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recommendations of the last Legislature as made in a concurrent 

 resolution, already referred to. 



On the side of furnishing actual material for planting, more 

 forest tree seed and more seedling plants have gone out from the 

 Government Nursery this last year than ever before, not to speak 

 of the plants distributed from the sub-stations. The combined 

 total of trees distributed from all the government stations, in- 

 cluding those sold and those given away on Arbor Day and at 

 other times, is 112,590 for 1909 and 264,573 for 1910. 



Recently several sugar plantation companies have been supplied 

 with seedling trees in seed boxes, just ready for the first trans- 

 planting. As the greatest losses in tree growing are caused by the 

 damping off fungus, which works in the very early stages of the 

 tree's life, this arrangement has given general satisfaction, because 

 when the little trees are large enough to transplant they have 

 passed the period of danger. The price of seedlings varies with 

 the species, but in all cases is only enough to cover the cost. It 

 should be noted here that when large numbers of trees are 

 wanted, orders must be placed well in advance. It takes from 

 two to four months to grow the seedlings to a size large enough 

 to send out. It is neither practicable nor advisable for this Nur- 

 sery to keep on hand large quantities of seedlings, but upon due 

 notice all reasonable demands will be complied with. 



Reference has already been made under the heading Forest 

 Reserves to the planting of government land at Pupukea, Oahu r 

 and on Kohala Mountain. This is a branch of work to which 

 it is hoped there will be reason to give much more space in 

 future reports. Specifically the areas that are most in need of 

 forest planting are the Kohala Mountain, Hawaii, Polipoli Spring 

 Reserve and portions of the upper Kula slopes, Maui, and the 

 Pupukea Forest Reserve, Oahu. Experimental planting should 

 be undertaken on certain of the government lands on the wind- 

 ward side of Maui, in the Koolau Forest Reserve, in the areas 

 where the native forest died out a few years since ; and also in 

 the Makawao Forest Reserve, above Kailiili a locality that offers 

 exceptional advantages for the trial of timber trees new to the 

 Territory. There is no lack of other places that ought also to be 

 planted if only funds were available. 



Along with the forest planting here recommended every effort 

 should be made to extend the limits of the Algaroba forest, espe- 

 cially along the lee shores of the several islands. This valuab 1 e 

 tree will grow if given half a chance. Its spread ought sys- 

 tematically to be assisted, both by the Government and by privat^ 

 interests. 



THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUB-NURSERIES. 



To meet the constantly growing demand for trees for forest 

 and other planting, and especially that homesteaders and other 



