure of the island, its geographical character, 

 natural scenery, productions, and objects of curiosity." 



Summary of Botanic Observations. 



Ellis' very interesting ''Narrative of a Tour Through Haivaii' 

 was published in London, 1825, and consists of fifteen chapters 

 packed full of accurate and engaging information. The following 

 list of topics (fourth edition used for pagination) will serve to 

 indicate the character of Ellis' observations with special refer- 

 ence to botany — native plantations around Kailua (46) ; ascent 

 of Hualalai (54) ; native agriculture at Lahaina, Maui (61) ; 

 copious account of wauke (paper mulberry) plant, and the mak- 

 ing of Kapa (bark cloth) (93-98) ; method of cooking taro, 

 (204-5) ; wili-zvili tree, (212) ; the ohelo berry, (223-4) ; the ti 

 plant, (255-7) ; Sandalwood, (300-1) ; construction of the Ha- 

 waiian house, (313-20) ; vegetation around Hilo, (336-7) ; native 

 canoes, (341-3) ; the calabash gourd. (376-7) ; the kiikui nut, 

 (377-9) ; the azva plant, (386-7) ; sandalwood, (402-3) ; Mauna 

 Kea, (409-11). 



Account of the Kukui, by Ellis. 



As representative of Ellis' interesting and fruitful style, the 

 following selections concerning the Kukui tree may be taken as 

 typical : 



''Large quantities of kukui, or candle nuts, hung in long strings 

 in different parts of Arapai 's dwelling. These are the fruit of the 

 aleurites triloba; a tree which is abundant in the mountains, and 

 highly serviceable to the natives. It furnishes a gum, which they 

 use in preparing varnish for their tapa, or native cloth. The inner 



