The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-03

OK TUESDAY, Honolulu and its neighborhood ex-
perienced the blessings of a real good old-fash-
Toned rain, which has just arrived in the right time
to be OF service for some months to come. On
Wednesday the sun came out in his full glory, and
dried up the stagnant pools in the streets, harden
ing the mad and making things in general look in
appIe-pie order. Houses, fences, trees and shrubs
appeared as clean and bright as if hundreds of
busy Biddies had been scrubbing with brush and
soapsuds all night long. The Only disagreeable
features in the pleasant landscape are Punchbowl
Hill and Diamond Head. There a feeble attempt
ia made to put on a fresh green coat, but the "can't
come it is apparent, aud the red-looking seams
and spots show up the nakedness of those two
grand old mole hills-Madam Peleis former cook
ing stoves. Now why is it that the pretty town Of
Honolulu, certainly one of the finest looking cities
to be found anywhere in a tropical climate, per-
mits such miserable looking mountains in close
neighborboodi We are sure that in no other
country would the same sorry sight be permitted,
and we think something can be done here as well
as elsewhere. Let those two ugly mole hills be
dressed in a forest, and they will become beauties
and enhance the value of the plains besides. We
know that q trial was made some time ago by His
Majesty the King to transmogrify the aspects Of
Punchbowl Hill by planting trees, but unfortu-
nately propagating trees on such unpromising
nIAEEA VIII AOh w. ~ "S1A4 @0e-SA R'-N
which we are certain will succeed, and involve
neither labor nor expense, aud we pledge our
word that in q few years time Punchbowl Hill will
look like q young forest. In the fall before the
first rains set in, sow on top and on the sides near
the top, the seed of the ~RicOtidnd gldtcd, and the
rains will soon wash some of the seeds down its
sides. The ~nicOtidnd SIducd is one of the family of
picotianas to which the tobacco plant belongs.
The seed is ane. in fact not to be distinguished
from tobacco seeds, grows very easy and attains a
height OF perhaps Is to 20 feet, with quite a good
body Of 6rewood, although not of the best kind.
There are q good many plants in town, enough we
should Judge, IL the seed were taken care OF from
now iii the fall, to suffice for a first sowing. Those
who are unacquainted with the plant if they will
step into Mr.. Notes cigar store and take a peep
out of the back window, can learn all about the
~nicOtidnd qLducd and become acquainted with a
plant that may be of some use to them II they
should feel inclined to raise a little forest upon an
unsightly stone-wall. The plant will grow, If once
started, without needing rain or water for many
months. After the top and sides of Punchbowl
Hill are we'll covered with nicotiana, SO as to
throw a good shade over the ground and the roots
hold the soil, a bushel Of ripe mulberries, mashed
up and incorporated with two or three barrels oil
white sand and sown amongst the nicotlana IN the
fall. will produce a fine, fresh and green LOOKING
forest, which will attend to its own wants OF rain
aud moisture. Now we ask. would not a silk
growing establishment look well on top OF Punch
bowl Hill?