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no caTefu1fy paced tlfeeiiie;sss. et ~
the seeds are tUFmed at the base Of
the scales as in the instance of the
pine, each cone producing a vast
quantity of them. This cone gradu-
ally unfolds as it natures, and
changes from white to flesh color,
growing browner with age. The
plant in Colonel Fishers yard is at
least twenty-five years old, and has
been Towering and fruiting several
years. Colonel Fisher gave us a
seed produced by this plant last sea
son, which somewhat resembles an
English walnut outwardly and Is
nearly as large. The inner construc
ton is more like that of chestnut,
and the kernel III flavor something
the same.
In stem and leaves it resembles
the palm; in many other characteris'
tics, particularly in the organization
of fruit, it approximates to the conf
ers in the mode of developing
leaves it bears relation to the ferns.
Among the latter 1t has sometimes
been improperly classed; for, while
the fern is reproduced from spores
only, this is reproduced from genuine
seed. It's real and proper classified
ton IS little indefinite, but its most
natural arrangement Is among the
palms. l: is a native of Japan, and
the pith of The trunk yields com
mercial sage, said to be superior tc
that imported from the West Indies
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JUNE 9d

soap, would be called wasteful, as
such material will operate like an ex-
cellent fertilizer when spread around
fruit trees or any sort OF berry bushes.
After barrel of soft soap has been
diluted and has passed through the
wash tub, the elements of fertility in
the mass will be even more valuable
to growing trees and plants than If
applied in any other way.
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Paper Bricks.

From an Exchange.
A California correspondent is re-
ported as writing: Paper bricks,
now being made in Wisconsin, strike
us as exactly what we want here.
One Of our paper mills made few,
which need but touch to bring con.
viction. 1t is papier neache com:
pressed. San Francisco shanties will
soon tumble to pieces. Yet brick is
ob;ectional in this damp atmosphere.
No country on earth has more or
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pines as for corn, cotton or cabbages.
Fertilizing will pay if properly
done. One says this plant being a
coarse feeder, the soil should be
highly fertilized with any strong ma
nure." Perhaps its kindred, the air
plants are coarse feeders" Another,
"any stimulating manures may be
applied unsparingly. Peruvian gu
ano is the best Yet another, 'Pe,
ruvian guano, fish guano, stable ma
nure, or droppings from the hen
coop are all good. Use which is
most convenient" The last quota
ton will do but it needs the COM
ment "go slow" / believe aprotuse
application of any strong manure
will be hurttul if not destructive,
but a moderate use of almost any
manure will be highly beneficial.
Where small piles of brush were
burned the plants grew best, but
where log heaps were burned they
appear diseased and stunted. The
plant curves over to one side and
the leaves die. The same thing ap-
pears in a neighbours plantation.
From this l concluded that a small
amount of potash is useful, but a
large amount is hurtful.
The plants l set last September a
year ago, have been sparlngly tertll'
lied with a liquid compound OF soap
suds, house slops, and hen guano !;
this with good cultivation has pro-
duced good results. One edge Of
the plat had not been cow-penned
(which is the usual mode OF tertlliz-
ing here) but chicken-penned, and
along that edge the plants act just as
they do where the log heaps were
burned. Also a neighbor had few
plants, and by way Of extra care
they were literally fertilized with
chamber Stops. They grew vigor-
ously tor time, then began to curve
over to one side as above described
until they nearly all died. From
these facts l judge that a small
amount of ammonia is helpful, but a
larger amount harmful. Further OBJ
servation may prove these conclu-
sions fallacious, but in the light OF
these facts | see no other conclusion
possible. But whether true or false
it will be safe to "go Slow"
Here is au estimate that appeared
in the Florida NeeO Yorker of Au-
gust, 1878: *
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London Purple.
vi the RftraL Ne1p Yorker

ITONt tN6 1lttfut " GU 4UhCTs
So tar as we can ascertain, this in
secticide is destined to take the place
of Paris green entirely, and there are
many cogent reasons why 1t should.
The color is a bright purple and it
can, therefore, readily be detected upon
the green leaves. 1t will adber to
the leaves also, SO. that smaller
quantity sufices. 1t is only little
over half the weight OF Paris, green,
so that the same weight will go
twice as far. 1t is far less dangerous
to human life, and its cheapness in
sures it, in great measure, against
adulteration. Professor Cook says
that it can be put in the market at 10
cents, or less, per pound, and that he
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Culture of the Pineapple.

