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 The Hilo Nursery. 



The Nursery at Hilo is under the direct charge of Bro. 

 Matthias Newell, principal of St. Mary's School for Boys. For 

 a long time Bro. Matthias, with the aid of his pupils, has been 

 growing trees and other plants and distributing them to people 

 in and about Hilo. In 1910 the Division of Forestry was able 

 to supply a regular laborer and in part to equip the Nursery 

 with much needed supplies. Prior to 1910, Bro. Matthias did 

 a large share of the nursery work with his own hands, putting 

 in at the Nursery the greater part of the scant time that is his 

 personally after attending to the duties of his office. Bro. Mat- 

 thias modestly refuses even to tell the story of the Nursery in 

 his own words, but the people whom he serves in Hilo do not 

 need to be reminded of his good works. 



During the past year special attention has been paid to dis- 

 tributing trees from the Hilo Nursery to schools and to home- 

 steaders all the way from Laupahoehoe to the Volcano House, 

 and large numbers of trees have been placed where they are most 

 needed. In this distribution the Hilo Railroad Company, through 

 its Superintendent, Mr. R. W. Filler, and the Volcano Stables 

 and Transportation Company, through its manager, Mr. C. E. 

 Wright, have helped much by carrying many lots without charge. 



Following is a statement of the plants given out from the Hilo 

 Nursery during 1909 and 1910: 



TEEES DISTRIBUTED FROM HILO NURSERY. 

 1909. Arbor Day 3,500 



1910. January to June 2,120 



July to Arbor Day 9,459 



Arbor Day to December 31 7,580 



Total for 1910 19,159 



Temporary Distributing Stations. 



While lack of funds has prevented the establishment of other 

 regular sub-nurseries, the Division of Forestry has been fortunate 

 in being able to arrange with the managers of several sugar 

 plantation companies and other gentlemen to grow trees at cost 

 price for local distribution, especially in connection with Arbor 

 Day. Those who most actively cooperated in this way were 

 Messrs. L. Weinzheimer, Lahaina; H. B. Penhallow, Wailuku ; 

 D. T. Fleming, Paia; L. von Tempsky, Makawao (in 1909) ; and 

 John Chalmers, Hana, all on the island of Maui; and Messrs. 

 G. C. Watt, Kohala, and A. W r . Carter, Waimea, Hawaii. A 



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