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swamp, besides the drier districts, as Milolii, etc. Large bo- 

 tanical material was collected at the above named localities be- 

 sides seeds and a few wood specimens. 



The work having been completed at that section of the island, 

 I proceeded to Makaweli. Mr. Francis Gay, who takes great 

 interest in the native flora and who, I would say, is the authority 

 on native plant names as well as Meles and Oliolis, in which 

 such names occur rendered great assistance in straightening out 

 the native names of the Kauaian plants. He is extremely well 

 posted and has gained information from the old Hawaiians that 

 can be had from no one else. 



Kaholuamano, Mr. Gay's mountain house, is on the leeward 

 side of Kauai at an elevation of 3800 feet, back of Waimea. 

 There I made my headquarters. I had the good fortune to have 

 Mr. Gay's company for several days, which enabled me to get 

 much data concerning native names of plants and their medicinal 

 properties, as well as Meles and Oliolis, in which some of them 

 occur. Fourteen days were spent at that locality making trips 

 to Lehua makanoe, Mahana, etc. On March 12, I returned with 

 four pack mules loaded with botanical material, to Makaweli. 

 In the drier lowlands and gulches a number of logs were col- 

 lected for wood specimens. 



On March 20, I proceeded to Lihue. On account of the limited 

 time and heavy rains I was unable to camp in the woods back of 

 Lihue, but worked part of the Haupu range, ascending Haupu 

 proper, shortly afterwards returning to Honolulu. 



After my arrival on Oahu, I proceeded to the windward side of 

 said Island, making Waiahole my headquarters, with a view* of 

 collecting additional wood specimens, as well as to secure herb- 

 arium material. 



During the months of April and May I worked on the botanical 

 exhibit. Four koa stands with swinging frames (see plate 11) 

 were made by Mr. Ira Eskew, then of Kamehameha School. Each 

 stand carried two rows of fifteen double frames each ; in all 240 

 specimens. Stand one contained specimens of Hawaiian Algae 

 (Limu) in the upper row and the native ferns in the lower. 

 Stands two and three contained specimens of native shrubs and 

 trees, and stand four introduced ornamental plants. Three koa 

 frames were made for the wood specimens (see plate 12), each 

 one exhibiting thirty specimens, the individual specimen measur- 

 ing one foot in length, five inches in width, and one inch in 

 thickness, showing the bark on one side. 



A gold medal was awarded for the above described Forestry 

 and Botanical Exhibit by the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition. 



