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Plantation Companies and Other Corporations. 



The number of trees distributed under this heading amounted 

 to 6,000 in seed boxes and 200 in transplant boxes. 



Makiki Station. 



At this station the work is principally routine, consisting of 

 mixing and sterilizing soil, transplanting trees into pots and boxes, 

 and doing other necessary work. We are now preparing for the 

 planting season, which generally commences about October and 

 November. We will have large quantities of trees ready by that 

 time. 



Honolulu Watershed Planting. 



During the month the work consisted of rooting out the Caesal- 

 pinia bonduc and clearing away grass and weeds from the young 

 trees. The Caesalpinia bonduc has been all rooted out of Hering 

 Valley and Makiki Main Valley. The area affected will, how- 

 ever, have to be gone over a number of times to prevent it getting 

 a start again. The seed remaining on the ground will sprout and 

 shoots may come up from the small rootlets that could not be 

 found when digging out the larger roots. 



j 

 Advice and Assistance. 



The writer has made the following number of calls and given 

 advice and assistance as follows at the request of people in and 

 around the city: 



Calls made 10 



Advice by telephone 8 



Advice to people calling at Nursery 13 



By letter 6 



Total 37 



Very truly yours, 



David Haughs, 

 Forest Nurseryman. 



