The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-25

fifteen feet from that giving the chance develop in the
SIDES. making sort OF open
he Ghalrma-isnt that the kind OF rubber that takes
sucT long while 70 develop?
time. 49, rs
The Chairman-Isnt the kind that takes several wears
before YOU can get any gum from it?
Mr. Hal-No. any OF these tapped as soon as
teg get circumference enough diameter stem but
& 3ud not be tapped perhaps, for three years,
tnnkt am not an expert though, rubber. do pre-
10 understand all about it, what
S done and as to that tell you all about
son. VINO mas been IN Mexico and Central America
ager OF this plantation another plantation started
at hooIau the hoolau Rubber Company are several
de individuals who are planting rubber and they very
much interested
The growth OF the Cerea is something phenomenal We
nave plants there that fifteen feet high the
seeds OF which planted last February have
seea pGds on them already brought leaf down with
WEen came down the last which window at
f1al sons and as you by there you look
shows the growth OF the that all course there is
nothing in leaf but shows an immense growth these
trees make There also samples rubber in the win
dow there that taken trees that it is really no
experiment with this Ceara variety been pronounced
by experts to be OF the best rubber existing
trees grew to be forty or fifty feet high
Mr. Goodae-Mhat is the elevation?
Mr. Han-POssiby 500 feet.
Mr. Mr. Tanr ha eeva alto are you planting att
only one piece OF land that up high that
Mr. Goodale-What is the lowest?
MI Hal-lhe lowest about three hundred feet but
lands average from about eight a feet to
eighteen hundred feet Mr. Baldwin would know about that
The Chairman the plantation but have
been the other end and higher than thousand
Mr. f run up pretty y high ,nos
elevations because it grows better higher elevation
Mr. Goodale-What is the RAINFALL
Mr. Hall have the rainfall for FIVE years
about inches year and notice the highest 78
have just been up there and only time,
inside OF the house all of the time l
from there since then that has aned this
year going to be wonderful for there In fact it
rather rainy for young plants 1t unfortunate that
we have had to plant these plants out when has been rainy
year, because there is much
Mr. Smith would like ask Mr. Thurston in regard to
the Black Waffle How is it propagated?
Mr. Thuron-It very easily grown from seed the
ordinary Acacia of which there kinds
the Islands, the Silver Waffle and the Black Waffle so-caed
the do know why is called Black, be-
is bright instead OF being silvery
Mr. Thuron-Yes 1t an Australian tree brought here
first by Captain Makee. AS a rule ong-lved
The ChairmanDoes make good fence posts good sub
stanta posts keep in the ground
Mr. Thurstonl am not positive OF how long will last but
Haeakaa Ranch in considerable numbers many of which have
been dying recently apparently of bark borer
although Forester Hall whether the borer
responsible for its death whether the had just the
length OF its life and died naturally.
In regard to rubber would that about dozen OF the
Ceara variety planted Olaa about
which from fifteen twenty feet high and growing
luxurianty.
Mr. Goodae-Wha is the tree growing in Of
Hotel?
Thurston-That rubber tree, fcu but the
OF commercial Importance here, apparently.
tree that used beautiful
them here The doesn't produce great
The Chairman rubber expert, far from it. but
although the rubber that Mr. Hall speaks
other up Nalku and different places there
while. We constructing ditch the rubber
plantation Maui and would like say that must not
away idea that you rubber anywhere be-
cause, | understand my talks with Mr. Anderson and
persons that will grow we'll windy country
conditions Nahku be favorable, although prob
ably little much during OF the year but the
soil very largely composed which rich rock which
good deal of plant food have found by analysis
and decompOses readily.
Mr. Forbes-In regard rubber tree fcus asca that
supplies the product called Assam rubber the
grown Hawaii. It has been growing know, Hawaii
for We had growing there
years, believe having been introduced by Mr.
Morrison when he in the Government employ, and if the
tree grows think would be wise for all the rubber plan
managers grow it.
have reading article lately the Tropical Agricu
rist the Editor who gives the experience there OF
planters and others regard the Ceara who have
grown years there large numbers, and
the conclusion that would the
plant the Hevea variety Now If that has been the
hatd 1e inu1irt- shnuld be