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0 nit ho pus satirus (serradella) . This is established' on Maui 
and Molokai. 
Hedysantm covonarium (sulla clover). Now being grown on 
Haleakala and Parker ranches as a forage plant. 
Seeds of the following plants have been received from Mr. J. 
M. Rankin for distribution to the members of the Hawaiian 
Bee-Keepers' Association and I await the pleasure of the Asso- 
ciation in regard to their disposal : 
Black sage. 
A\ nite sage 
Wild alfalfa. 
Phacclia tancctifolia and Phacclia sp., a native California 
species. 
Horehound. 
Of the above the white sage and the black sage are the most 
important. Both Mr. Rankin and Mr. Jared G. Smith are of the 
opinion that the sages will not become a pest to our pastures or 
cultivated lands. 
1 include in this report a letter from Mr. Rankin in reference 
to seeds that have already been forwarded : 
United States Repartment of Agriculture, 
Bureau of Entomology, 
Riverside, Cal., Oct. 19, 1907. 
Mr. D. L. Van Dine, 
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, 
Honolulu, T. H. 
Dear Mr. Van Dine : 
I am mailing you today seeds of the following California bee 
plants : 
No. 1, Phacelia tancetifolia. 
No. 2, Phacelia sp., a native of California, undetermined. 
No. 3, AYhite sage. 
Xo. 4, Black sage. 
Xo. Horehound. 
Xo. 6, Wild alfalfa. 
I fully intended cleaning these seeds before I sent them to 
you, but time prevented me. They will, of course, grow if simply 
rubbed out and sown hulls and all. 
As to the culture required' by these plants I will state briefly : 
Xo. 1 probably thrives best in good soil. It will form for 
you, I think, the most valuable plant of the lot as a bee plant. I 
do not know the range of conditions under which it will best 
thrive. 
Xo. 2 grows in rocky waste land and is a dry-land plant. It 
also grows in the bottoms or wherever it can gain a foothold. 
This is a valuable plant for you, but not the nectar-producer that 
Phacelia tancetifolia has proved itself to be. 
