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ment of Agriculture has taken place. The books are forwarded 
to this office by the Delegate to Congress, Hon. J. K. Kalaniana- 
ole, and sent out by us to a carefully selected list of names. The 
1910 Yearbook is a particularly interesting volume. A few copies 
still remain, which may be had, while they last, upon application. 
The Nursery. 
Mr. Haughs' report for September shows that increasing in- 
terest is being taken in tree planting by sugar plantation com- 
panies, a number of large orders for seedlings having recently 
been placed, 
Very unfortunately, through inexcusable carelessness on the 
part of the road gang at work on the new Tantalus road, severe 
damage was done at the experimental garden in Makiki valley 
early in September by rocks thrown into the nursery during blast- 
ing. Providentially none of the laborers were hit, but both build- 
ings and plants sufifered. The houses have been repaired by the 
Superintendent of Public Works, but it will be impossible to make 
good the damage to the plants, many of those destroyed being rare 
specimens raised from seed sent from abroad by Mr. G. P. 
Wilder. 
Very respectfully, 
Ralph S. Hosmer, 
Superintendent of Forestry. 
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REPORT OF THE FOREST NURSERYMAN. 
Honolulu, Sept. 30, 1911. 
Mr. R. S. Hosmer, Superintendent of Forestry. 
Dear Sir : — The following report gives the principal work done 
during the month of September : 
Distribution of Plants. 
In seed In boxes Pot 
boxes transplanted grown Total 
Gratis .... 750 " 602 1,352 
Sold 26,850 4700 487 ^2^7 
26,850 5450 1089 33,389 
Collections on account of plants sold amounted to $15.85. 
For the next three or four months, our principal work will be 
the raising and sending out of trees. We have at present on file 
orders for 210,000 forest trees to be delivered within the next 
few months This amount added to our regular distribution, 
which consists of smaller orders from homesteaders and others 
