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today, in consequence, the streets planted stand more as a re- 

 proach and reminder of things left undone, than as they might 

 well have been, avenues of brilliant color that would have been 

 one of the features of the city. It is with no spirit of blame for 

 any individual that this criticism is made, but rather with the hope 

 that the experience so gained may be an incentive to more sys- 

 tematic efiforts in the future. 



Returning to a matter of detail in street tree planting, one of 

 the most important points to be observed is the proper protection 

 of the little tree by suitable guards. Especially is this true here 

 in Honolulu where small sized seedlings are so generally used, 

 and where on many of our streets it is not uncommon for the 

 street trees to be exposed to cows on their way to and from their 

 pastures. 



Taken by and large there is certainly a great opportunity for 

 street tree planting in Honolulu. There is enthusiasm among 

 those who, if they will go about it right, can accomplish wonders. 

 The machinery is already at hand in the local improvement clubs, 

 in the Central Improvement Association and in the special com- 

 mittees of other organizations that can help by bringing the mat- 

 ter to a head in any one locality. There is expert advice to be 

 had for the asking on all technical points and there are free trees 

 waiting to be called for. Everybody is ready for the individual 

 or group of citizens who can start the ball rolling and keep it 

 under way. The result of their labors will be to make Honolulu 

 a pleasanter place to live in, a better as well as a more beautiful 

 city. 



REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE. 



Vaughan MacCaughey. 



Principles of Rural Economics, by Dr. Thomas Nixon Carver, 

 Professor of Political Economv in Harvard University. Ginn 

 & Co., Boston. 1911. 386 pp'. .Sl/.x8 ins. 



This is an authoritative and well-written text. It consists of 

 six large chapters — General Principles ; Historical Sketch of 

 Modern Agriculture ; The Factors of Agricultural Development ; 

 Management in Agricultural Production ; The Distribution of the 

 x\gricultural Income, and Problems of Rural Social Life. There 

 is no specific mention of Hawaii in this book, but the point-of- 

 view and concise style of the author should engage the attention 

 of any one seriously interested in the welfare of Hawaii's agri- 

 cultural enterprises. The sketch of modern agriculture is particu- 

 larly illuminating in its exemplification of the significant economic 

 interpretation of history. The work is true to its title, in that 

 it elucidates the fundamental principles of the subject. The mate- 



