80 
paeolum) is badly attacked. If this parasite will do as well 
here as it does in California, we shall reduce the pest very con- 
siderably. 
Very truly yours, 
Edw. I\I. Ehrhorn, 
Superintendent of Entomology. 
DIVISION OE EORESTRY. 
R. S. Hosmer, Escp, Superintendent of Eorestry, Honolulu, T. H.. 
Dear Sir : — The following report gives the principal work done 
during the month of Eebruary : 
Nursery. 
Plants sold, in transplant boxes and pots 812 
Plants sold, in seed boxes 1000 
1812 
Given gratis, in transplant boxes and pots 754 
The sum of $82.80 was collected for plants and $4.70 for seed 
sold, total $87.50. 
The County Supervisors have asked for 3,000 Iron wood trees 
(Casiiarina equisetifolia) to be sent to the Waialua Road Board. 
Eifteen hundred will be forwarded in the early part of March 
and the balance about a month later. 
Seed Collecting. 
The two seed boys have been collecting seed of the different 
Cassias, this being the only time during the year that good seed 
of such trees as the Golden shower, Pink and White shower, and 
Pink shower can be got. Owing to a beetle that bores into the 
seed of these Cassias just as they are getting ripe a careful watch 
has to be kept so that enough good seed can be procured before 
the beetle has a chance to destroy it. The seed is collected, stored 
and kept secure from the borer, some in the pod and some in the 
small seed enclosures surrounding the seed. When required the 
seed is separated ; this takes quite a little time and only enough 
is separated to meet the demand. By the time the new seed comes 
in the old seed is useless and is thrown away. It can be seen from 
the above that it is impossible to give a correct statement each 
month of the amount of good seed that is collected. We cannot 
tell what amount of good seed there is in the pods until separated. 
We could weigh or count the pods or seed vessels as they come 
