THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 

 AND AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XIV. Honolulu, January, 1917. No. i 



SANDALWOOD BULLETIN 



"The Sandalwoods of Hawaii," Botanical Bulletin No. 3 of 

 the Division of Forestry by Mr. Joseph F. Rock, Consulting 

 Botanist, came off the press at the end of last month and has 

 been distributed by mail. In this bulletin, Mr. Rock has de- 

 scribed his revision of the genus Santalum into nine species and 

 two varieties and has given a brief history of the utilization of 

 this romantic and now rather rare tree family. It may be news 

 to some that a shrub form of this tree, Santalum littorale, may 

 still be found on the slopes below the road just beyond the Dia- 

 mond Head lighthouse. 



A copy of this bulletin will be mailed, on request, to those 

 who have not already received it. 



The appearance, with serious consequences, of a pineapple 

 weevil in Jamaica, described in this issue, emphasizes the im- 

 portance of a very rigid inspection of all plant introductions in 

 this Territory, and of providing the very best facilities for such 

 inspection on the waterfront. 



The forest rangers from the eighteen national forests in 

 California, in conference lately in Berkeley, were addressed 

 by Chas. F. Stern, state highway commissioner, on the subject 

 of cooperation by the state and federal governments in the 

 building of roads. Commissioner Stern dwelt upon the fact 

 that the funds provided by the federal government for road 

 construction in California will be spent largely in cooperation 

 with the state road commission. When Hawaii receives its 

 share of federal aid for roads, as it probably w^ill when its 

 claims therefor are properly laid before the federal govern- 

 ment, the territorial bureau of forestry will be able to render 

 valuable cooperation with whatever officials have the execu- 

 tion of the work in charge. 



