The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-09

to make the work to the working
committee as little irksome as posi-
BILE.
At the end OF the term named,
these orders would be examined.
| Many, no doubt, would call for the
| same thing which would be embodied
into one, and in a systematic way
| these orders would be sent TO the
various places abroad wherever, ac-
cording TO the opinion Of the commit
tee. they could be best obtained.
In order to protect this committee
from loss, all orders should be ac-
companied by the necessary cash.
There are few seeds that anybody be-
ing DESTROYS Of could not afford to
pay for, but 1t would be rather awk-
word, for instance, to receive from
party, who wants to go into Cinchona
culture extensively, an order for
couple of pounds of the seeds (Which
is worth 800 per ounce with the
simple request, ETC., please send bill.
There is a prevailing idea that the
Government ought to attend to all
this, and the remark is often made
''If the Government only would sup
ply us with this or that kind of plant
in sufficient number, we would make
plenty of money
TO be sure the Government has an
embryo nursery, but it is entirely
wrong to think that it was instituted
to supply individual wants. No
Government, possessed of ever so
many botanical gardens, could or
would comply with the demands
which are almost daily made upon
our poor little establishment.
It was instituted for the public
good, and, for the present, the main
and almost sole object, in my opinion,
is to introduce as many varieties of
new economic plants as possible, and
to prove what can successfully be
grown in the country.
The attention of the man at the
nursery is also directed towards rails
. ing trees for the squares and other
U public grounds, and whenever there
is surplus of the trees suitable fol
. the mountains, they are sent there tc
be planted on public lands.
n IN order to acclimatize certain
valuable plants they are occasionally
distri buted, sent to places most SINH
= lar to their native home, and to the
= address of persons who are most likely
! to take care of them. The manner
in which these distributions art
: made must, of course, be left to thu
discretion of the persons in charge.
1t sometimes occurs that an abund
arce of certain plants, either usefu
=, OF ornamental, is on hand, but NJ
public lands being available which
= are suitable, they are given away t.
:, anybody who values them sufficient.
: to carry them off to plant, but il
those instances it cannot be expecte
that the nursery should have tn
. trouble and expense of packing, cart
"a ing and shipping. Parties who, b.
reason of contributions made, have
claim upon the nursery, can call a
II any time upon the resources, and an
:. returns within it's power will b
made.
- The world over, nearly all estat
lishments of this kind insist upon e1
change or guild pro quo, the nece'
~ sity of which must be apparent, bt
81 cause they would soon become STRIP
II ped of their most valuable plants,
y upon demand, everything was d.
- livered up, and In many cases
u parties who, beyond having the de
+ sire of possessing certain things, hav
~ not the remotest idea what to do wit
% them.
lie 1t ought to be understood that sue
&c an institution can fulfill its missio
;" only by keeping in view the publ
Oe good, and not waste its energies ar
means by trying to satisfy individu
g, and, in many cases. petty wants.
as The above explanations have
1g come necessary on account of the il
lis creasing applications for plants at Il
Of, nursery. The gardener is so often i
ce terrupted in his labors that it seriou
ly interferes with the work in han
DIS The foregoing must also serve as {
CHI answer to numerous letters sent
to me personally of late, which, L a
'st sorry to say, had not the time
lot answer; if it is still necessary to NAL
est an apology for this neglect, it is her
CHI by humbly made.
he These letters all contain orders
IDS plants and seeds, and were, no dout
ter addressed to me either OH account
I'M my connection with the Governme
nursery, or by my being kind of 1
las agricultural apostle. Many of the
Ids correspondents are clearly under t.
by impression that whatever other car
yer I may have, also have the one
le- collecting heavy salary at the el
,ry of each month; have to inform the
that the work am doing in this ma
er- ter is being done for love ofthis cOu
Ike try, and with no view for present
to future direct benefit for me.
at 1 am convinced that every islal
ac- of this group could be transform
into a beautiful garden. Howev