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REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, October 23, 1918. 



Superintendent of Forestry, Honolulu. 



Dear Sir : — I herewith submit a report of the principal work 

 done during the month of September : 



NURSERY. 



Distribution of Plants. 



In seed In trans- Pot 



boxes plant boxes grown Total 



Sold .... 133 133 



Gratis 2600 250 570 3420 



2600 250 703 3553 



COLLECTIONS. 



Government Realizations. 



Collections on account of plants sold $ 3.00 



Preservation Forest Reserves. 



Collections for quarter ended Sept. 30, 1918 — 



Rents and fees $42.50 



Sale of 52 loads of black sand at 50c per load. 26.00 



Total $68.50 



Plantation Companies and Other Corporations. 



The distribution of plants under this heading amounted to 

 40,000 in seed boxes and 5,000 in transplant boxes, making a 

 total of 45,000. 



Makiki Station. 



A commencement has been made to utilize the trees which we 

 cut a short time ago along the Tantalus road. The Monkeypod 

 we are cutting up into seed and transplant boxes. The different 

 species of eucalyptus are being cut into fence posts, and will be 

 tested with the object of finding out the durabifity of each 

 species. We have in stock large quantities of trees now ready 

 for the coming planting season and Arbor Day. 



