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The establisliment of the chauh-nocgra oil producing plantation 

 at Waiahole, Oahu, was begun during the month by sending over 

 the first lot of plants from the Government Nursery in Honolulu. 



The operation of the regulations under Notice of Quarantine 

 No. 51 of the Federal Horticultural Board giving Hawaii pro- 

 tection against certain insect pests on the mainland began on 

 October 17, 1921, when a supply of the Baggage Declaration 

 Form 286 was received from \\^ashington, I). C. 



The possibility of growing temperate zone coniferous trees at 

 the higher elevations in these islands has been proved by the 

 success obtained in the planting of Coulter, white, and other pines, 

 incense cedar, and other conifers at 7,000 feet on Haleakala, 

 Maui. Some of these have attained a height of 17 feet in eleven 

 years and are already bearing cones. 



The assistance rendered the Plant Inspectors of this Board by 

 the U. S. Public Health Service and the Collector of Customs in 

 lurt.ishing launch transportation to and from incoming vessels 

 while off port is very much appreciated by this Board. 



The project of introducing the wasp which fertilizes the fruit 

 of the India rubber tree (Fie us clastica) met with failure. The 

 long journey from India was too much for the plants and the 

 fruit which had all dropped off from the withered stems exhibited 

 the exit holes through which the wasps had emerged. 