Req. James II. White, Of Florida in C"Hf0Tn'"
HoTticUIturist.
Mulching makes demand upon
our attention since great stress Is
placed upon it by all here who have
written upon the subject. One says
"they require mulching to keep the
sand and vegetable matter from
blowing and lodging in the bud and
leaf Joints OF the plants, which, il
not washed out by the process, OF
pouring water into the bud, will ultl-
mately destroy the plant" Another
says 'the plant will not thrive if any
impurities are permitted to remain
in the bud or in the leaf joints. In
sandy soil the plant needs washing
out after every heavy rain or wind
till the plants are high enough to ad-
NIT of a good mdlching of corn
husks or straw" Yet another says
latter the ground is thoroughly pre-
pared, heavy mulching Of moss is
spread over it fully two inches thick.
The mulching will keep down all
grass and weeds"
Our Lake Worth man is heavy on
mulching. To.prove that it is neces,
sary, be says "they will not thrive if
The roots of the leaves are choked
with sand, even if the bud or crown
is kept clear. Loose, cultivated soil
alongside of the patch will blow
over and ruin the plants unless there
are several rows OF corn or other
wind. break to protect them"
These quotations contain two
grains of truth, about the same
amount of laziness, and the remain
der is most unmitigated nonsense.
LIST grain. MuIching will keep
down weeds. This is true, but be-
lieve it to be the invention of lazi-
ness.
End grain. Sand in the bud If
kept wet very long when the plant is
not growing will kill it.
Here is an item Of experience. In
picking the fruit last summer some
Slips were broken off while very
small. They were set in very loose,
sandy land. They were so small
that to keep them in place they We're
nearly buried in the sand. The
crowns were soon full, but were
never mulched or washed out.
out. They are now nice, thrifty
plants from foot to eighteen inches
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rGG5eqf3iSlGagSl3n in acidity. l find that
the acid is good in fruit from Jour-
teen year old bud upon orange, as Mr..
Wolfskill has common Sicily lemon
budded upon orange that old this is,
l suppose, the oldest lemon budded
upon orange in the country; it was
budded by Mr.. WoltskiIl in 1866 as
experiment"
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The Sweet Potato.

