TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Editorial .79, 102 



Clean Culture in Australia 80 



Fruit Flies 80 



Sunflower Potash 80 



Board of Ag:riculture and Forestry 81 



Division of Forestry 82 



Division of Animal Industry 87 



Division of Entomology 93 



Electrical Tapping of Rubber Trees 95 



Popularity of Banana Food Products 96 



Danger of Infection from Tuberculous IMilk. The 98 



Medical and Other Properties of the Papaya 100 



How to Make a School Garden 101 



Fertilization of Tropical Crops 102 



Commercial Bird Breeding 104 



Tropical Agricultural University 105 



DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



FOREST AND ORNAMENTAL TREE SEED AND SEEDLINGS FOR 

 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 

 lo 50 cents per ounce. The seedlings may be had for 2% cents each, 

 except a few ki^ds 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 Forostry. 



DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY. 



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

 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 ahcays write your name and address in the 

 upper left-hand corner of the package. Address all communication* 

 SUPERINTENDENT DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY, P. O. BOX 207 



aONOLULU, HA\7AII. 



EDW. M. EHRHORN, 



Saperlntendeiit. 



