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Makiki Station. 



The work at this station, also at the nursery on King street, 

 has been principally in connection with Arbor Day. The 

 packing and sending out of trees for Arbor Day planting re- 

 quired all of the men at both places for about two weeks. A 

 special Arbor Day report on the distribution of trees, etc., 

 has been submitted. As our stock is now considerably re- 

 duced we will require to spend most of our time in propagat- 

 ing and transplanting for the next two or three months. 



Honolulu JJ'atcrslicd Planting. 



During the month 837 koa and 576 kukui trees were planted. 

 The trees previously planted are doing very well. The weath- 

 er has been favorable for tree planting for the past two 

 months, consequently we have been able to plant the trees 

 just as soon as the holes were ready for them. 



Tree Planting on Forest Reserz'es. 



We have sent to Mr. W. A. Anderson at Nahiku, 2200 Eu- 

 calyptus robusta trees in transplant boxes to be planted along 

 the makai boundary line of the Koolau forest reserve at Na- 

 hiku, Maui. To Mr. von Tempsky we have forwarded 1250 

 Grevillea robusta trees in seed boxes and 1250 Cryptomeria 

 Japonica in transplant boxes to be planted on the ^^"aihou 

 Spring forest reserve near Olinda, Maui. 



Mr. George R. Carter, who controls a piece of government 

 land at the top of Manoa Valley, has planted 500 trees of 

 various kinds. 



At Moloaa forest reserve, Anahola, Kauai, ^Ir. Kaina D. 

 Lovell, who has charge of the planting, reports that the plum 

 seeds are sprouting nicely and already from 2000 to 3000 are 

 showing above ground. 



Seed Exchanges. 



We have received from the director of the Botanic Gardens. 

 Paradoniya, Ceylon, a package of seed containing 13 packets 

 of seed, some of which we have not tried before. 



From Mr. William Harris, superintendent of public gardens. 

 Kingston, Jamaica, we received two packages of seed of Juni- 

 perus australis, the juniper cedar of Jamaica. This juniper is 

 closely allied to the species of which Mr. Gerritt ^^'ilder sent 

 us seed and which promises to be one of the most valuable in- 

 troductions we have had for many years. The trees are doing 

 exceedingly well on different parts of the islands where they 

 have been planted. Mr. Harris, in his letter, describes the 



