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new introductions have been planted including the Juniperus 

 cedar, introduced by Mr. Gerrit P. Wilder. This station is well 

 situated and owing to the greater moisture, is better adapted for 

 the propagating of some species than the Nursery. We have got 

 a good road now, and the transfer of plants and soil is an easy 

 matter. 



There is a large area of land around the station which we 

 are gradually getting planted with trees. A collection of bamboos 

 imported from Japan about four years ago, with few exceptions 

 is doing well. 



The Basket willow is also doing very well. About a year 

 ago we received cuttings of five varieties of Basket willow from 

 Washington and with the exception of two they are doing very 

 well. The variety brought here by Dr. L. R. Gaspar from Portu- 

 gal, and handed to us by the late A. de Souza Canavarro, Consul 

 General for Portugal has done exceedingly well. A great many 

 cuttings of this variety have been sent to selected people on differ- 

 ent parts of the Islands. More cuttings are now ready and we 

 will be glad to fill orders providing the applicants are willing 

 and agree to pay the freight or postage. 



Tantalus Forest 



During the summer of 1913 the dead wood was all removed 

 from the forest for which the sum of $55.00 was realized. This 

 amount was deposited with the Treasurer as a realization. During 

 the month of August and September, 1914, 25 trees, 5 each of the 

 following species were cut down: Eucalyptus cornuta, Eucalyptus 

 citriodora, Eucalyptus calophylla, Eucalyptus robusta and Eucalyp- 

 tus globulus. These were split up into fence posts and sent to 

 the College of Hawaii to be tested as to their durability. A report 

 of the finding will be furnished the Division of Forestry when 

 complete. 



During the months of July and August, 1914, the privilege 

 to cut gr.ass and honohono in the forest was granted to Mr. Farm 

 Corn at a monthly rental of $20.00. Previous to that time com- 

 plaints had been coming in about people carting away the grass 

 (and cutting up the road) without permission. An effort w r as 

 made to stop this unauthorized cutting of grass and honohono but 

 as the grass cutters had permission to . cut grass on lands not 

 controlled by us and of course had to pass through the forest 

 to get this grass, they would at times, when ^the ranger was not 

 around, fill their wagons from the forest. Hence the reason for 

 giving a permit to one man. Mr. Farm Corn discontinued the 

 cutting of grass in the forest at the end of August and there has 

 been no other permit granted. 



The forest is in fairly good condition and with the exception 