from ahe RuTdt Messenger.
4 Nearly every farmer plants few
sweet potatoes for home use, but
comparatively few attempt to raise
any for market. II is, however.
often very profitable crop for the
latter purpose, provided the farmer
has cellar that willkeep them sound
and good till late winter or spring.
1t is now about time that the young
drawers" or sprouts, were large,
enough to transfer to the patch. In
deed truckers OH the eastern shore
and near Norfolk were setting them
out ten days ago.
Farmers, as class, have not been
quite thorough enough in preparing
the ground tor this crop 1t should
be deeply broken in order to enable
the crop the better TO withstand
drouths on the one hand and exces-
sive rains on the other The land
should be cross-plowed and narrowed
till very fine, and should be literally
filed with rich compost or stable
manure. 1t cannot be made too rich
with the right sort OF manure, and it
should be broadcast and thoroughly
worked into the soil before the hills
or beds are made. Any old. dry lot,
OF sandy nature serves well for the
sweet potato,-and all the better il
the previous winters COW pens were
built upon the site. Perhaps new
ground, how ever, whereon the brush,
ETC., has been burned and the ashes
spread, is the best soil for the potato.
AS first crop it leaves such land in
excellent condition for anything else,
and the yield in potatoes is often very
satisfactory. We recommend trial
on new ground; with not too much
coarse litter in the ridges, though
some is necessary.
For the early crop the white yam
is perhaps the best and most popular.
The yellow bark and red are tavorite
varieties later ON in the fall and win.
ter, and the first is also one of the
best keepers. But tor late keeper
that will be good Tor the table in May
and June, .here is none that can com
pare with the old time Spanish pota.
to. This kind is still grown by
planting the slips in April or May,
Instead OF sprouts taken from the
slips in the bed,-and any kind can
be grown in the same way, if pre-
.tnrred Sweet ,aesa..s.sty2 q re-.saaliin1.
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Jnen turned IL Nuf#eT.t He o. - W
quence was that the plants were of
extraordinary large size and the
flowers of great beauty. Il was not
necessary to water the garden, which
was greatly admired by all who saw
it. The flowers were so large that
they appeared 10 be of different
varieties from those grown on land
that was not sailed.
had some potatoes growing from
seed that wilted down as soon as the
weather became very hot. L applied
salt to the surface of the soil till it
was white. The vines took vigor'
GUS start, grew to the length OF three
feet, blossomed and produced tubers
from the size OF hens eggs to that OF
goose eggs. My soil is chiefly sand,
but l believe that salt is highly bene-
fetal to clay OF to common pralrie
land
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1QaG udU UGSu uHuOI CulOulC LuduJ
years. About twelve years ago it
was sown with oats, with 200 pounds
guano and bones, mixed with salt
and plaster, and made thirty or
thirty.fve bushels per acre, all ted off
by turning stock in the field. -Four
years ago he left it uncultivated un-
til the middle OF July; there was
then heavy growth of weeds on it,
just grown. He turned them in, and
dropped peas in every third furrow.
The result was a heavy crop of vines,
and at least fifteen bushels OF peas
per acre. These were fed off by beef
cattle.
He commenced on the third day of
the next May with two horses, to
prepare the land for cotton, and APP
piled to each acre 250 pounds Of sou-
able bones, 1855 pounds No. 1 Peru
Wan guano, and 100 pounds plaster,
dropped in the bottom OF the turrow.
He hired the picking of most OF the
cotton at 40 cents per 100 pounds.
The lot averaged about 5000 pounds
per acre, but owing to storm and
other causes, he gathered only about
300 pounds-two good bales per
acre. In the lot was potato patch,
which had been twice MANFRED and
mulched with straw. He thinks that
portion made AT the rate of 5000
pounds per acre. The next best place
was about one acre Of old pine field,
first year, which made about 5000
pounds. The cotton would have
been better, planted April 10. He
found, during the wet weather. where
most manure was put it stood the
rain best.
The whole cost of one acre was
$32.05. Against this small outlay
stands credit Of 300 pounds seed
: cotton, equal to SIS pounds of lint.
worth, say, to make sure, S2O4; leav-
ing clear profit OF $177.95 per acre,
or $2,751.2O on field OF sixteen
acres
Mr.. Git contends that we can
make cotton raising decidedly prof.
able only by pushing it something on
the plan limited at IN the foregoing.
And then we must drop the old eX-
elusive system, substantially mixed
system, so to speak. In other words,
the plantation must produce all its
food crops in addition to its cotton.
The area of cultivation must be re-
duced, and thorough rotation OF
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fill the responsible positions of jurymen it is neces-
sary that when they are addressed by a learned
Judgelin technical terms, Cor as we take leave to call
ii in legal argot) proper explanations of such terms
should be rendered at the same time, in order that
an erroneous verdict may not be given through mis-
apprehension of their meaning. As laymen we beg
to say that " adverse possession " does not necessa-
rily imply 8 hostile possession according to the
proper meaning of those words in the English, or as
we lately heard it called the United States language.
Hence as the learned Judge used this word in ad-
dressing the jury the least that can be said is that
his language was indiscreet and unsatisfactory and
therefore liable to the objection raised.
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SPORTING NEWS.

RAcING.-The papers to hand by the steamer
contain no news of either English or American
racing later than that already TO hand y For the
Melbourne Cup, the great event Of the year 10
Victoria, Mata and Progress were the ~favorites.
The V. j. G. got up a special meeting out Of
compliment to Sir Hercules Robinson, who was a
visitor at the opening of the Exhibition. At
these races the only notable event was the de-
lection by the stewards of a decided case of
I" pulling." The course was heavy. and the time
slow.
BoATING.-The match on the Thames, between
Tricket and Hanlon. is to come of on the 18th
November. Both men are training carefully.
The Australian is reported 20 be ia splendid
form. On the 9th October, Laycock, a Sydney
man, who is champion oarsmen Of Victoria, but
a long way from being a match for Tricket, pulled
against Blackman over the usual course, between
Putney and Mortlake. The race Is thus described
in Reuters telegram, " Blackman got away with
the lead, but after the men had been sowing
three minutes Laycock drew level. Blackman
spurted finely, but the Australian forged steadily
ahead, and, by superior stamina. distancOd his
opponent, who was dead beat in IL minutes,
Laycock finishing the remainder of the course
alone. Time, 26 minutes" The match was for
$500 a side.
CRIcKET.-The Australian cricketers left Eng
land on the 5th instant, returning. via sSuez.
just before leaving they pulled of q match
against the Players Of England, with two wickets
to spare. No large scores appear in the record
of this match-Barnes. for the Enelishmen,
standing conspicuous with 80. The totals
were Players, first innings, 80 second, 81.
Australians, FIRST innings, 1873 ! second, eight
wickets for 40. Before leaving the Australian
were enthusiastically feted.
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On Monday, November 18th, 1880, at the front entrance
of Aliiolani Hale, at II O'Clock noon, will be sold at
Public Auction, the following Leases of Government
Lands.
LIST. That piece of land containing IS square fathoms.
situate on Queen-street, and at present leased by Messrs.
Tibbets and sorenson. Terms Lease, S years, payable
semi annually in advance upset price. $50 Per annum.
2nd. That piece Of land, 100 feet by 40 feet. situated
on the Esplsnade. and at present occupied by Msssrs.
T.. R. Foster & Co. Terms Lease, S years, payable
semi-annuAlly in advance upset price. $500 per snnum.
n. A. T. CARTER. Minister Of the Interior.
Interior Office, October Is, 1880. ole
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To Exporters of Hawaiian Rice and ia
Whom il Nav Concern,

