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aphidids but generally the plants make remarkably rapid and 

 vigorous growth and consequently are not seriously injured unless 

 the infestation is unusually grave. (PL III, fig. 3.) 



Carrots have been grown at the station during the past year for 

 the first time and results with them have been entirely satisfactory. 

 (PL III, fig. 3.) 



Lettuce, eggplants, peppers, and watermelons (PL IV, fig. 1) 

 have all given favorable results from a viewpoint of production 

 and quality. Muskmelons have yielded well and the melons liave 

 been large and well formed, but during the past year they have not 

 ripened normally and in consequence have been lacking in flavor. 

 Cabbage failed, due it is believed to too late planting. Tomatoes 

 have given but little promise and while it is still believed that some 

 success may be had during a short period in the coolest months of 

 the dry season the cultivation of this vegetable is considered as very 

 uncertain. There is a demand here for fresh tomatoes not only from 

 the American residents, but also among the native inhabitants, and 

 work will be continued with the hope of discovering new methods 

 or new varieties which may make its production possible. 



An indication of growing interest in garden work is the increased 

 number of requests for seed for planting, and among these applica- 

 tions a desire is shown for varieties that apparently failed to attract 

 interest during the jjreceding year. All requests for both garden 

 and field seeds have been granted as far as seeds have been available, 

 and instructions as to methods of planting have been given and 

 ever}^ encouragement ofl'ered to promote interest and bring success 

 to the planter. 



ORCHARD NOTES. 

 PINEAPPLES. 



The Smooth Cayenne pineapples introduced and planted during 

 the fiscal year 1909 fruited for the first time during the current sea- 

 son. These fruits show a striking improvement in size over those 

 of the variety commonly grown on the island and the flavor of the 

 new sort has generally been pronounced the better. Single fruits of 

 the Smooth Cayenne have weighed as much as 10 pounds while none 

 of the common variety of half that weight have been brought to 

 our attention (PL IV, fig. 3). The flavor of the introduced variety 

 as grown at this station compares favorably with that of the same 

 variety produced in Hawaii. Much interest has been manifested in 

 the new fruit and numerous requests for plants have been received. 

 All available plants haA^e been distributed and in order to furnish 

 more to responsible parties and to get the improved variety dis- 

 seminated as soon as possible over the island, an order for 1,000 

 suckers has been placed with a Honolulu firm, and a further distri- 



