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REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN. 



Honolulu, May 31, 1914. 

 R. S. Hosmer, Esq., Superintendent of Forestry. 



Dear Sir: — I herewith submit a report of the principal work 

 done during the month of May: 



Nursery. 



Distrihiitioii of Plants. 



Collections on account of plants sold amounted to $ 1.25 



Rent of building, nursery grounds, for the months of March 



and April 70.00 



Total $71.25 



Phmtatioii Coiitpaiiics and Other Corporations. 



Under this heading we have received orders and distrilnitcd 

 plants amounting to 19,400 in seed boxes, 1800 in transi)lant 

 boxes and 50 pot-grown; total, 21,250. 



We have also received an order for 50,000 eucaly])lus seed- 

 lings to be delivered before the end of the year. 



ExperiuientaJ Garden, Makiki. 



The work at this station lias consisted ])rinci])ally of routine 

 connected with the transi)lanling of seedlings, mixing .-md steril- 

 izing soil and doing some needed re])airs to llic road leading to 

 the station. 



Ifonolnht ITatershed Plant in i^. 



During the month 174 trees were planted out and S')() trans- 

 l)lantcd into tin cans, 'i^he species were all koa and kukui. The 

 greater part of the month was spent in hoeing the trees j'yreviously 

 planted. 



