Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-05
NlLLA PLANT
WILL GROW HERE
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beans on the vine and the plant is still |
towering prUusely. As the beans are !
vi all ages, they are naturally OF vary.
ing sizes, nut the oldest ones are about |
eight inches long. two inches shorter
than the maximum limit set by the
botany quoted from in the beginning
Of this article.
Mr., Mcintyre had the following to
say after number OF questions had
been propounded to him:
1T is my opinion that the plant will
go right IN blossomlng indefinitely so
that in case there happened to be
| large tract planted with these vines.
the beans could be gathered right
along for an indefinite space OF time.
There Is no doubt whatever in my
mind that the vanilla bean will thrive
in this country. have given no more
than the ordinary attention to this
plant that you see and yet it has yield
Z 'A SpI'Hhlu l'0HltS' NJ lll'hS nave
been resorted to and anyone would pc
+ able to grow the plant.
Il am OF the opinion that the vanilla
plant would grow better in higher and
= more moist places, and il properly car.
, ed for there Is no reason why Hawaii
should not raise for the market prod
uct as fine as the Mexican bean which
! believe. Is considered the very best
there is and brings $50 pound.
1T is a peculiar fact that while in
the native haunts OF the plant, 1t grows
in the shade, II would not do at all well
in this country with too much shade.
As you see, the plant which We have
here Is right out in the blazing sun all
day long and yet it seems to give good
results.
Il have noticed this condition of al
fairs with respect to other plants, no.
tably the tomato. In the old country.
the tomato will grow in dollhouse
and here 1t will not. In order to raise
this plant successfully. 1t must be
right out in the hot sun all day long.
Why more sunshine should be requIr.
ed here. is a problem which have not
yet been able TO ferret out, but know
that such a condition Of affairs does ex.
list. ! believe. then, that the vanilla
: plant grown in semi.shaded places
such as on Tantalus. would yield the
best results"
Mr.. Mcintyre and the reporter then
sat down and figured out that a thou
sand plants could be set out In one
acre Of land. planting them at a dis
lance of six feet, one from the other
At the eni oil about two years. judging
from the results attained At Mr.. Dn
mons place in Moanalua. at least two
pounds could be gathered from each
. vine. At s. per pound. the amount
paid for the very poorest article that
has been produced land Hawaii can
certainly do better than that, there
would be handsome sum OF $4,000
coming to the planter. This Is. 1t will
be seen taking things at the very low.
est estimate. over 100 plants could
be set out in one acre and certainly
more than s. could be secured for tho
Hawaiian product, per pound
Enthusiasts on the subject of tho
vanilla bean state that in order 10
start the industry in the Islands. tho
Government must come to the assist.
ance of the wOuld.be planters. 1t is
further stated that the insect that fer.
tilizes the plant must be imported into
the country, for the method of hand fer.
! tilization would involve an expense
each year that would eat up a large
amount of the profits of the industry
for men who understand just what
they are doing must be employed aud
} good salaries would have to be paid
Once started here II Is believed that
the industry would IN few years
come to be one of the best-paying in
the Islands and would become tho
source of large Incomes to many small
farmers who have come to Hawaii to
settle.