THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 
AND AGRICULTURIST 
* Vol. XIX. Honolulu, April. 1922. No. 4 
During February the Division of Forestry planted out 9,551 
trees of nine different species on eight forest reserves scattered 
over Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii. 
The Assistant Superintendent of Forestry has initiated a study 
of local seed of the Italian cypress in the effort to determine a 
constant source of dependable seed of this much-prized orna- 
mental tree. 
The second progress report, printed in this issue, on the ex- 
periment for reclaiming grassland in Nuuanu Valley by shading 
out with haole koa indicates that little may be expected from 
this operation, at least in such a rainy situation. 
Five shipments of tumble bugs, which assist in the control of 
the horn fly by scattering the dung, were received during the 
month. Four of these came from our x^ssistant Entomologist 
in Mexico and the fifth shipment originated in Australia. 
The growing of the pejibaye palm (Guilielma utilis) which 
bears edible seeds will be watched with interest. The U. S. De- 
partment of Agriculture recently sent a quantity of seed of this 
Costa Rican palm to the Division of Forestry for propagation in 
this Territory. 
The amendment to the Division of Animal Industry rules and 
regulations reducing the quarantine period on dogs which have 
received the antirabic treatment and the revision of the tuber- 
culin testing regulations which were approved by the Governor 
on March 30, 1922, are printed on the By Authority pages of 
this issue. 
