191 



The following- packages were refused shipment : 



183 packages of various fruits 



20 packages of vegetables 



4 packages of plants 



2 packages of green awa roots 



Total 209 packages inspected and refused shipment. 



I beg to report that Mr. Arthur E. Carter, inspector of inter- 

 island inspection, tendered me his resignation on May 21. I have 

 temporarily appointed Mr. Robert K. Kanakanui as assistant in- 

 spector for the work, pending further arrangements to be made 

 regarding inter-island inspection after the end of June. 



Respectfully }'ours. 



E. M. Ehriiorn, 

 Superintendent of Entomology. 



REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE. 



The Ha?vatian Annual, for 1912, contains a number of articles 

 pertaining to agricultural matters. "A Synopsis of the Hawaiian 

 Flora," by J. F. Rock, occupies 10 pages, with 5 illustrations. 

 This article deals mainly with the geographic distribution of the 

 native plants of Hawaii ; and the affinities of the Hawaiian flora 

 with those of adjacent regions. "The Present Status of Cotton 

 in Hawaii," by E. V. Wilcox, covers five pages, and gives special 

 attention to local soil conditions, protection of cotton from wind, 

 and selection of varieties. Caravonica and Sea Island are com- 

 pared, to the favor of the former. Directions are given for the 

 control of the cotton-boll worm. "An Entomological Potomac," by 

 D. L. Mackaye, fills nine pages, and summarizes in a popular man- 

 ner the various lines of entomological investigation and enter- 

 prise that are carried on in this Territory. "The Future of the 

 Rice Industry," by F. G. Krauss, is a succinct forecast, based upon 

 prolonged and accui^ate observations, both in Hawaii and Japan. 

 Prof. Krauss predicts increased production of Japanese varieties, 

 to suit the demands of our steadily increasing Japanese population. 

 "Volcanic Observances at Kilauea Inaugurated," is the title of a 

 12-page article in which Mr. F. A. Perrett's valuable weekly re- 

 ports to the Advertiser have been collaborated and reprinted. 

 Fruits of the Haivoiiati Islands, by Gerrit P. Wilder. Hawaiian 

 Gazette Co. 1911. 247 pp. 122 plates. 10>^ x 7^4 inches. 



This convenient handbook, the work of one of Hawaii's leading 

 amateur horticulturalists, is very satisfactory from a book-man's 



