NEW YoliK 



BOTANICAL 



The Hawaiian Forester 

 and agriculturist 



Vol. XVII. Honolulu, November, 1920. No. 11 



Announcement of the trees available for distribution at the 

 Government Nursery for planting on Arbor Day, held this year 

 on November 19, is contained in this issue. 



The Board's exhibit at the Maui County Fair held at Kahului 

 on October 21 to 23, 1920, and described in this issue, received 

 very favorable comment from the many interested spectators who 

 viewed it. 



It will be of interest to dog importers to know that Rule VIII 

 of the Division of Animal Industry relating to the quarantine on 

 dogs has been amended and that by the use of the anti-rabic vac- 

 cine the period of quarantine has been reduced from 120 to 

 approximately 40 days. 



Progress is being made in the improvements at the Plant In- 

 spection Station on Kekuanaoa Street, Honolulu. A new 

 fumigation unit is being added to the present two, a green house 

 for holding plants in quarantine is under construction, and a fence 

 and gates soon to be erected will serve to keep off trespassers. 



The reforestation work conducted for the past several years by 

 the Waialua Agricultural Company on the mauka lands of Kawa- 

 iloa, Oahu, whereby 800 acres of open land have been successfully 

 covered with a new forest, is most commendable and well illus- 

 trates what can be accomplished by persistent efforts in tree 

 planting. 



DOG QUARANTINE REDUCED. 



On November 6, 1920, the Governor approved the amendment 

 to Rule VIII of the Division of Animal Industry, adopted by the 

 Board on November 4, whereby dogs arriving in the Territory 

 and coming from a country where rabies is known to exist may 

 now be vaccinated against rabies and released after being held for 

 thirty days for observation after the last inj-ection. 



This new procedure reduces the quarantine pelriod from 120 

 days to about 40 days. The rabies vaccination may be applied to 

 dogs a few days after their arrival, depending upon their condi- 

 tion of health. The treatment consists of six inoculations on six 



