Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-13

and will, I have no doubt, bear fruit.
olive Trees Thrive.
You have heard a great deal said
about olive trees and 1.-THE unsuccessful
attempts that have been made at grow
ing them. Well, have found no trou.
bic. | now have twenty 3.year.old
trees about ten feet high, and all are
growing well. These, too, believe
Twill fruit in year or so.
Figs Of Fine Flavor
When Paul Isenberg visited my
place in Kona not long ago, | showed
MIN a native fig tree which was grow.
ing in among other plants, and he, an
extensive traveller, pronounced it the
finest specimen he had ever seen in
any country. The tree was simply la.
den with fruit, the flavor Of which is
unequaled by any fig in the world.
Professor Koebele has also visited my
place and has seen the fig and all other
iruit trees that grow there. Professor
Rochelle pronounced my place as being
the finest fruit estate in the Islands.
You ask If ! have given them any par.
ticular care and ! answer in the mega
tive. II is nothing in the world but the
wonderful richness and otherwise fay.
orable condition Of the soil.
Swamp Not Needed.
Speaking of Professor Koebele, /
might mention tne fact that, when he
visited me some time ago. his gaze
Tell on Mexican plant of great beauty
which has never been found growing
anywhere but In the swamps of Mex.
ipn lla told at h., q.
was not any use wasting my time try.
ing to raise the plant, for he knew its
habits. II would not grow In such a
place as mine. Three years have pass
cd by and the plant has grown to be a
small'sized tree with a beautiful,
spreading top. II could not possibly
do any better even in the swamps OF
Mexico.
st. Johns Bread.
The true algeroba, known common.
~ as st. Johns Bread. grows remark.
ably well at my place. In this fact 1t
Is superior to the common nlgeroba
Tor the latter only grows on low.lying
land. st. Johns bread is very val.
liable, being used as a food for man
and beast. II Is sweet and contains
a large amount Of nutritious sub.
stances.
Peaches, Pears, Apples.
Peaches, pears and apples grow
proiusely in kona. ! have a number
OF peach trees now which were grown
from cuttings taken from wild trees
by Portuguese. Different varieties
have developed. | have one variety
that grows every bit as large as the
best peach California ever grew.
Some time ago, a fruit expert from
the Mainland visited my place aud |
gave him some OF the large peaches.
lie said they were as good as any he
had ever tasted. Soon, he spied n
tree with very small peaches. the fruit
OF which ! had never tasted, because
did not think, from it's appearance,
that II would amount to anything.
told him MOTTO waste his time. but he
went to the tree. picked fruit and
ate II. Then he turned to me with a
peculiar smile and handed me one. !
found. as he had already done, that 1t
was the most delicious morsel / had
ever put into my mouth.
MY apples have frulted in great
quantities. Indeed, they have become
very common with me. have taken
quite lot OF apples from my trees.
An average of thirty apples were taken
from trees two and one.half years old
Yes. the flavor and the size compare
with the best | have eaten
One Can; All Can.
II could go on and give you book
full Of matter relating to the success.
iul growing of all manner of valuable
vegetables. fruits and other plants In
kona, but think the rough outline |
have given you is sufficient to show
what can be done in the district. II |
can do this others can. II can make
Il pay with hired help, other people
certainly can II they do their own
work. can vouch for anything | have
said in this interview and anyone who
doubts my assertions Is at perfect lib
erty at any time to visit my place and
see for himself what is there When
the Kona Railway is established, then
the work that | have carried on for
the past three years will bring me
good returns"
MARRIED,