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least several blocks long. This rule should be strictly enforced 

 when the street or highway runs in a straight line. The trees 

 ought to be pruned and kept in shape so that they will have a 

 straight stem and a uniform umbrella top. Palms require no 

 pruning, with the exception of removing the lower leaves when 

 they become dead and unsightly. 



Trees should never be allowed to intrude upon the street or 

 roadway. Branches must be cut to avoid scratching the tops 

 of vehicles, or people's hats or umbrellas on the sidewalks. In 

 pruning, limbs and branches should be cut as close as possible 

 to the main trunk. A coating of carbolinium or ordinary green 

 stain will help to keep fungi and insects out of the wound until 

 it begins to heal over. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 



Those desiring further information on any of the points here 

 mentioned, or on other matters having to do with tree planting, 

 with the care and management of woodlands, or with the proper 

 treatment of ornamental trees, should not hesitate to call upon the 

 Division of Forestry. It is one of the functions of this office to 

 give advice and assistance without charge to all residents of the 

 Territory desiring this kind of information. Letters of inquiry 

 should be addressed to Mr. David Haughs, Forest Nurseryman, 

 Box 207, Honolulu, Oahu. 



Approved : 



RALPH S. HOSMER, 



Superintendent of Forestry. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, 

 April 15, 1912. 



