The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-05-07

| Hs66 Treos in all.
Besides the above - plautahoas were supplied
| With from Ii TO - varieties OF sugar cane all Of
whieh are new TO this country.
| The principal oblcc; II view has been 10 raise
useful or economic plants aud trees for the sake
| OF public squares aid gardens, however, sueh
plants which are f1s ornamental purposes only
| have not altogether been neglected.
The rules adopted in regard TO distribution 81
/ plants frum the nursery have been as follows;
lst. Governments and public places are supplied
with the trees and plants needed.
| II. Returns arr made az times 90 parties who
have sent seeds to tbs nursery. 10 those who gave
permission to gather seeds, plants. cuttings, etc,
IN their gardens and 70 those who helped other
/ wise ir this cause.
81. Certain valuable tines. new to this country,
and their successful growth being doubtful, have
been sent to various places these islands where
they are most likely TO thrive. In several instances
| this has proved most beneficial in many Of
those localities trees are doing well, which even
| 4. the nursery with the greatest care bestowed
| upon them proved u failure.
| An indiscriminats ErItuii0us distribution Of
plants by Government to private individuals as
! il is for instance done IN Australia and other
| countries, do not as yet recommend; the ex-
| pense Of boxing, oartiug and especially shipping
To other Islands aFc VeEy great, aud therefore i'm
practicable.
To encourage landowners, however. to plant
trees. the obtaining Of seeds should be made easy
for them, at 4 small clst 10 Government Seeds
could be imported, gathered IN our forests, or in
the private gardens Of Honolulu, where especially
many valuable seeds 50 10 waste and II IudieioGs-
ly distributed would Prove lasting beenht TO
his country.
The result Of the work % transplantinc on tho
MAkiki Mountains has becu as follows: ll,iO
trees On IS acres. planted after being raised in
cases; 1000 trees on p acres raised by sowing
direc; into the crOund 81 ~ trees on & acres in
all. and there are probably about the same mum
Der of seedlings AT the Maklki Nursery soon ready
for transplAnting.
The raising Of trees in seed bed, and transplant
iEc them afterwards has on the whole proved
more successful than sowing IN the open grUund,
bat the difficulties are many in making trees grow
on lands WHERE they cannot Be uuatlrCd when
yuung. and especially 50 IN a tropical climate,
and in order TO secure uutiro success much has TO
be learned in regard W selecting seasons the kind
of seed, and the manner Of planting generally.
During the very dry summer OF last year a large
number OF trees, say l5pVy, comprising many
varieties at the time Believed TO Be suitable for
the purpose. died tor want " moisture. NOd1ubt
some kinds were uus1ited 10 the culture Afforded
them, and Others were probably too young not TO
suocumb to a drOuth containing for many months,
Il must be remembered that this undertaking was
only begun in September, lSSe.
The greatest success on the hills has been With
the different varieties OF Eucalyptus. lruawood
aud Waffle trees. To mention all the kinds Of
trees introduced and grown, would make this re-
port too lengthy and special treatise on the sub
iect which have n preparation viii for general
information probably answer the purpose better. |
In the year ISL. the net income 10 the Prus-
sian government from thu forests WIS So lass |
aud the there Is no doubt TIA; in time the Ha-
vaiiAn Government will also derive handsome |
revenue from forestry
The forests in northern climates are mainly |
cared for 10 raise timber aud hrewuod, and t1af |
Is about all they can produce. In tropical cuun-
Try Ike our islands II Is different, varieties
of plants and trees can be successfully grown /
here, the products OF which are Of great CON-
mercial value. but - returns from such cultures
can only be expected IN the far OF future, they
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, wuuld hke 10 make the
following suggestions
An the public lands set aside for tree planting
and thOss immediately adjoining should be tabu
for sporting purposes and all riding over them be
prohibited
Tie parties who receive permits to cut grass on
the hills ought 70 be placed either under the con
troll Of the forester they ought - Be restricted
to entering the grounds BY one opening only, and
4 penalty being attached 20 their leaving It IN
locked Al present the imperfect closing Of these
Openings allows stray animals 10 roam over the
cultures ut will.
Soue-pruvisions ought 20 be made % cst nd Of
the semi-EiId horses and goats which infest the
hills They APPARENTLY have no ovneTsr bat a.
ihsy cannot Be caught they cannot be brought
under or pound laws
In order to eIrry on the work successfully for
the coming biennid period I w0uld recommend
N appropriation for this pu-Ir1se q Sl=rooH, 10
be used as follows
Wages forester at Makiki, years .--...S i,ioO00
Wages 10 laborsrs At Alakiki, yelrs--.. $1,000
Movable iron shed for catching vatarat
the slopes Of Tanialus. tauks----s--- 10000 |
Wages gardener at Nurscry, yclrs.---- 1000
Wages labJrer az Nursery years-.--. 5lQuO
Tools, boxes, pots, plants, seeds. expense
OF gathering seeds the LATTER partly
intended for -ratuitouls aIstrlbu-
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