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the ground around the tree which should be firmed should be 

 almost level when the planting is finished. 



One general mistake made m planting trees in Hawaii is not to 

 give them enough room. Forest trees should be planted about 

 8x8 feet apart so that the trees will be drawn up by the light and 

 the branches pruned off naturally by the shade, but if you are 

 planting a number of ornamental trees, be sure to space them not 

 closer than 30 feet apart. The royal poinciana and monkey pod 

 should be planted at least 40 feet apart. 



These shade and ornamental trees will occupy much more space 

 than you anticipate when the ground is bare and when given 

 plenty of room, which means abundant light, your trees will 

 assume symmetrical proportions. 



This year the Government Nursery has ready for distribution a 

 large supply of the most popular flowering, shade, and forest 

 trees, and will give to each applicant, so long as the supply lasts, 

 twenty-four trees free of charge. Those who live on the other 

 islands should place their orders with the Forest Nurseryman, 

 box 207, Honolulu, not later than November 6, and those who 

 live on Oahu not later than November 11. Mr. Walter D. Mc- 

 Bryde will distribute trees from the Sub-Nursery at Homestead, 

 Kauai, and Bro. Matthias Newell will distribute trees from the 

 Hilo, Hawaii, Sub-Nursery to people who live, respectively, with- 

 in a reasonable distance of those two places. People are urged 

 not to take more trees than they can plant well and give reason- 

 ably good care. 



The trees available for distribution have been introduced from 

 many parts of the old and new world and mostly from tropical 

 or sub-tropical countries. The list is as follows : 



Flowering Trees. 



1. Golden shower. Cassia fistula from India. 



2. Pink shower. Cassia grandis from South America. 



3. Pink and white shower, Cassia nodosa from India and 

 Malaya. 



4. Royal poinciana, Poinciana regia, the splendid wide- 

 spreading tree with abundant red blossoms which originally came 

 from Madagascar. It is also called the flame tree, and is planted 

 extensively throughout the tropics. 



5. Yellow poinciana, Peltophorum fcrrugineum. This tree, 

 which came originally from Australia and the Philippines, is not 

 a poinciana at all, but on account of its golden blossoms is called 

 the yellow poinciana for want of a better common name. It 

 has a very hard, heavy, and bright orange colored wood and, 

 growing to large size here, is suited to forest as well as orna- 

 mental planting. 



6. Jacaranda, Jacaranda mimosaefolia, a graceful tree intro- 



