HAWAII AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION", HONOLULU. 
(Under the supervision of A. C. True, Director of the States Relations Service, United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture.] 
E. W. Allen, Chief of Office of Experiment Stations. 
Walter H. Evans, Chief of Division of Insular Stations, Office of Experiment Stations. 
STATION STAFF. 
J. M. Westgate, Agronomist in Charge. 
J. Edgar Higgins, Horticulturist. 
M. 0. Johnson, Chemist. 
F. G. Krauss, Superintendent of Extension Work. 
C. W. Carpenter, Plant Pathologist. 
J. B. Thompson, Assistant Agronomist, in Charge of Glenwood Substation. 
Alice R. Thompson, Assistant Chemist. 
C. A. Sahr, Assistant Agronomist. 
A. T. Longley, In Charge of Cooperative Marketing Investigations. 
J.'W. Love, Executive Assistant. 
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 
Honolulu, Hawaii, October 30, 1916. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith and to recommend for publication as 
Bulletin No. 44 of the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station a paper entitled 
"The Litchi in Hawaii, " by J. E. Higgins, horticulturist of this station. The peculiar 
requirements of the litchi probably are responsible for its tardy utilization both in 
the Hawaiian Islands and the citrus belt of the mainland portion of the United States. 
Its exquisite flavor has made it a favorite fruit in the Orient for thousands of years, 
and it is expected that, with a proper understanding of the requirements of the litchi 
as regards propagation and culture, its extensive cultivation in the warmer portions 
of the United States will be attended with success. 
Respectfully, 
J. M. Westgate, 
Agronomist in Charge. 
Dr. A. C. True, 
Director States Relations Service, 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
Publication recommended. 
A. C. Tru. , Director. 
Publication authorized. 
D. F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture. 
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