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results from the introduction of valuable plants would be of more 

 immediate value to the community. 



During the past year and a half a number of new plants 

 have been received by the Division of Forestry, through gift and 

 exchange, which are now being propagated for subsequent distri- 

 bution. Especially may be noted a consignment of American 

 basket willows, sent by the U. S. Forest Service as the result of 

 our investigations two years ago with a basket willow from the 

 Azores; a Juniper from the West Indies, brought back by Mr. 

 Gerrit P. Wilder, and a variety of plants, largely ornamental, 

 grown from seed collected and sent in by Mr. Joseph F. Rock, 

 Consulting Botanist of the Board, while on an official tour around 

 the world in the interest of the Botanical Department of the 

 College of Hawaii. It is decidedly to be hoped that in later years 

 this branch of the Division of Forestry may receive more attention 

 than it has been thought practicable to give it in the past. 



Tree Planting Under Private Auspices. 



Owing to the general retrenchment that has been necessitated 

 throughout the Territory by the approaching removal of the tariff 

 on sugar, there has unavoidably been a marked falling off in tree 

 planting, especially by sugar plantation companies. But never- 

 theless enough planting has been done to make it certain that there 

 has been no decrease in interest in the matter. The fact that 

 fewer trees have been set out is purely a question of lack of funds. 



No data have as yet been compiled for 1913 and 1914 as to 

 the number of trees planted by corporations, but from notes in 

 hand I believe the total for 1913 will be found to be about one 

 million trees. Of the sugar plantation companies that are actively 

 though, of course, in varying degrees keeping up their tree 

 planting, mention may be made of Makaweli, Grove Farm, Lihue 

 and Kealia on Kauai ; of Waiahia on Oahu ; of Wailuku and the 

 Maui Agricultural Company on Maui; and of Konokaa, Paauilo 

 and Pahala on Hawaii. 



Several ranch companies are also actively continuing their 

 tree planting, particularly the Parker Ranch on Hawaii and the 

 Ilaleakala Ranch on Maui. And under the requirements of Gov- 

 ernment Land Office leases, extensive blocks of trees are being; 

 planted by the Kukaiau Ranch on Hawaii and the Cornwall 

 Ranch on Maui. Inspections of both these projects made during 

 the early summer of 1914 showed the work to be going on in 

 earnest and the trees already planted to be in good condition. 



The forest plantation started by the Division of Forestry 

 in 1910 and 1911 at Pupiikea, Oalin, and above W r aimea, Hawaii, 

 are both in excellent condition I he frees growing well and de- 

 veloping fast. 



