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 Report of the Consulting Botanist. 



Honolulu, T. H., December 31, 1912. 



The Board of Commissioners of 



Agriculture and Forestry, 



Honolulu, Hawaii. 



GENTLEMEN : I beg to present a brief report of the work 

 accomplished during the period from January 1, 1911 to Septem- 

 ber 1, 1911, after which my connection with the Forestry Divi- 

 sion as an active staff-member was severed. 



Up to April, 1911, the writer was engaged in identifying plants 

 collected on previous exploring trips,, but especial mention must 

 be made of the work in monographing one of our largest and 

 most interesting plant families, namely Campanulaceae, with 

 especial reference to the tribe Lobelioideae. In order to make a 

 thorough and exhaustive study of this tribe which seemed to 

 be in an eclipse, type material was found to be necessay in order 

 to bring this huge task to a successful completion. Letters were 

 written to the Directorates of the Berlin, Paris and Vienna Muse- 

 ums as well as to Harvard (Gray Herbarium) asking for the loan 

 of such type and other material of the tribe Lobelioideae as was 

 in their possession. 



All these requests were kindly complied with and the material 

 promptly forwarded. These very valuable collections were of in- 

 estimable assistance in determining our plants and enlarging upon 

 their original descriptions and making certain the determination 

 of new species. 



All the type material was photographed and is expected to 

 be published together with the numerous plates of new species in 

 a forthcoming monograph by the writer. At about the same time 

 the writer commenced writing the manuscript from the copious 

 notes compiled in the field for his forthcoming book on the Indi- 

 genous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands. 



EXPLORATION ON THE WINDWARD SIDE OF HALEAKALA FROM 

 KAILUA, MAUI, TO HANA, MAUI. 



During the month of April the writer made a field trip to the 

 Volcano of Kilauea on Hawaii to explore the neighboring districts 

 and slopes of Mauna Loa as far as possible at that time- His atten- 

 tion was called to a certain kipuka, or oasis as it may be termed, 

 by Mr. L. A. Thurston, who had discovered this most interesting 

 parcel of land containing 56 acres with more than 40 species of 

 trees some of which were new and unique. 



