LIBRARY 



NEW YOJ^K 

 BOTANICAL 



THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 

 AND AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XVII. Honolulu, June. 1920. No. 6 



The work of controlling the fern weevil at 29 Miles, Olaa, 

 Hawaii, was about completed during May as pointed out in the 

 current report of the Entomologist. 



The dangerous spread of the Hilo grass into our higher moun- 

 tain areas of indigenous forest caused by the presence of trails 

 through them is pointed out in the current report of the Superin- 

 tendent of Forestry. 



Among the unusual trees planted out by the Division of For- 

 estry during April were Kauri pine, Norfolk Island pine, narra 

 or Indian bloodwood, Arabian teak, bastard sandalwood, or naio, 

 and the red pine or riimi of New Zealand. 



Rule XII of the Division of Plant Inspection was on May 24 

 amended by the Board and new Rule XXII of the same Division 

 was on the same date adopted by the Board. Further details con- 

 cerning these rules are contained in this issue. 



Section 5 of Rule XX of the Division of Plant Inspection 

 was on the recommendation of President Atkinson amended by 

 vote of the Board on May 24, and the amended section which was 

 approved by the Governor on June 1, 1920, appears on the By 

 Authority pages of this issue. 



On May 24, 1920, the Board confirmed the appointment of Mr. 

 L. A. Whitney of San Francisco, as Assistant Plant Quarantine 

 Inspector and Laboratory Assistant in the Division of Plant In- 

 spection. Mr. Whitney was secured by Commissioner Giffard 

 and having been for six years boarding officer and for two years 

 technical assistant in the Office of Plant Quarantine in the De- 

 partment of Agriculture of the State of California, comes well 

 recommended. He is expected to arrive in Honolulu on June 15 

 c\j to take up his new duties. 



r-H Since the inauguration of the campaign for the eradication of 

 cv? bovine tuberculosis ten years ago, the lowest percentage of re- 

 I actors to the tuberculin test was reached. During April out of 



