85 



1912 



Sold: 

 Gratis: 



In 



seed 

 boxes 



Regular Distribution 10,600 



Arbor Day 



Homesteaders and others. 29,000 



Military Posts 



Public and Private Schools 



and Churches 



Molokai Settlement and 



Cable Station, Midway.. 9,250 

 Improvement Clubs and 



Street Planting 



Totals 



32,644 



13,645 



37,600 



9,140 



5,252 



17,650 



5,143 



48,750 22,462 49,762 

 Special Plantation Orders 624,000 35,400 7,330 



120,974 

 666,730 



Grand Total 672,750 57,862 57,092 787,704 



It will be seen by the foregoing tables that the distribution of 

 trees to the general public and also to plantation companies and 

 other corporations has been larger this year than any previous 

 year in the history of the Nursery. In general we are led to be- 

 lieve that a great deal better use is being made of the trees that 

 are distributed from the Nursery than in previous years. The 

 examples which have come under the writer's personal observa- 

 tion are the homesteaders, the military posts and the house-lot 

 planting. In most instances the trees have been well planted and 

 cared for. 



Special mention ought to be made in regard to the planting 

 that has been done at Fort Ruger through the efforts of Major 

 and Mrs. Timberlake. From a heap of dry rocks destitute of any 

 vegetation save a few scrub bushes of lantana, Fort Ruger is fast 

 becoming one of the beauty spots of Honolulu. Those in charge 

 certainly deserve great credit for their work. 



The homesteaders are beginning to realize the value of trees 

 on their homesteads and many inquiries are continually coming in 

 regarding the best trees to plant for firewood, windbreaks and 

 other purposes. 



The demand for ornamental trees for gardens, and for street 

 and road planting has been large. For such purposes pot-grown 

 seedlings should be used, which insures a good root system and 

 also reduces to a minimum the danger of losing any trees in the 

 transplanting. Terra Cotta pots are generally used for this pur- 

 pose, although lately we have been experimenting with the dam- 

 aged tin cans thrown away by the people at the Pineapple Can- 

 nery and find that the cans make excellent pots for trees. 



