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with the Superintendent of Forestry. He reported conditions 

 greatly improved ; that a fine growth of algaroba was spreading ; 

 that the number of sheep and goats was greatly reduced and that 

 there were a number of more or less substantially constructed 

 buildings and water cisterns. After a lengthy discussion it was 

 moved by Mr. Dowsett, seconded by Mr. Rice, and unanimously 

 carried that the board get rid of all livestock on the island of 

 Kahoolawe ; that the buildings be disposed of to the best advan- 

 tage and that, with a view to restoring natural conditions, the 

 island be allowed to remain idle for a number of years and that 

 the executive officer formulate a plan to bring these things about. 



INSPECTION OF PLANTS. 



By E. M. Ehrhorn, Superintendent of Entomology. 



The time is now at hand when many of our plant lovers will 

 be ready to order plants, bulbs and seeds from various locations 

 on the mainland as well as from Europe and other foreign 

 countries. Many people have a dread to send away for plants 

 or seeds for fear that the plant inspector or so-called "Bugman" 

 will either kill them by fumigation or destroy them on arrival. 



There are no restrictions on the importation of plants, seeds, 

 fruits and vegetables from any part of the United States, but all 

 such shipments are subject to the most rigid inspection for pests 

 and diseases on arrival in this Territory. Many shipments arriv- 

 ing here from the various states of the mainland have certificates 

 of inspection attached to the box or package stating that on a 

 certain day Mr. B., inspector of the State of Idaho, inspected 



the nursery of and found all trees and ])lants apparently 



free from pests. Certificates from eastern states generally read 

 "free from San Jose scale" and other insects and diseases of a 

 serious or injurious nature, but these certificates are usually issued 

 when the nursery stock is still growing on the premises of the 

 nursery, so that any root diseases or any root borers cannot be 

 detected. 



It has been the policy of the Superintendent of Entomology 

 and Chief Plant Inspector of the Board of Agriculture and For- 

 estry to disregard all certificates and only to pass all shipments 

 of plants, bulbs, seeds, fruits and vegetables after his own inspec- 

 tion at the port of entry. In this way all pests which are located 

 on the plants, etc., can be detected before the shi])mcnt is re- 

 leased. 



All clean plants, that is. all plants free from any pests or dis- 

 eases — and this applies to parts of plants as well as to other horti- 

 cultural products including fruits — arc passed immediately upon 

 arrival. 



All infested plants, those showing fungus diseases or insect 

 pests, are either treated by fumigation, or are destroyed, all dc- 



