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FROM THE SUB-NURSERY AT HILO. 



For the calendar year 1911, Brother ^Matthias Newell reports 

 that 12,104 seedling trees were given out from the Hilo Nursery. 

 The species in demand were several Eucalypts, Ironwood, Silk 

 Oak, Monterey Cypress, Japanese Cedar and various ornamentals. 

 Considerable attention was paid to growing trees for school 

 grounds and many seedlings were given out to school children to 

 plant at home. 



FROM THE SUB-NURSERY AT HOMESTEAD, KAUAI. 



Mr. Walter L. McBryde, Special Agent in charge of the Home- 

 stead Nursery, says : 



"Our records show that during the year 1911 we sold and gave 

 away free to homesteaders some 11,239 trees. Had we had a 

 larger number of trees on hand we no doubt would have been 

 able to increase this amount, by at least double." 



In addition to the distribution there were planted out in the 

 Papapaholahola Experimental Reserve something over 4,000 

 trees. These, with the other trees planted in former years, are 

 making good growth. 



ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE. 



Continuing the custom of former years much of the time of 

 the Forest Nurseryman in 1911 was taken up in giving advice, 

 verbally and by letter, to persons desiring information about the 

 planting and care of trees. That this is a useful branch of the 

 work of the Division of Forestry is attested by the many applica- 

 tions that are constantly being received. When necessary a visit 

 is made to the premises where the work is to be done so that local 

 conditions can be studied on the ground. 



On the side of education in forestry various speeches and ad- 

 dresses were made during the year by the Superintendent of For- 

 estry, more particularly in connection with Arbor Day and before 

 the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association at its annual session in 

 December. 



In addition to the regular routine reports and those having to 

 do with forest reserve and other special projects, the Superin- 

 tendent of Forestry prepared during the year a number of articles 

 on forest subjects for the newspapers or for the Hawaiian For- 

 ester and Agriculturist. Not a little of his time was given dur- 

 ing the first three months of the year to seeing through the press 

 the Report of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry for the 

 biennial period ending December 31, 1910. 



In May there was issued as Bulletin No. 1 of the Division of 

 Forestry an illustrated bulletin entitled "Eucalytus Culture in 

 Hawaii," by Mr. Louis Margolin of the U. S. Forest Service. 



