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the  Hawaiian  Sugar  Planters’  Association  Experiment  Station, 
brought  this  Division  seed  of  a number  of  interesting  plants  from 
Java. 
USE  OF  THE  BOARD  LIBRARY. 
On  February  9th,  the  Hawaiian  Poultry  Association  held  a 
meeting  in  the  library  room  of  the  Board. 
Very  respectfully, 
Ralph  S.  Hosmer, 
Superintendent  of  Forestry. 
DIVISION  OF  ENTOMOLOGY. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL  REPORT  FOR  FEBRUARY , /pop. 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  March  1,  1909. 
Honorable  Board  of  Commissioners  of 
Agriculture  and  Forestry, 
Honolulu,  T.  H. 
Gentlemen: — The  Entomological  Inspection  for  February  in 
Honolulu  involved  the  boarding  of  25  vessels  on  14  of  which  we 
found  vegetable  matter  subject  to  our  inspection.  The  result 
of  this  work  is  briefly  shown  in  the  following 
TABLE  OF  INSPECTION. 
Disposal  with  Principal  Causes. 
Lots. 
Parcels. 
Passed  as  free  from  pests 
376 
35 
8 
12,926 
45 
10 
Fumigated  and  passed 
Burned 
Dipped  in  Bordeaux,  Asparagus  roots  for 
rust 
2 
2 
Total  examined 
421 
!2,983 
MATTER  DESTROYED. 
All  the  burned  articles  hailed  from  the  Orient.  Five  were  or- 
anges brought  by  Japanese  immigrants  and  five  were  yams  from 
China  infested  with  pernicious  fungus. 
