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The forestry cottage on Tantalus has been overhauled and put 

 in good repair. 



Expcr'unoit Garden, Makiki. 



The assistance of one of the men was reciuired in the repairing 

 of buildings, etc., and about two weeks have been spent on this 

 work, other work done being the regular routine work. 



Honolulu Watershed Plant in i^. 



A commencement was made on July 14 to make arrangements 

 for the planting of part of Sugar Loaf and the adjoining valleys. 

 Two men have been at work making trails and collecting kukui 

 seed and plants. The planting of koa on the higher and exposed 

 places and of kukui along the bottoms and lower sides of the 

 slopes is the plan agreed to be followed. We have at the Makiki 

 Station about 1000 i)ot grown koa trees ready to set out and we 

 are propagating more from secfl. The kukui we are proi:)agating 

 from seed and also picking up a number of sprouted plants from 

 under the trees. Those will be potted off and allowed to grow 

 until they arc good, strong plants before setting out. 



Plantation Companies and Other Corporations. 



The distribution of plants during the montli amounted to 12,000 

 in seed boxes. 2600 in transplant boxes and 400 pot grown. Total 

 15.000. Orders have been received for 6000 in trans])lant boxes 

 and 40,000 in seed boxes to l)i.- delivered during ihc next four 

 months. 



L\ .v. lixperiinenliil /'/(/;;//;;,-, Xuiiann l\itley. 



'i"he man lla^ been doing tlie regular routine work trans])lanting 

 and attending to the tree> that have been i)lante(l out. 



\er}' respectfully, 



I ).\\ 111 I 1 AlCllS. 



JMire^t .Xurservman. 



