The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-09-28
Correspondence pac. Commercial Advertiser.
Fruit and Shade Trees.

Mr.. EDITOR Il would respectfully inquire if you
did not forget, in your last weeks stirring admoni-
ton to plant trees, that there are a large pumber and
variety of trees and giants at the Agricultural Soci-
ety's Garden, awaiting orders to be transferred to
Honolulu, to add their shade, their beauty, and last,
but not least, their value, to the pleasant groves of the
city When there was but little choice between the
pandanus, hau and the Pride of India, the latter was
certainly the most ornamental, and to be preferred to
the others; but I don't see why, for the future, the
Pride of India should be the only ire advisable to be
planted, when much better, more ornamental, loftier
and rarer trees can be had.
Through the almost ubiquitous exertions of DIR.
Hilebraud, Europe, America, Australia, Mexico,
South America. the Indies, and Micronesia contribute
annually.the seeds of their choicest and most valuable
plants to the store of the Hawaiian Islands.
Do you desire evergreens, plants that are hardly
yet to be found on these islands? There are the
stately araucaria, the lofty pine of California, the
bright seaside pine, the Austrian pine, the Scotch
fir, to remind the Scotchman of his distant mountain
home, the majestic cypress, which thrives so well here,
the slender and rapid growing casuarina. the arbor
vitae with its lively green, so prim-looking, SO very
clean, that its presence would render the dirtiest en-
trance neat looking.
Would you have beautiful shade trees. There is
the pltnecoi0Dlum, anu VINO IN honolulu mas not al
mired that stately tree which overshadows the resi-
dence of DIR. Guillou; the Inca of Mexico, the euca-
lyptus, too, the cassia Brazi.iana with its velvety
leaves, the silk cotton tree with bright leaves of pur-
pie, and many others, the pride and beauty of the
distant countries of the sunny South. There is the
ochroma of the West Indies with its most magnificent
leaves, and the family of acacias. Look at that mol
lissima, the very queen of grace. You might watch
it for hours, when the wind plays through its slender
boughs. Every motion is grace. The very breezes
delightto revel amongst its feathery leaves, and the
sunbeams sport in the variety of colors, from light .
dark, from dark to light There are indeed far more
beautiful trees than the Pride of India. There is the
rapid growing locust, with elegant foliage, its fra
grant, beautiful flowers. l heard a gentleman OBJ
serve the other day on seeing it, Oh, the very same
old locust of home - 1 wondered if the sight of it
brought back perhaps sweet memories of some pleas
ant grove at the old homestead. There are also the
beautiful shade tree, the Kentucky coffee tree, the
gleditschia, etc.
Do you want fruit trees /? There are the anonas
from Mexico, Peru and the West Indies, the Mediter-
ranean lemon, the olive, and before many days the
cherry, apricot, n~ectarine, plum, walnut, etc. There
is also the most useful osier willow, without which no
farmer or gardener should be. OF fine towering
shrubs, a variety-of magnificent flowers, the queen
of the night.
So please send on your orders before the commence
ment of the rainy season. By Late arrival 1 am well
prepared with pots, as most of the trees and plants
must needs he transplanted when young, and very
many never bear transplanting except from pots.
1t is in this climate almost impossible to keep con.
stantly a complete nursery on account of the gener-
ally very rapid growth. Acacias, which fourteen
months ago when transplanted, were but two or three
inches high. have during that time grown to a height
Of from eighteen to twenty-four feet. Locusts, the
seed of which six months ago were put into the
ground. are at present from eight to ten feet high.
1 would therefore most respectfully request those who
will favor US with their orders, to send them as early
as possible, and l shall endeavor, by careful plant
ing. to give satisfaction. HoLsrE1N.
r. H. A. S. Garden.