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where the bud is inserted, or more correctly placed, should exhibit 
the same character. For all practical purposes this is identical 
with the chip-budding method employed in the propagation of 
pecans. The work is performed by cutting a slice or chip of bark 
and wood from the stock in the same manner as if the removed 
part was to be used as a bud ; a shield bud just large enough to 
make a snug fit is now cut from the budstick and placed on the 
cut and tied in the usual way. In using either of the methods 
of budding described above, the stock should at the time of 
budding be girdled six to nine inches above the bud. 
Mr. J. E. Fliggins, horticulturist of the Hawaii Agricultural 
Experiment Station, Honolulu, Hawaii, in Bulletin 20 of that 
Station, describes a method of shield-budding the mango that has 
recently been tried with success there. An unusually large bud, 
3 to 33/2 inches long, is recommended, and that the buds be in- 
serted on well-matured stock where the bark is rough and brown- 
ish, using bud-wood of the same character. 
P. J. Webster. 
Washington, D. C. 
THE MOUNTAIN TRAIL FROM W AH I AW A TO 
K AH AN A. 
Vaughan MacCaughey, College of Hawaii. 
Within the past few months there have been several ex- 
peditions over the ancient trail between Wahiawa and Ka- 
hana. 
The trail was undoubtedly used in early times, but has evi- 
dently been untraveled for many years. Although not es- 
pecially dangerous, it would tax considerably the pedestrian 
powers of any except well-hardened trampers. 
The data used in this account was gathered from two 
trips — one in the company of J. S. Donaghho and D. Fraser, 
January 28-30, 1910; the other with A. M. Pardee, Company 
H., U. S. A., and A. H. Ford, July 31-August 2, 1910. 
ROUTE. 
The complete journey is divisible into ten distinct stages: 
1. Honolulu to Wahiawa. 
2. Wahiawa to Beginning of Ditch Trail. 
3. Ditch Trail to Headgate Cabin. 
4. Headgate Cabin to Ridge to Summit. 
5. Up Ridge to Summit. 
6. Summit to Ridge descending into Kahana. 
7. Down Ridge to Kahana Stream. 
8. Kahana Stream to Trail, 
