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REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, August 31, 1917. 



Superintendent of Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



Dear Sir: — The following is a report of the principal work 

 (lone during the month of August: 



Nursery — Distribution of Plants. 



Transplants Pot 



In Boxes Grown Total 



Sold 200 110 310 



Gratis 650 382 1032 



850 492 1342 



Collections. 



Collections on account of plants sold $ 4.30 



Rent of office building, Nursery Grounds (June) 35.00 



Total $39.30 



Plantation Companies and Other Corporations. 



The distribution of plants during the month amounted to 28,000 

 seedlings. 



Judging from the number of orders already coming in for. 

 trees there will be a great deal of planting done during the com- 

 ing rainy season. 



Makiki Station. 



The work at this station has been principally routine, namely, 

 potting and transplanting trees, mixing and sterilizing soil, etc. 



Honolulu Watershed Planting. 



We are now planting trees in the main Makiki Valley. The 

 bare spaces around the spring heads are all being planted, also 

 the bare slopes lower down. 1315 koa trees have been planted 

 during the month. 



