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The original tree is still growing on Fort street near Beretania 

 street, and although it was severely topped in 1906, to make 

 room for the Fred Harrison block, it has today a diameter at 

 breast height of 3 feet 3 inches, and is still good for a great 

 many years. The accompanying illustration shows the tree when 

 it was in its full splendor about twelve years ago. 







The Original Algaroba Tree in Hawaii. 



The value of the algaroba in Hawaii has been enhanced by the 

 ease with which it can be propagated and its ability to grow in 

 arid regions. The tree belongs to the leguminous family, and be- 

 gins to bear pods when six years old and even younger. These 

 are eaten by stock, but the small, horny seeds are not crushed 

 while passing through the alimentary system but rather are pre- 

 pared for quick germination by the action of the digestive fluids. 

 The spread of the tree in these islands has, therefore, been due 

 solely to stock and by this means the algaroba has become a wild 

 forest tree. It is estimated that it would have cost at least one 