1880, ITO Prevent Fraudulent Expectation of Foreign
or Hawaiian Produce to Ports of the United States"
WILLIAM L. HOPPER is appointed Export Guard d" for
the Port of Honolulu. Parties who are shout to ship
Rice to any port of the United States, will notify the
'' Export Guard 4" of the intended shipment that he may
examine said Rice, and be able 10 give Q certificate that
it is the growth and produce of the Hawaiian Islands.
And in accordance with the said Act, I have hxed and
hereby fix the fee to be paid to said Export Guard /" for
examination and certificate. at the sum Of twenty Cents
per ton (of 1000 lbs1 and in proportion for any less
quantity than q ton. JOHN 8. WALKER.
-s .. f I- Minister of Finance.
Honolulu, October g., 1880. oc9 SIM
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TITLE BY PREsCRIPFIoN.-In the ejectment case
Kalela ct al. vs.. James Lemon, a verdict was given
for the plaintiffs and certain exceptions we're taken
by counsel for the defendant to the instructions
given by the presiding judge. The first Of these
was an objection to the following words used by His
Honor: "The defence by 20 years possession must
be in your minds unquestionable, hostile. and unin-
terrupted. In the judgment given by the full Court
in Bsnco on the 18th inst. on these exceptions We
find the following "The first exception taken was
not noticed by defendants counsel in his arguments
and appears to have been abandoned as untenable, Jas
in our view it ISL Now unless there be Q legal
definition of the word s. hostile" somewhat on a par
with that of 'fraud . and fraudulent Mr. DOle's
objection was exceedingly sound, Lawyers laugh
when lsymen talk about law, but as laymen have to
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list Of the projected teams -

ARRIVAL OF THE GANNEr.-H. B. NJ. slooP
Gannet, 1877 tons, 6 guns, and with 9 total of $50
souls on board, under commsnd Of Commander T.
G. Bourke, arrived at this port on the morning
Of the oath, % days from Psnams. The Gannet
expected to meet the flagship Triumph ct this port.
but, on arrival here, learned that that vessel had
received orders to return to Callso. The Penguin
il now expeCted-snd il it arrives, the Gsnnet may
possibly return to San Francisco. The sloop reports
speaking the American ship M'Lauren on the 9th Of
October, in lat les n. long. 1l24S w.. bound
from San Francisco for Cork. The following is q
list of the officers attached to this vessel =
Commsnder-E. @. Bourke
Senior Lieutenant-J. E. @. Goodrich
second Lieutsnant-H. g. Thorold
Third Lieutensnt (navigsting)-E. J. Fleet
stan Surgeon-W. j. InmAn
Paymaster-R. q. Chandler
Chief Engineer-Charles Plat
Sub-Lieuteuant-R. B. Farquhsr
VI. q. Du c. Chsds ..
Surgeons. II. williams
EnQineer-H. ]. ]. g. Moon
Clerk-M. W. Sullivan
Gunner-F. }. II. Johnson
Carpenter-H. g. Allison.
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THE undersigned. having been duly appointed by the
Minister of the Interior rs Commissioners to ascertain
and determine upon the compensation to be made TO the
owner or owners, person or persons interested for the
taking or injuriously affecting such land and water rs
may be required for the use of the Honolulu water
Works, in accordance with an Act, ITO authorize the
Minister of the Interior to take possession OF whatever
land and water may be required for the use Of the Homo
lulu Water Works. approved 18th day Of August, 1850
and amended by Act to amend same, approved srd day OF
August, 1878, hereby give notice that such claims Tor
compensation, in connection with the lands named In the
annexed schedule. must be presented to the undersigned
at the Office of the Government Survey, within thirty
days from dste of this Issue.
--.- - $685. J. 7. WATERHoUsE.
pr j. T. Brown.
SCHEDULE OF LANDS ABovE REFERRED TO.
Ill OF oPU.-Hsumakaswe, Poloke. Asunalohs' John
IFS.
PAwAA OR Kaaksukukui. Kali
wiokaihu and such portions of Kewalo IS lie msukA OF
Beretania street. ocl6 I'm