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season the advantage of the winter rains. Arbor Day is essentially 

 the time for the free distribution of trees, but for the past two 

 years a strong effort has been made to direct the distribution more 

 carefully than in years before, so that trees should only be sent to 

 those who really wanted them. The total number distributed is 

 thus reduced, but it is believed that the net results are considerably 

 higher.. 



Especial efforts have been made, both in 1913 and during this 

 year, to get trees into the hands of the homesteaders at Haiku, 

 Maui, Kapaa, Kauai and Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii, all newly 

 opened tracts where the settlers are trying to develop real Ameri- 

 can communities. 



Advice on Forest Matters. 



Along with the actual distribution of plant material the Divi- 

 sion of 1'orestry performs the important function of being ready 

 at all times to offer technical advice about every sort of forest 

 work from sowing the seed to securing a second crop of trees after a 

 stand of timber has been harvested. 



The preparation of detailed planting and working plans is 

 not often called for, though a few are drawn up each year, but 

 much advice is given verbally and by letter every month. Indeed, 

 judged by the number of requests that come in, this branch of the 

 work is one of the most useful activities of the Division of For- 

 estry. No charge is made for the suggestions given, whether at 

 the Nursery or on the ground, except that in the latter case, if 

 the locality visited is out of Honolulu, the actual traveling ex- 

 penses of the agent sent are borne by the applicant. This function 

 of the Division of Forestry is already pretty generally known, 

 but it does no harm to say again that the members of the staff 

 are always ready to answer any inquiries that may be made as to 

 the how and why of forest work. 



Plant Introduction. 



One other phase of work of the Division of Forestry is en- 

 titled at least to mention in this report the introduction into 

 Hawaii of trees and shrubs new to the Territory. In earlier 

 paragraphs the work in experimental planting has been described. 

 This section deals with the bringing in of new plants. Lack of 

 funds that could be devoted to it and the inherent difficulties of 

 trying out new introductions without a series of experiment gar- 

 dens under the control of the Division of Forestry, at various ele- 

 vations and under differing climatic conditions, have kept this 

 Avork down to very simple terms. But it remains a line of investi- 

 gation that Hawaii ought to take hold of and push vigorously. 

 Properly carried on there are few places in the world whore the 



