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plants  and  41  logs,  comprising  39  species  of  native  woods. 
Many  of  the  specimens  and  seed  are  from  very  rare  plants. 
Experimental  Garden,  Makiki. 
During  the  first  two  weeks  of  the  month  the  men  worked 
on  the  road  leading  to  the  garden.  This  work  was  stopped 
when  we  found  out  that  a new  road  to  Tantalus  was  going  to 
be  built  which  would  pass  the  garden. 
The  large  boiler  that  used  to  be  at  the  Nursery  and  was 
taken  out  about  two  years  ago  to  allow  space  for  the  present 
harness  room  was  carted  up  to  the  garden  and  has  been  built 
in  and  will  be  used  for  a soil  sterilizer.  This  we  have  been 
much  in  need  of  for  some  time.  Other  work  at  the  Station 
has  been  blasting  and  digging  out  rocks. 
Tantalus  Forest. 
Four  days  all  of  the  available  men  have  been  spent  during 
the  month  in  beating  down  and  cutting  the  dead  and  dving 
lantana  in  the  forest.  The  forest  is  now  practicallv  safe  from 
the  danger  of  fires  as  most  of  the  lantana  that  is  left  is  in  a 
growing  condition  and  would  not  burn.  If  time  permits  we 
will  endeavor  to  have  it  all  cut  down.  The  work  of  cutting 
and  carting  away  the  dead  trees  from  the  forest  has  com- 
menced and  22  cords  have  already  been  cut  and  stacked. 
Forest  Station,  Nuuanu. 
The  regular  routine  work  has  been  done  during  the  month 
bv  the  man  employed  at  the  Station.  The  writer  made  an  ex- 
amination of  the  land  at  Mr.  F.  J.  Lowrev’s  place  where  the 
Thimble  Berry  is  growing  and  bep-  to  report  that  the  plants 
have  not  vet  been  destroved.  With  the  permission  of  the 
Board  and  Mr.  Lowrey  I will  instruct  the  man  at  the  Nuuanu 
Station  to  assist  in  having  the  Thimble  Berrv  destroyed.  A 
lookout  will  be  kept  in  case  anv  of  the  fruit  has  been  carried 
away  by  birds  and  spring  up  in  other  parts  of  the  vallev.  The 
man  at  the  Station  has  been  notified  about  this  and  he  will 
report  should  he  find  any  around. 
p. 
Respectfully  submitted, 
DAVID  HATJGFrS. 
Forest  Nurservman. 
