The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-12-30
IINWKIIRN I LAIN IO HnL
SENT TO GUAM ISLAND
Board Of Agriculture Sends Many Varieties On
the Solace--.Annual Report Being Prepar-
ed...Craw's Work--Finances of Board.

The Forestry and Agriculture held its usual weekly
meeting yesterday afternoon with President Thurston
Holloway, Gifard and Carter Superintendent
S Hosmer present.
The Board had to transact other than hearing
of the previous meeting and various departmental reports
and discussing the coming annual report.
1t reported that plants had been forward the Soace
in of Commander Bull consigned parties
time official from island passed through here
and expressed desire to have certain plants and seeds forwarded
there for propagation
In short time Supt Hosmer will give list for publication
of plants and seeds to be obtained at the nursery.
Owing considerable redape having cut by the Boards
officers in obtaining plants through the customary
the Custom House. the Board yesterday passed resolution en-
powerng Alexander Craw to sign for all such articles
House books instead Of Superintendent Holloway
otherwise occupied with his heavy departmental work.
1t reported that Mr.. Krkaldy formerly Boards
chronological staff but attached Association
Experiment Station again in the hospital to have his broken leg
reset report of the earlier work of the chronological depart
ment before the arrival of Prof expected by the Board
from Messrs Krkaldy and Terry
The question OF finances discussed short
time the Superintendent will estimates of the expenditures
for the Bureau be laid before Legislature Mr. Holloway
stated that the Legislature would probably making
here and there he did that the Territory would
have any at hand than before
Prof Alexander Craws report the work of the Enomoloe
cal Division, follows:
herewith make brief work since my last re-
port to Sixteen steamers and sailing arrived port
om oasde the Territory bringing thousand fortyone
packages o fruits vegetables mostly from
also received and all carefully inspected ungaed
bundles OF vine treated with hydocyanc acid
before inspection which done by removing cay
bark the of the subject the
the grape Phylo%era. No of the louise
precautionary tie vines placed in of the
small fumsatng and eated with the
sulphde for period OF ninety minutes this the effective
disinfeCtant for PhyloXera
resident of Honolulu received ornamental plants
Japan OF which found infested with species of
Poasp and Chonaps destroyed the other
plants fumgsted
Out of bale of five strong bushes we
only found slightly infested with
caplm hespedum the entire lot thoroughly uigaed
passed,
Miss c. A. Potter temporarily engaged
assist this department. Since then she has attended the clerical
work Of this Division She has also made inventory of
articles in the Office besides making card catalogue of
strictly chronological library formerly devoved upon Mr.
Kotinsky thus allowing hm time for his laboratory work
AS knowledge of the functions of this office spreading
number OF for colonies of beneficial insects
one OF such insects frequently being mailed
The last OF beneficial insects from Australia
aned Others lots of of internal parasites of
Sphana nymph Two females and five males issued Sunday
and in the afternoon females liberated pana
ton where their host is plentiful Thirteen females issued
today and eleven placed in the plantation.
number of imported adybirds being bred in
nemen and their habits and life history carefully observed
have made application the California State Commissioner
Horticulture Enwood Cooper colony of the South African
parasite of the black Only females of this para
and it saving that hundred thousand dollars
year spraying and umigaon When received they will be
carefully popagated indoors and colonzed proper locations