The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-17

FOR FARMERS
The Forestry Board Has
Tracts and Seed
for All.

A number of interesting reports were
presented at the meeting of the Board
| of Agriculture and Forestry yesterday,
these dealing with the seed collection
and distribution of the department and
| the precautions being taken 10 prevent
| the importation of infected plants and
| seeds. In the absence of the regular
chairman, w. A. Gifard was named
| to preside, the others present being G..
P. Wilder, C. S. Holloway, ]. F. Brown.
Assistant Entomologist Kotinsky and
David Haughs.
A letter from the plantation man
| & L. Co. and the Dowsert ranch, asking
that the forest reserve area be extend
| ed to take in the. unreserved parts of
the Waianae district, was read. In the
absence of the superintendent this was
| laid over.
The bid of John Mcclure of $3.50 for
the construction of tO,5oO feet of fence
for the Kona reserve was accepted and
the work ordered to proceed.
The question of putting a tabu on the
gathering of plants and the cutting or
| evergreens on Tantalus was discussed
at length. 1t had been decided that a
permit should be necessary for this, but
Mr.. Holloway said that only three per-
nits had been issued but the cutting
of the foliage went on just the same.
1t was decided that the ranger was not
as aggressive as he should be and Mr..
Haughs was instructed to tell him to
do some arresting. 1t was further de-
cided that anyone getting a permit
should be obliged to hire one of the
men from the bureau to go with the
cutter and direct where the evergf Gems
be cut.
IMPORTING FANCY LANTANA.
An inspection Of imported plants from
81 vessels was reported by Entomolo
gist Craw, in which a number of in
fected plants were found and either
disinfected or destroyed, Two weeping
lantana plants had been sent here !
through the mail, the owner explaining |
that they We're to be put into hanging |
baskets. They We're put into the fire |
instead.
A new variety of coffee seed had been |
imported by G. r. Ewart and turned |
over to Mr.. Haughs for a seasons test |
ing before being permanently planted. |
This variety is the Maragogopie, yield |
ing large and excellent berry that |
commands the highest price On the
London market. It is said to thrive 100
feet above the sea level to any eleva-
ton where Arabian coffee grows and is
very free from disease.
The historic oak, sent from Washing
ton to Acting Governor Atkinson. had
been found to have a borer Industrious
1y at work in the root. The borer was
dug out and executed and the oak
pa ssed. A number of beneficial insects
for "mealy bugs and horn flies We're
among the imports received by tho de-
pe.1 tment.
COAST MARKET CLOSED.
Mr. Kotinsky further reported that, a
very promising market which had been
opened up at San Francisco for early
and egg plants by a Wahiawa
farmer had been closed by the Coast
officials finding melon flies in the egg
plants shipped. The mango flowers on
Maui and Hawaii were also suffering
from n caterpillar of an unrecognized
variety of moth.
DISTRIBUTING RUBBER SEEDS.
David Haughs reported the sending
out of a circular letter to selected
number of persons on Maui. asking for
their cooperation in the making of ex-
oeriments in growing Ceara rubber. All
who accept the rules drawn up by the
Division of Forestry win be supplied
with % seeds, filed and ready to plant,
md full instructions will be sent with
each seed package. Thirty-two pounds
If this Ceara rubber seed has been
secured from Fred Meyer of Waianae,
which is now being sold at the bureau.