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 HERBARIUM EXTENSION. 



The herbarium is exceedingly crowded for space. Only four 

 herbarium cases have been provided by the Board, which natur- 

 ally cannot house all of the material so far collected, as well as 

 the plants received by means of exchange. Five big boxes are 

 now filled with plant material. It is exceedingly difficult to 

 work on the collections on account of the limited space. At least 

 four more cases are needed for housing the present collection 

 properly, and in order to protect it from insects, which cannot 

 be done when specimens are stored away in boxes. 



The room provided for the herbarium of this Board is alto- 

 gether too small, and the moving of the same into larger quarters 

 is an imperative necessity, if systematic work is to be carried on 

 properly. 



None of the Hawaii plants have as yet been mounted, with 

 exception of the Cyperaceae. All plants received through ex- 

 change have been mounted and labeled. 



The writer's time has been chiefly occupied in field work. As 

 lias been stated before, all Phanerogams, endemic and introduced, 

 as well as ferns, mosses, lichens, fungi, fresh water and marine 

 algae, have been collected in order to make the collection com- 

 plete. It is the plan of the writer later to compile a complete 

 flora of the Islands comprising all Phanerogams, as well as 

 Cryptogams, with illustrations of the new and noteworthy 

 species, to be published by the Board of Agriculture and 

 Forestry. 



The following specialists have kindly consented to work up 

 our Hawaiian Cryptogams, and some of our Phanerogams : 



Dr. Alexander Zahlbruckner, Vienna, Austria ; Lichens. 



Dr. Casimir De Candoll, Geneva, Switzerland; Piperaceae 

 (Peperomia). 



Prof. E. Hackel, Attersee, Austria; grasses. 



Rev. G. Kfickenthal, Koburg, Germany ; Cyperaceae. 



Dr. A. W. Setchel, Berkeley, California; Algae. 



Of the photographs of plants reproduced in this report, all 

 were taken by the writer with the exception of one taken by Mr. 

 A. Gartley. 



The writer wishes to express his great indebtedness and sin- 

 cere thanks to all those who have helped him in his floral search 

 on the various Islands. He is especially indebted to Mr. Francis 

 Gay of Makaweli, Messrs. Augustus F. and Eric A. Knudsen and 

 Mr. Hans P. Faye of Kekaha, Mr. John Maguire of Huehue, 

 Mr. Robert Hind of Puuw^aawaa, Dr. B. D. Bond of Kohala, 

 and to Mr. A. W. Carter, manager of the Parker Ranch, to Mr. 

 P. W. P. Bluett of Kohala, Mr. Charles Gay of Lanai, Mr. J. 



