74: 

 A NEW INTRODUCTION. 



Through the courtesy of Hon. A. de Souza Canavarro, Consul 

 for Portugal at Honolulu, this office received, early in 1911, a 

 consignment of basket willow cuttings, brought direct from the 

 Azores by Dr. L. R. Gaspar. These were planted in the Makiki 

 Station grounds, where they did remarkably well. In January, 

 1912, when the holts were first cut, a number of baskets were 

 made up, as is shown in the accompanying illustration. In the 

 Azores furniture and a variety of articles in addition to baskets, 

 are made from willow. There seems no reason why the same 

 should not in time be the case here. 



During the present winter cuttings will be distributed to per- 

 sons desiring to establish stands of basket willow. In this way 

 the initial steps are being taken to create a new industry in Ha- 

 waii, one that in time may give employment to many persons. 



PAPAPAHOLAHOLA STATION,, KAUAI. 



In connection with the sub-nursery maintained by the Divi- 

 sion of Forestry at Homestead, Kauai for the distribution of 

 seedling trees to persons in that vicinity, a forest trial ground has 

 also been started, where will be planted out many trees new to 

 Hawaii. Of this experimental plantation, known locally as the 

 "Papapaholahola Reserve," the agent in charge, Mr. Walter D. 

 McBryde, has the following to say : 



"The Reserve covers 39% acres, the whole of it being fenced 

 in. I have had some ten acres of this plowed, a part of which 

 has been well harrowed preparatory to its being planted to trees. 

 I have found that this initial expense is well repaid in the quick 

 growth of the trees, thus also making a great saving in the care 

 and cultivation of the trees owing to their shading the ground 

 and thus keeping down the grass and weeds. 



"According to figures kept by the head worker at the Reserve, 

 we have planted out during the year 1912 a total of 9,538 trees 

 of the following varieties: Eucalyptus robusta, Blue Gum, E. 

 diversicolor, Sugi or Japanese Cedar, Ironwood and Mexican Al- 

 garoba. In 1911 there were planted something over 4000 trees. 



"The Papapaholahola Spring Reserve is becoming quite a show 

 place, owing to the good work being done by the two men al- 

 lowed by your Department and if the work is continued along the 

 same lines as at present undertaken, the Government will have 

 a Forest Reserve of which they can well feel proud." 



From a personal inspection of this tract made in the summer 

 of 1912, I am inclined to speak with enthusiasm of the good prog- 

 ress made. Were there other experimental tracts like this one, 



