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REPORT or ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF FORESTRY. 
NOVEMBER, 1921. 
Hilo, Hawaii, December 6, 1921. 
Superintendent of Forestry, 
Honolulu, T. H. 
Dear Sir: The following routine report of my activities during 
November, 1921, is respectfully submitted. 
The first half of the month was spent on Oahu and the remainder of the 
month on the Island of Hawaii. 
FIELD TRIPS ON OAHU. 
On November 4, in company with Mr. Judd, and Dr. Lyon and Mr. 
Caum of the H, S. P. A. Experiment Station, I made the circuit of the 
Palolo-Olympus-Tantalus trail, the purpose of the trip being a general 
inspection of the forest conditions and a particular observation of the 
spread of Hilo grass along the trail. This undesirable grass has spread 
very rapidly within the past few years, chiefly as a result of human 
travel over this particular trail. It seems entirely justifiable therefore 
to close this portion of the Honolulu Watershed Reserve against all 
''hikers." 
November 7 and 8 were spent with Mr. Judd and Ranger Ellis in the 
Makaleha Valley region of the Mokuleia Forest Reserve in the Waia- 
nae Mountains, the purpose of this trip being to re-locate the forest 
boi:ndary lines and to determine what amount of fencing will be re- 
quired to give proper protection to this portion of the reserve. Several 
hundred natural seedlings of the Alahee (Plectronia odorata) were dug up 
and taken back to the nursery since it is almost impossible to collect 
viable seed of this species. This tree, because of its dark lustrous 
foliage and the rich fragrance of its flowers, should be encouraged for 
ornamental planting on home grounds in Hawaii since it is far more 
attractive than many shrubs which are now in general use. 
On two occasions I drove Mr. Louis von Tempsky, of Maui over the 
Tantalus Drive for the purpose of showing the extensive plantations of 
koa. Eucalyptus and other species set out by the Division of Forestry. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
On November 3 a class in genetics under Professor Krauss of the 
University of Hawaii visited the office to learn something of forestry in 
Hawaii. With the aid of photographs and maps the work of the Di- 
vision of Forestry and of other forestry agencies was explained at 
some length. 
The remainder of my time in Honolulu was occupied with the data 
of the coniferous plantations on Mauna Kea and Haleakala, prepara- 
tion of herbarium specimens, arrangement of samples of Italian cypress 
seed collected on Maui, and various routine matters. 
TRIP TO HAW An. 
On November 16 I went to Hilo to work with Mr. Hockley in finishing 
the Hilo Forest Reserve boundary survey, and particularly to push the 
work of fencing this boundary wherever possible. During the month 
of November the following fences on the forest boundary were com- 
pleted: 
1. Mauka boundary of Gen. Lease No. 946 to the Lau- 
pahoehoe Sugar Company, lands of Weloka, Kapehu 
and Moanalulu 3100 Feet 
2. Mauka boundary of Gen. Lease No. 926 to Manuel P. 
Silva, land of Laupahoehoe 5100 Feet 
