at Ulupalakua on the Island of Maui, where, on Prospect Hill, 

 at an elevation of 2,800 feet, may be seen a grove of eucalypts 

 40 to 50 years old. Although the trees were planted for orna- 

 mental purposes, and are not properly spaced, they have shown 

 remarkably good growth and clearly indicate the adaptability of 

 the eucalypts to certain localities in Hawaii. Trees three or four 

 feet in diameter and 75 to 100 feet in height are not uncommon. 



Next in point of age is a grove of ironwood (Casuarina equi- 

 setifolia), about four acres in extent, planted in 1874 near Lihue, 

 Island of Kauai, on the land of Grove' Farm. Here may also be 

 found various younger groves of ironwood, as well as groves of 

 eucalypts and silk oak (Grevillea robusta). 



The Lihue Plantation on the Island of Kauai was the first to 

 begin the systematic planting of forests for purely commercial 

 purposes. The native forest had been destroyed and a scarcity 

 of wood was imminent. Accordingly, a German forester was 

 employed in 1882 to plant trees for the purpose of supplying the 

 plantation with fuel. The forester remained for fifteen years, 

 during which time a large tract of land was replanted, mostly 

 with ironwoods. Forest planting is regarded at Lihue as a reg- 

 ular part of the plantation program, new groves being started 

 every year. 



About the same time, 1880, the Government began the syste- 

 matic reforestation of the slopes of Tantalus, back of Honolulu. 

 More than thirty different species of eucalypts were here planted, 

 besides a number of other kinds of trees. One of the most prom- 

 ising commercial groves of trees may be found on the land of the 

 Paauhau Plantation, in the Hamakua district, on the Island of 

 Hawaii. On an area of about 40 acres two species of eucalypts 

 were planted, E. globulus, the blue gum, and E. citriodora, the 

 lemon-scented gum. A more complete description of this grove 

 is given later on. 



The most extensive planting of Eucalyptus on a commercial 

 scale was begun in 1896 on the Island of Maui by the Maui Ag- 

 ricultural Company. This planting has continued almost with- 

 out a break to the present time. A number of species have been 

 thoroughly tried, and tfie results obtained are most encouraging. 



The planting in the past has shown that of the many kinds of 

 trees so far tried, the various species of Eucalyptus are the most 

 promising, and are best suited to the purposes for which plant- 

 ing is done on the islands. Other trees, like ironwoods, are par- 

 ticularly good for certain uses, as for windbreaks, and for cer- 

 tain localities, such as sandy sea beaches, but the eucalypts are 



