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Araucaria Cookii, which was established by Mr. Wm. Hyde Rice 

 with seedlings which, as the writer pointed out to him in 1906, 

 were germinating and coming up under the old trees of this 

 species on his homestead in Lihue. To introduce a bit of color 

 into this avenue Mr. Rice has planted choice hibiscus shrubs be- 

 tween each tree. 



On Kauai there is another pleasing avenue of planted trees on 

 the road skirting the brink of Hanapepe valley between Eleele 

 and Homestead. This consists of the Pithecolohiiim duke, com- 

 monly called the inga dulcis, opiuma, or Manila tamarind. The 

 complete shaded canopy formed by this avenue affords to the 

 traveler a pleasant change from the usual red dirt banks or 

 monotonous cane fields. 



In many of the more unfrequented parts of the Territory there 

 are natural avenues formed by the algaroba tree, Prosopis juli- 

 flora. These are in the drier regions where shade from the heat 

 and excessive sunlight are particularly welcome. Probably the 

 longest of these is found on the lee shore of Molokai covering 

 the distance of 15 miles between Kaunakakai and Pukoo. The 

 trees of this avenue form a veritable tunnel of verdure where es- 

 pecially at night the air is scented with the sweet honey-giving 

 blossoms of the algaroba or is heavy with the pungent but agree- 

 able odor of decayed algaroba leaves. Occasionally there is a 

 break in the avenue through which on one side may be caught 

 glimpses of the waves rippling on the brown sands of the beach 

 or, on the other, the steep and rugged gulches which climb back 

 to the center of the island. 



