TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PAGE, 



Importance of Protecting the Milk Supply 1 



Index to Volume IX . . "5 



The Black Witch 4 



Increasing Demand for Cacao 5 



Progress of Porto Rico 5 



Governments Help Farmers 6 



College of Tropical Agriculture 7 



New Rubber- Producing Plant 8 



Cotton in Imperial Valley, California 9 



The Budding of the Mango in St, Lucia 9 



Caravonica Cotton 11 



A New Group of Fungi on Scale Insects 14 



The Most Important Thing 15 



Division of Animal Industry 16 



Division of Entomology 21 



Division of Forestry 26 



DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



FOREST AND ORNAMENTAL TREE SEED AND SEEDLINGS FOB 

 SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT NURSERY. 



The Division of Forestry keeps constantly on hand at the Govern- 

 ment Nursery, seed and seedlings of the important native and introduced 

 trees. These are sold at prices just covering the cost of collection or 

 growing. 



The list includes both forest and ornamental trees, such as Silk Oak, 

 Koa, various species of Eucalyptus, Golden and Pink Showers, Pride of 

 India, Poinciana, Albizzia, etc. The price of the seed varies from 10 

 fcO 5D cents per ounce. The seedlings may be had for 2% cents each, 

 except a few kinds which are 5 cents. Seed of the various palms is also 

 for sale; the price per 100 varying from $1.00 to $2.50. All seed is tested 

 before being sent out, which insures its being good. 



All communications in regard to seed or trees should be addressed to 

 David Haughs, Forest Nurseryman, Box 207, Honolulu, Hawaii. 



RALPH S. HOSMER, 



Superintendent of ForosiaTr. 



DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY. 



To give information about insects free of charge is one of the duties 

 of this Division and Hawaiian readers are hereby invited to make in- 

 quiry in person and by mail. In order to be able to advise intelligently 

 or send the right kind of useful insects for relief we like and sometime! 

 it is indispensable for us to see the insect suspected or caught in the act, 

 also specimens of the injury. In a tin with a hole or two, or a wooden 

 box specimens may be mailed at 3rd class rates. When specimens aro 

 not accompanied by letter always write your name and address in the 

 upper left-hand corner of the package. Address all communications 

 SUPERINTENDENT DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY, P. O. BOX 207 



HONOLULU, HA\7AII. 



EDW. M. EHRHORN, 



Saperintendent. 



