17 
PLANTATION COMPANIES AND OTHER CORPORATIONS. 
Under this heading the distribution amounted to 1,400 pot grown trees. 
MAKIKI STATION. 
The work done at this station consisted of cutting up wood for boxes, 
mixing and sterilizing soil, potting and transplanting trees into boxes, 
etc. 
HONOLULU WATERSHED. 
The five men employed at the watershed were kept clearing off lan- 
tana and guava bushes, etc. at the bottom of Makiki Valley in prepara- 
tion for planting. 
ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE. 
The writer made the following number of calls and otherwise gave 
assistance, at the request of people in and around the City. 
Calls made 6 
Advice given by telephone 4 
Advice given people calling 8 
ARBOR DAY (NOVEMER 18, 1921). 
The distribution of plants for Arbor Day at the Government Nursery, 
Honolulu amounted to 5,028, divided as follows: 
General distribution of pot grown plants 2780 
Schools, pot grown plants 462 
1786 children called and received 1 tree each 1786 
Total 5028 
Distribution for Maui and Molokai amounted to 1356 1356 
Total for Oahu and Maui 6384 
The Arbor Day distribution for Hawaii and K;auai is included in 
general distribution. 
Respectfully submitted, 
DAVID HUGHS, 
Forest Nurseryman. 
DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY. 
REPORT OF ENTOMOLOGIST, NOVEMBER, 1921. 
January 6, 1922. 
Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 
Honolulu,T.H. 
Gentlemen: During the month of November the insectary handled 
11,500 pupae of the melon fly, from which there were bred 1,397 females 
and 1,549 males of the Opivs pctclieri. 
Tho distribi:.tion of the parasites was as follows: 
MELON FRUIT PARASITES. 
Opius fletcJierl. 
Oahu : 
Moanalua Cucumber Field . . . 
Kaliiii Cucumber Field 
Kalakaua Ave. Cucumber Field 
Females. Males. 
300 300 
400 400 
600 600 
