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boxes, just ready for transplanting, rather than to grow them 

 .themselves. This is partly because most of the troubles in grow- 

 ing trees, such as the damping off fungus, etc., occur in the very 

 early stages of a tree's life. 



Large lots can be got ready for shipment in from SLX weeks 

 to two months, depending on the species. It is then a simple 

 matter to transplant the seedlings and look out for them locally 

 for a month or two more, when they are of sufficient size to be 

 planted in their permanent place. The cost of the common forest 

 tree seedlings in seed boxes varies from a dollar to a dollar and a 

 half for 800 to 1000 plants. Pot-grown seedlings of shade and 

 ornamental trees usually sell for 2i/ 2 cents each, the intention 

 being in each case to have the price just cover the cost. Further 

 details in regard to this phase of the work of the Division of 

 Forestry may be found in the- report of the Forest Nurseryman, to 

 whom should be addressed, at Box 207, Honolulu, all inquiries 

 about the purchase, setting out and subsequent care of forest, 

 shade and ornamental trees. 



Beside the Government Nursery at Honolulu, the Division of 

 Forestry also maintains sub-nurseries at Hilo, Hawaii (in charge 

 of Brother Matthias Newell), and at Homestead, Kaiiai (under 

 the care of Mr. Walter D. McBryde). 



The report of the Forest Nurseryman covers this subject 

 more in detail. It should be consulted by those interested. 



The Government Nursery, as a rule, does not deal in orna- 

 mental shrubs, nor in fruit trees. But during the past several 

 years an exception has been made as regards the former class of 

 plants in favor of the United States Army. With the influx of 

 soldiers into Hawaii, and the establishment and expansion of tar- 

 various posts and forts on Oahu, the Division of Forestry has 

 deemed it justifiable to cooperate as far as it reasonably could in 

 helping to make their new quarters habitable, both for officers 

 and enlisted men. The result has been that the Quartermaster's 

 wagons have been frequent visitors at the Nursery, especially dur- 

 ing the last two years, and that many plants have been furnished 

 both to carry out the official programs of post planting and to 

 make more attractive the temporary quarters that precede the per- 

 manent streets and houses at the forts. During 1913 there was 

 distributed in this way to the army a total of 4,447 plants from 

 the Government Nursery. One of the most satisfactory things 

 about this army distribution is that almost every plant sent out 

 is taken care of until established a fate that unfortunately does 

 not always befall the little- trees that go from the Nursery on 

 other orders. 



Arbor Day continues to be a convenient point of departure for 

 efforts to get more people* interested in tree planting. Coming 

 the second Fridnv in November, trees set out then urf, in normal 



