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REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, October 10, 1916. 



Superintendent of Forestry, Honolulu. 



Dear Sir: — I herewith submit a report of the work done dur- 

 ing the month of September, 1916. 



A'lirsery. — Distribution of Trees. 



In Boxes Pot 



Transplanted. Grown. Total. 



Sold 390 136 526 



Gratis 150 2087 2237 



540 2223 2763 



CoUections. 

 Government Realizations. 



Collection on account of plants sold amounted to $7.90 



Total $7.90 



Preservation Forest Reserves. 



Rent of premises at Half-Way House, Tantalus, for July, 



August and September $30.00 



For use of 2 acres of land and gathering ti leaf, Kalawa- 



hine, Pauoa Valley, July, August and September.... 12.50 



Rent of small piece of land, Pauoa Valley, 3 months 75 



Permit of August 12, 1916, to occupy and use 69 acres 

 of land in Hilo Forest Reserve near Keanakolu, yearly 

 rental $34.50, from August 12, 1916, to August 12, 

 1917 . : 34.50 



Total $77.75 



Colleetion and Distribution of Seed. 



We have received a large quantity of fresh seed of the Aus- 

 tralian red cedar (Cedrela atistralis) from Mr. A. W. van Valken- 

 berg. This seed has been tested and found to be good. We are 

 also in receipt of 6 packets of seed from Mr. J. F. Rock of the 

 College of Hawaii, 2 packets from Municipal Botanic Gardens, 

 Durban ; 1 package from Botanic Gardens, Buenos Ayres ; 3 

 packets from Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta. We are still re- 

 ceiving orders from Australia and Africa for algaroba seed, and 



