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ready for removal. In this manner danger from soil contamina- 
tion will be avoided, as the importation of soil from other coun- 
tries is fraught with too much risk to permit of this manner of 
introducing trees being employed. To convey the young plants 
in transit and to facilitate their handling a series of cases has been 
prepared, in which they will be placed. During the journey to 
Honolulu, upon favorable days, the tops of the cases will be re- 
moved, so that the trees should arrive at their destination in ex- 
cellent condition. 
The papaia trees at Moanalua attract attention on account of 
their sturdy and robust appearance. At present an effort is being 
made to establish a special variety of this very versatile fruit. 
The shape of the papaia which is being developed is a particu- 
larly attractive one, each fruit being marked with regular and 
distinct flutings. As all other horticulturists in Hawaii, Mr. 
Maclntyre has his special theory of the determination of sex in 
this eccentric tree, and certainly the uniform success with which 
he secures fruit-bearers gives weight to his ideas on this subject. 
The method of keeping the intervening ground between the 
trees well tilled and free from grass, has produced excellent re- 
sults at Moanalua, and is one which should be generally followed 
wherever good crops of fruit are expected. The root systems of 
nearly all trees are so extensive that it is futile to expect them to 
derive adequate nourishment and water from a meagre hole en- 
circling the trunk. In order that young- orchard trees may grow 
successfully it is necessary that the elements of plant food are 
available where they can be appropriated by the wide spreading 
root filaments. For this reason the ground should be cleared and 
water and such fertilizer as may be required, distributed wherever 
the root system extends. 
The orchids of the gardens have long been famous and the 
houses devoted to these plants and to roses, ferns and palms pre- 
sent a beautiful appearance and are exceedingly interesting. The 
impression left by a visit to Moanalua is a very pleasant one, and 
the remembrance of well trimmed hedges and lawns, of taste- 
fully arranged orchards of fruit trees and of ornamental foliage 
and flowering plants will long remain in the memory. 
The United States Consul at Valencia, Spain, reports great de- 
pression in the Spanish orange-growing industry. Growers have 
been forced to sell their fruit at prices which, after deducting 
packing expenses, freight, etc., leave practically no profit what- 
ever. It is stated that Jamaica and Jaffa oranges are more 
popular than Valencias on the British market, and Spanish 
oranges are unable to compete with the more favored varieties. — 
The Agricultural News, Barbados. 
