THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 

 AND AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XVI. Honolulu, March, 1919. No. 3 



Special attention is called to the volume table for algaroba ap- 

 pearing in this number which will be found of service to those 

 desiring to know the amount of cord wood in standing trees on 

 their land. 



The discovery made by the Superintendent of Forestry on Jan- 

 uary 23, 1919, of several trees of the native mamani, Sophora 

 chrysopJiylla, in Keaau Valley, Waianae, Oahu, at an elevation of 

 about 950 feet, makes a new record for this tree because, so far 

 as is known, the mamani has never before been found on Oahu. 



The biennial report of the Board for the period ended Decem- 

 ber 31, 1918, came off the press on March 17, and copies are now 

 available for distribution. The report consists of 118 pages and 

 treats in detail of the work of the four divisions during the past 

 two years. Special features of the work are brought out by illus- 

 trations and of special interest are the maps of the five main 

 islands showing in green the location and size of the 47 forest 

 reserves. 



The new regulation of the Federal Horticultural Board against 

 the introduction of plants and seeds from foreign countries, 

 which is termed ''Notice of Quarantine No. ?i7,'' goes into effect 

 on June 1, 1919, and applies to Hawaii as well as to the mainland. 

 A concise description of this new regulation is presented in this 

 issue but it would be well for importers of plants and seeds from 

 abroad to acquaint themselves further with it. 



The By Authority notice appearing in this issue calls for a pub- 

 lic hearing at the Government Nursery on April 2, to consider 

 the withdrawal of 415 acres of land from the Puu Ka Pele forest 

 reserve on Kauai so that it can be turned over to the County of 

 Kauai for the public purpose of recreation and camping. The 

 land is situated at the crest of the scenic Waimea Canyon at an 

 elevation of over 3000 feet, does not involve any water supply, 

 and is eminently suited to this purpose. 



