The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-05-07
Permanent improvements, such as build
inrs at Makiki and Pawn including
The following trees were successfully 7
the Nursery and distributed as follows:

H,266 Trees in all.
Besides the above - plantations were supplied
With from 16 to 20 varieties of sugar cane all of
which are new to this country.
Ihe principal object in view has been to raise
useful or economic plants and trees, for the sake
OF public squares and gardens, however, such
plants which are for ornamental purposes only,
have not altogether been neglected.
The rules adopted in regard to distribution of
plants from the nursery have been as follows;
lst Government and public places are supplied
with the trees and plants needed.
I'd. Returns are made at times to parties who
have sent seeds to ths nursery, to those who gave
permission to gather seeds, plants cuttings etc,
IN their gardens and to those who helped other
wise in this cause.
Sd. Certain valuable trees, new to this country,
and their successful growth being doubtful, have
been sent to various places these islands, where
they most likely to thrive. In several instances
this has proved most beneficial, as IN many of
those localities trees are doing well, which even
! at the nursery with the greatest care bestowed
upon them proved a failure.
An indisoriminate gratuitous distribution of
plants by Government to private individuals, as
| IT is for instance done In Australia and other
| countries, do not rs yet recommend; the ex-
pense of boxing, carting and especially shipping
to other islands are very great and therefore i'm
practicable.
To encourage landowners, however, to plant
trees, the obtaining of seeds should be made easy
/ for them, at small cost to Government. Seeds
could be imported, gathered in our forests, or in
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many valuable seeds go to waste and if iudicious-
| ly distributed would Prove Il lasting beenft to
| his country.
The result of the work of transplanting on the
| Makik Mountains has been follows; 11,420
| trees on 50 acres, planted after being raised in
cases; 10000 trees on % actrs raised by sowing
direct into the ground; 81, 40 trees 63 acres in
| ALL and there are probably about the same num-
Der of seedlings at the Makiki Nursery soon ready
| for transplanting.
The raising of trees in seed bed, and transplant
| ing them afterwards has on the whole proved
| more successful than sowing IN the open ground
| but the difficulties many i'll making trees grow
| on lands where they cannot be matured when
young, and especially so in tropical climate
and in order to secure entire success much has 10
be learned III regard ~ selecting seasons the kind
of seeds, and the manner Of planting generally.
| During the very dry summer of last year large
number of trees, say 1900 comprising many
varieties at the time believed to be suitable for
| the purpose, died for want of moisture. NodOubt
| some kinds were unsuited TO the culture afforded
them, and others were probably too young not to
/ succumb to a drouth continuing for many months
| is must be remembered that this undertaking was
only begun in September, 1892.
| The greatest success on the hills has been with
| the different varieties of Eucalyptus IrOnwood
| and Waffle trees. To mention all the kinds of
| trees introduced and grown, would make this re-
port too lengthy, and a special treatise the sub
/ ject, which have in preparation will for general
| information probably answer the purpose better.
| In the year 1881, the net income to the Prus-
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/ and the there is no doubt that in time the Ha-
vaiian Government will also derive a handsome
revenue from forestry.
| The forests in northern climates are mainly
/ cared for to raise timber aud frewUod, and that
is about all they can produce. In tropical coun-
try like our islands it is different, many varieties
/ of plants and trees can be successfully grown
| here, the products of which are of great COM
mercial value, but as returns from such cultures
/ can only be expected IN the far off future, they
are as a rule not undertaken by private individuals
and must be carried on by Government.
| In order to protect the young trees planted on
the hills more efficiently. would like to make the
| following suggestions:
All the public lands set aside for tree planting
and those Immediately adjoining should be tabu
for sporting purposes and all riding over them be
| prohibited.
The parties who receive permits TO cut grass on
the hills ought to be placed either under the con-
troll of the forester they ought to be restricted
| to entering the grounds by one opening only, and
| q penalty being attached to their leaving 1t I'M
locked. At present the imperfect closing of these
| openings allows stray animals to roam over the
| cultures at will.
Some.provisions ought to be made to get rid of
the semi-wild horses and goats which infest the
hills. They apparently have no owners, but as
| theJ cannot be caught they cannot be brought
under our pound laws.
| In order to carry on the work successfully for
the coming biennial period | would recommend
an appropriation for this purpose Of S12,OOOOO to
be used as follows:
| wages forester at Maklkl years. lgOOOUO
Wages 10 laborers at Maliiki, years.. $4,000
the slopes Of Tantalus, tanks........ 10000
Wages gardener at Nursery, years ... 10000
| Wages laborer at Nursery, years.. 1000
Tools, boxes pots, plants, seeds, expense
| of gathering seeds 1.-THE latter partly
tionJ......,.................-...... $4,000
S12,OOOOO
| Respectfully,
Honolulu, March l, 1885, A. JAEGER