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 Forest Extension. 



With the approval of the board a readjustment has been made, 

 to take effect April 1, of the money allotted to the sub-nurseries 

 maintained by this division at Hilo, Hawaii and Homestead, 

 Kauai, whereby work at the former station is somewhat curtailed 

 and that at Homestead correspondingly expanded. At the latter 

 nursery the additional money will be used particularly for the 

 planting out in the experimental garden at Papapaholahola of a 

 considerable number of plants newly introduced to the Territory, 

 that have been propagated at our station in Makiki Valley. 



Just at present the demand for trees at the Hilo nursery seems 

 to be slack, though Bro. Matthias Newell reports that for the 

 period from January 1 to March 23, 1912, 1530 trees were given 

 out from that nursery. In addition to this, some 1500 Japanese 

 cedar trees, in boxes, have been forwarded from Hilo, via Hono- 

 lulu, to Kona, Hawaii, where with an additional lot from Honolulu 

 they are to be planted out by the manager of one of the coffee 

 companies. 



Advice and Assistance. 



A valuable point of the work of the division of forestry is the 

 giving of advice to persons desiring information as to the growing 

 and care of trees. Calls of this character take up not a little of 

 the time of the forest nurseryman. During the past month, in 

 addition to answering inquiries made at the office, Mr. Haughs 

 has visited a number of places about, the city and given practical 

 suggestions to a committee from the Kilohana Art League now 

 actively interested in street tree planting. 



Mr. Haughs' report, transmitted herewith, gives details in re- 

 gard to the plants distributed during the month. 

 Retnrn of Mr. Rock. 



On March 30. Mr. J. F. Rock, consulting botanist of this board, 

 returned to Honolulu from a field trip of nearly three months 

 to Hawaii and Maui. Having visited several localities of botani- 

 cal interest not previously known to him, Mr. Rock brings back 

 much new herbarium material, besides many nt)tcs and photo- 

 grai)hs that will be (jf great value in future work. 



Very rcs]icct fully, 



Rai.I'H S. I l()SMi-:u, 

 Siif'eriiilendeiit of Forestry. 



NURSKRYMAN S Ri:PORT. 



llondulu. March 31. l')12. 



R. S. llosmcr, I''sf|., Su])t. of Forestry, I lonolulu. 



Dear Sir: I herewith submit a report of the princiiial work 

 done during the month of March. 



