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fostering the growth of the many different species. A record of 

 all the seed and plants collected and forwarded to us is kept on 

 file and can be referred to at any time, the dates when received, 

 also donors and species, being carefully kept. 



A list of the seed distributed and introduced by exchange and 

 otherwise is herewith enumerated. The list does not include the 

 full amount of seed collected, as there is always from one-fourth 

 to one-half of unavoidable waste owing to the loss of vitality ; 

 also by insects and other causes. We endeavor to give the freshest 

 and best seed that can possibly be got; consequently, if there is 

 any doubt regarding its vitality, etc., it is discarded and new seed 

 used. 



Owing to a weevil that has made its appearance within the 

 last t\vo or three years and is doing much damage to the seed 

 of the different Cassias which include the Golden Shower, Pink 

 Shower, Pink and White Shower, as well as other trees it looked 

 as if it would be impossible to get any good seed from the trees 

 affected. We found, however, that by picking the seed just be- 

 fore it got ripe and handing it to Mr. E. M. Ehrhorn, Superin- 

 tendent of Entomology, who has invented a form, of fumigation 

 which kills the insect without harming the seed, we can manage 

 to continue raising those trees and distributing the seed. 



The following is the amount of seed distributed, by weight: 



Forest Tree Shade and Ornamental 



Seed. Tree Seed. Palm Seed. 



1909 29 Ibs. 75 Ibs. 62^ Ibs. 



1910 48 Ibs. 118^ Ibs. 105 Ibs. 



The great bulk of this seed is used for exchange purposes, 

 also supplying the Nursery, Homesteaders, District Foresters, 

 etc., all of whom received seed gratis. 



Seed Received Through Exchange. 



1909. Pkts. 



Feb. 19. 1 Mr. A. Robertson, Proschowsky, St. Helene, Nice, 



France. 

 Mar. 5. 17 Royal Botanic Garden, Ceylon, at request of Mrs. 



Dora Isenberg, Kauai. 



Mar. 22. 1 R. v. S. Domkowicz, Kona, Hawaii. 

 Mar. 22. 1 James Lindsay, Haiku, Maui. 

 Mar. 23. 28 J. F. Rock (from, Dec., 1908, to March 23, 1909). 

 Sept. 3. 3 Royal Botanic Gardens, Sibpur, near Calcutta. 



