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given wide distribution. For those who are minded to establish 

 Eucalyptus plantations this bulletin contains much material that 

 is of interest and value. Copies may be had upon application, 

 without charge. A further account of the investigation itself 

 may be found in the biennial report of the Division of Forestry 

 for 1909-1910, page 41. 



PLANT DISTRIBUTION. 



The distribution of plant material during the past biennium 

 has exceeded in number of plants given out any previous record. 

 For the most part the tree seedlings are sold at cost, but also 

 many plants are given away, free. Especially is this true of 

 Arbor Day, when an effort is made to get trees into the hands 

 of as many individuals as possible, each person who applies being 

 given not to exceed 24 seedling trees, chosen by him out of one 

 or more of about a dozen species. In 1911 the total number of 

 trees given away at the Government Nursery on Arbor Day was 

 11,508. In 1912 it was 13,645. A phase of considerable import- 

 ance in the plant distribution work is the supplying material for 

 planting the grounds of schools and other public institutions, for 

 street planting by local improvement associations and other simi- 

 lar clubs, and for use at the Army and Navy posts and stations. 

 Up to the present practically all material of this class has been 

 furnished free, save that the Department of Public Instruction 

 has paid the freight on shipments made to schools. 



Regularly the Government Nursery does not deal in orna- 

 mental vines and shrubs, but in the case of certain schools and 

 of the Army an exception has. been made and more or less plant 

 material of this sort has been got ready for planting out. The 

 justification of such co-operation rests on the desire of the Terri- 

 tory to assist the Federal Government in every way possible. 



In addition to its plant distribution to individuals, the Divi- 

 sion of Forestry has in the past two years furnished large num- 

 bers of small seedlings to sugar plantation companies throughout 

 the islands at cost. Many of the plantation managers are will- 

 ing to set out a few thousand trees every year, but do not care 

 to be bothered with the trouble of raising them. Under a plan 

 that has been carefully worked out by the Division of Forestry, 

 seedlings for this use can be got cheaply from the Government 

 Nursery in seed boxes. The seedlings are not sent out until they 

 have passed the "damping off" stage and are ready for the first 

 transplanting. This any laborer can do, and then after a time 

 set out the little trees in their permanent place without more 

 than ordinary supervision. 



