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TRANSFER OF THE HERBARIUM TO THE COLLEGE OF HAWAII 



Owing to lack of funds, the Board found it advisable to dis- 

 continue the botanical work of the Department of Forestry car- 

 ried on by the writer, though, in order that the valuable material 

 collected during a period of over three years should not be left 

 undetermined and in such shape as would be practically useless to 

 future workers, it was deemed best to transfer the whole her- 

 barium to the College of Hawaii where- the writer could continue 

 his researches and bring the whole work to a satisfactory conclu- 

 sion. 



Under the new auspices the writer has made several field trips 

 and enriched the herbarium by several thousand sheets. The 

 grasses were worked up by Dr. Hackel of Austria, the rushes by 

 the Rev. George Kukenthal of Coburg, the lichenes by Dr. A. 

 Zahlbruckner of Vienna and the palms by Dr. O. Beccari of 

 Florence. The writer takes this opportunity to express the 

 thanks of the Forestry Division as well as his own to the above 

 gentlemen, who are all authorities in their respective fields, for 

 their valuable service. 



PLANT PROTECTION. 



Mr. Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer in charge of the Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. 

 C, whose attention had been called to the writer's discovery of 

 a species of Gossypium from Mt. Hualalai, Hawaii, through the 

 writer's last report, entered into correspondence with the latter 

 in regard to collecting of seeds of this rare Hawaiian plant, which 

 he thinks to be of economic importance. He also advised to have 

 these few remaining trees protected from cattle in order to as- 

 sure their perpetuation for, at least, a few years more to come. 



The Territorial Government was in a way powerless to act 

 as the trees are found on private estates, except in one place 

 where they are growing on Government land, at present under 

 lease to Mr. Robert Hind. 



Fortunately arrangement could be made with the Bishop Estate 

 and Mr. Robert Hind in regard to the fencing of these rare and 

 valuable trees. Nearly all of them are now fenced and protected 

 from cattle which are very fond of the succulent branchlets and 

 large leaves. The Board of Forestry also contributed $100 to- 

 ward defraying expenses of fencing. Herbarium samples of 

 these interesting trees were forwarded together with specimens 

 from a related species from Molokai to Mr. Fred Lewton, Cura- 

 tor of Textiles, who described the plants under a new genus 

 "Kokia" after its native name Kokio. 



