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Plaiifatioii Coiiipaiiics and Other Corporations. 



The plants distributed from stock raised for companies and cor- 

 porations who are supplying labor and material for propaj:^ating 

 the trees, amounted to 3800 pot grown and 12,000 seedlings in 

 seed boxes. 



At the Nursery and Makiki station \vc arc at present propagat- 

 ing 12,000 ironwood trees to be delivered in transplant boxes 

 ready to set out in December ; also 200,000 assorted eucalyptus 

 seedlings to be delivered in a few weeks. Another order for 

 300,000 assorted eucalyptus, to be delivered al)out December or 

 January, will be started soon. 



Makiki Station. 



Rearranging the quarters and building an extra shed, also get- 

 ting ready trees for Arbor Day, constituted the principal work' for 

 the month. 



The writer, at the request of the ladies of the Outdoor Circle of 

 the Kilohana Art League, has devoted a good deal of time to the 

 pruning and planting of trees along the streets. A much needed 

 pruning of the pink and white shower trees along both sides of 

 Piikoi street has been done. This work required careful attention 

 as the trees had been neglected and both the sidewalks and the 

 drivewav were beginning to be encroached on by the low hanging 

 branches. The trees on other streets require attention in the same 

 manner. The favorable comments which we have heard since we 

 started the prunmg of trees along the streets would indicate that 

 most people desire to walk on the sidewalk instead of being com- 

 pelled to leave the sidewalk and take to the driveway owing to 

 the low hanging branches. The interruptions do not always come 

 from the sidewalk trees but also from trees that are planted on 

 private property and allowed to branch over the sidewalk nnd 

 on to the street in some cases. A law to enforce judicious pruning 

 on streets and sidewalks would be a step in the right direction. 

 Circular No. 2 of the Division of Forestry comments on this very 

 subject in the following words: "Trees should never be allowed 

 to intrude upon' the street or hiehway. branches must be cut to 

 avoid scratching the tops of vehicles, or people's hats or umbrellas 

 on the sidewalks," etc. 



The work of planting both sides of WMhler Avenue is ])rogress- 

 ing and wil! be finished in a few days. A gang of pris(^ners from 

 the comiiv iail is doine the work. This street extends from 1\mi- 

 sacola street to Metcalf street. About 200 noinciana rcgia trees 

 will be used which arc being supplied from the Nursery. 



U. S. lixpcriiticntal Plantiii_^, IVitua)!n Valley. 



The long, dry spell has kept the planting back and we have been 



