The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-12-14

3 CleghOrn. and & Derby. ajoity u whom forms
quorum for the transaction u any business. that
at least six q them must have con-pirrI embark
in this pieayune private speculation
And now allow me 10 aIIuIc TO another article.
Published in your paper few weeks ago (which
did not consider quite worthy Of separate notice
the timcl. commenting On some plants kindly for
wsrJIei by Mr.. Van Reed. of japan. You say:
To shi. .nd - s IN i,aa AZ hs gsn ~Sl~ tsrr~ Ct
tctiou q Jspaaes~ liy bai,. &c srhu bat gusftaly
thy wsrc cons e q t esfs Il the frr-rn o' IN N-ui-
PrivaSs garden, nathia has b,n heard q tha-
When the box containing that collection Of lily
roots arTiveI-nOt eOn-isnei-to me. you. with
your average amount OF accuracy. assert but Co His
TX the present Minister u Foreign Relations, he
rcqueste,l me 10 take charge Of il. which dill but
being Opene,i il found 90 contain fortid
of putrity, in consequence Of the roots having
been packed IN damp mould. which resulted III fer
mentatiOu- few sickly roots were found on the
outside Of the mas. which distributed in
corlance with the directions Of the donor himself,
and Of them were destined for you. 1
really do not what business you have o.
melile in the matter. / regret to say that AL
the care and attention bestowed on these roots
by myself aud others have fIilei 10 preserve them
summer. and am unable % and that
one single root survives ~ understand you have
received share Of the last consignment Of y roots,
you will have excellent opportunity Of proving
your superior skill IN their culture Meantime feel
assured that they entirely unsuitel climate.
AMI the cDfurtiEt-t tiIt- Tiulou
fact that roots of Of the fner sorts introduced
and grown BY Mrs Dominis ani myself in former
years, have all shared the same fate.
In another part Of that article You say:
BE from Mr. Van Reeds Ir'er. that fh.
very HHe .nd laFEs collection arr iired &c the Agricultural
Sety but really bve that ~Iat = given 10 that Lody
be : much thrown away
How far You are qualified 90 form any opinion
whatever OF the capacity Of the Society, its
officers TO cultivate plants, will be best illustrated
by the almost Incredible fact that ycu-who have
been persistent IN Villifyng them, and riiicung
the splendid collection Of imported plants in charge
of Mr. Derby, a. nOxiOus weeds, - - Canada this
tles,'' &c--haye sfudIOHsiy arOited examining that
collection, and know about much Of its quality
extent ~ the man in the moon and i am told. on
the authority Of eye witness, that whea occasion
calls you pass the theatre premises you actually
turn your flee away from it, lest conviction should
be forced on You by a view Of those truly splendid
trees OvertOppng the fence the successful intro
duction and propagation Of aHy one of which would
suffice redeem them from your silly detractiOn-
80 far relates the last collection lately sent
by Mr.. Van Reel, of which you received 4 share Of
very much more healthy and vigorous plants than
fell 10 the lot Of the Scety, and which furnished you
a very favorable opportunity Of proving your suPe-
riOr capacity preserve aud cultivate them, invite
tell the public hrue-.ly how many OF them You
have preserved and in n growing state In
the meantime may ay that il IS currently reported
by your friends that every single plant Of your share
Of that collection has de. while the Society can pro
duce several which seemed more dead than alive
when received, and which alive and flourish
ing-which collection therefore has been - thrown
away is not difficult problem to solve under these
circumstances
claim as an act Of simple justice that you will
give this letter place IN your next number.
J. MONTGOMERY.
REM,RE=-The above communication may be
taken rs the Annual Report Of the eleven-year
President Of the Agricultural Society. Ii il
characteristic Of tie source il emanates from,
- fY1Icrfln-h The
public. however, will BE- gratifcd to learn from
the report that the SOciety has obtained posses-
sion Of n taro Tatch,'' which, though small, Is
sufficiently large u enable the officers To practice
the rudiments OF agriculture, and perhaps i'm
prove the quality Of the staple ecuent Of Hawaii.
We asserted that the Samang tree had been
sold By the Society for one dollar and quarter
each. Mr. Montgomery offers hi- evidence To
prove that not the Society, but the Socety's cur
ator, j. the party who should have been brought
mp. A. in law the principal il always respon-i-
ble for the aets Of hi- agent We must beg 70 dis
agree ON this subject. and abide by our hr-t A.
sertion. IL Inat,.rs little whether the number
sold has been I've or five thousand, the point IL
the same, that the public could neH procure the
seeds or plants from the Society only by paying
for them. II Mr.. Montgomery succeeds no better
a. n lawyer than a. a witness, his chances are
slender.
To show how much the Samang seeds are
sought for, we may state here that, since our
notice appeared, we have supplied gratuiiously
over forty different applicants from all the Islands.
Mr.. Montgomery upbraid- W. for not publish
ing the l-t Of officers Of the Society. No list or
report has before been furnished us, nor any re-
quest made % publish them. We did not vOlun-
teer a report Of the proceedings mt the meetings,
out Of simple charity for it, President, who re-
eefved from scyeral Of the members most eaustic
rebukes for the manner IN which he had conduct
ed the affair Of the Society.
About tine JaJane-e lilies which were sent here
for distribution, We were mistaken in saying they
were - consigned - 10 the President Of the So
ciety il should have read entrusted to him. We
have understood they were planted in Mr. Mont
gDmery's garden, and are still growing there.
If any have died, it j. because nothing from
abroad should be expected to live and thrive when
planted in such bog that selected for these
lilies. If 80 not a single root now survives the
cause il 70 be found in the locality and not the
nature Of these beautiful plants, which thrive
well elsewhere. \ portion Of those plants were
designed for us and Mr. VI. well knows it,
Regarding the last lot Of plants and lilies, sent
~ VI BY Mr. Van Reed, we will adj that die
tributed four parcels kauai, five or rix on
Maui and five or six ON Hawaii, dccming that il
wa the most likely mode u secure their growth
to scatter them in various localities and climates
Some Of the pines have been planted in IIilo and
at the Volcano House at Kiauea. IL il only in
this way that it be determined whether thcy
are or are not - un-uiied u our climate" and
not by thrus,ing them all down in one place
and that almost a swamp.
After reading over Mr.. Montgomery letter
can any one wonder Why it il tina. the once hon