75 



TOTAL PLANT- DISTRIBUTION. 



1913 1914 Totals 



Nurseries on Oahu 509,833 198,237 708,070 



Sub-Nursery, Homestead, Kauai . . 6,500 7,977 14,477 



Sub-Nursery, Hilo, Hawaii 1,066 10,868 11,934 



517,399 217,082 734,481 



Propagation of Trees for Plantation Companies and Other 

 Corporations. 



The propagation of trees in large quantities for plantation 

 companies and other corporations has been continued during the 

 period. By this system, which was started about four years ago, 

 companies and other corporations desiring large quantities of trees 

 are required to pay the cost of labor and material in supplying the 

 required seedlings. The majority of the trees ordered are shipped 

 in seed boxes ready to transplant into other boxes or pots. As the 

 seedlings are past the damping off stage before they are sent out 

 there is no trouble in transplanting them, and any careful laborer 

 can do the work. During the past two years we have distributed 

 the following trees to plantation companies, etc. : 



In seed In transplant Pot 

 boxes. boxes, Grown. Total. 



1913 451,620 451.6*0 



1914 81,850 13,450 1,573 96,873 



Total 533,470 13,450 1,573 548,493 



There is every indication that large numbers of trees will be 

 set out by plantation companies during the early spring of 1915, 

 as we are already receiving orders for quantities of seedlings to 

 be delivered during February and March. 



Although we generally have in stock a reasonable number of 

 the species which are in demand both in seed boxes and transplant 

 boxes, we would again urge on those who require large quantities 

 of trees to notify us in advance so that we will be sure to have 

 the trees ready when required. The time required to get seed- 

 lings ready for transplanting is from one month to six weeks and 

 for transplants ready to set out from two and a half to three 

 months. 



This system of supplying trees in large quantities to plan- 

 tations and corporations has worked well and there is no doubt 

 has been the means of adding considerably to the number of 

 trees planted. 



