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Gulch, remains to be built. William Breithaupt, owner of the lot, was 
advised to finish the fence at once, and he expects to complete it 
during July. 
TEEE PLANTING 
Incidental to fence inspection some time was spent examining the 
tree planting done during the past six months by Mr. Bryan and Eanger 
Peralto. Of the lemon gums set out by Peralto to mark the forest 
reserve boundary approximately fifty per cent are growing. This is 
sufficient to make a conspicuous line along the boundary but it is felt 
advisable nevertheless to make at least one replacement planting of 
the fail places. 
Mr. Bryan's plantings have been almost exclusively of the genus 
Ficiis, both on private and government lands along the makai edge of 
the Hilo Eeserve. These plantations also suffered a high mortality in 
places owing to the excessive rainfall of last spring. The present 
method of setting the trees in small mounds of earth, instead, of in 
holes as formerly, should make far a much higher percentage of succes.^. 
On the government land at Puu Kauku Mr. Bryan's experiment of 
direct sowing of fig seed on tree-fern trunks and moss gives good 
promise of success inasmuch as the seeds, especially of Ficus macro- 
phulhLj were found to be germinating very readily. If these seedlings 
become vigorously established the experiment will have proven the 
possibility of adding this genus to the rain-forest type of Hawaii by 
the rapid and cheap method of seed-spotting. 
FUETHER WOEK 
Fencing projects which still require attenion along the makai boundary 
of the Hilo Forest Eeserve include Waikaumalo, Maulua-nui, Laupahoe- 
hoe Homesteads, the lower Laupahoehoe-Waipunalei boundary, and the 
Kahoahuna Homesteads numbers 11^ 12, 13. 
On the evening of June 20, I was obliged to go to the Hilo Hospital 
to receive medical attention, remaining there until June 26. 
Eespectfully submitted, 
C. J. KEAEBEL, 
Assistant Superintendent of Forestry. 
REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN, MAY, 1922 
July 21, 1922. 
Superintendent of Forestry, Board of Agriculture and Forestry, 
Honolulu, T. H. 
Dear Sir: I herewith submit a report pf the principal work done 
during the month of May: 
NURSEEY— DISTEIBUTION OF PLANTS 
Oahu: 
Seed Boxes. Transplant Boxes, Pot Grown. Total. 
Sold .. 291 291 
Gratis 50 162 1,547 1,759 
2,050 
