The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-08-10
August Z. 1906.

Forestry, Honolulu.
Dear Sir: The fu''cv ~ report gives
the principal work done by the men
en- Dloy ed by the Division of Forestry
from July II to August 7:
At the nursery the men have been
transplanting seedlings, cleaning up
grounds and doing other routine work.
or the 1000 Castilloa elastica seeds
bought from Mr.. j. G. Smith and sown
on July 10, $50 plants have been potted
off, and about as many more viii be
ready for pott ng in about another
week.
On July % NJ George w. r. Ewart
handed us 200 seeds of Castiloa elas-
tica and asked US TO propagate some
for him. The seeds were sown into II
boxes and placed in the Iropagating
house. Only one seed has sprouted to
dcte and there Is very little prospect
of any more sprouting, as they started
to decay soon after they were put in
the soil.
Mr.. A. Bouch :. Government Pomol-
,ist, Department of Agriculture, New
Zealand, called at the nursery and was
shown around. Arrangements We're
made whereby seeds COULD be ex-
changed with the Department OF Ag
riculture at New Zealand and the Di-
vision of Forestry. Mr.. Boucher was
given samples of the most valuable
seeds on hand.
letter was received from Mr.. G.
French, scotsman, sydney, informing
us that he had sent several packages
of rare eucalyptus seed and asked palm
seeds / return. A collection of palm
seed is beirg got together and will be
forwarded. The seed mentioned in Mr..
French's letter we received in good
condition.
On the evening of July "a, at about
six o'clock. fire was reported In MI
uanu Valley. The writer on receiving
word started at once with one OF the
men from the nursery. When we ar
rived ct the fire, which was en- the
Waikiki side OF the valley, opposite the
old Queen Emma place, we found that
II had started at the bottom of the
gulch close by a taro patch belong
ing to a Chiraman. At the time we
reached it (Which was about half-past
six) 1t was about half way between the
bottom OF the gulch and the top of the
the one from the nursery the fire was
put out at about half-past nine o'clock.
Upon investigation no'clue could be OBJ
tanned as to who started the fire.
About four acres were burned, con-
sisting OF guava, lantana and long
grass. with few kau trees.
Arrangements have been made with
DR.. j. H Raymond, Mr.. C. B. Wells,
manager OF the Wailuku plantation.
and Mr.. VIM. Coelho of the Wailuku
Improvement Club, that the writer pay
a visit to Maui next week, leaving
Honolulu on Tuesday, the 14th, and re-
tn, ming on saturday, the 2Sth, for the
purpose of looking over land and Civ
ing advice and assistance on tree
planting, etc.
A visit was made to the honolulu
ranch on July rs and 90 at the request
of NJ. II. Won Holt, manager, for the
purpose Of inspecting the trees planted
by the ranch company, and also TO give
advice on the selection and planting of
trees for the future. A short report on
my visit was drawn up and u copy IL
herewith attached.
A large quantity OF forest and other
tire seeds are being collected and pack
ages FOR eNcharTe purI oses oIe being
put up Tor the different DO mic gar
dens and other institutions.
A small box of avocado pear seeo
(Prosopis juliflora) has been sent to
Mr.. Wallace Of the Bureau OF Agri-
culture at Manila,
The two men at the Nuuanu sta
ton have been doing the regular rou-
tine work, clearing away vines from
the trees, etc. Very truly yours,
DAVID HAuGHS,
Forest Nurseryman.
Asked whether there had been any
applications for the Ceara rubber
sprouts, MIR. Haughs replied that he
had sent them TO sixty residents OF
different districts on their request and
he expected to hear from them from
time 10 time. or the Cast!lloa Elastica
seed planted. not more than ten per
cent. had appeared above ground and
he expected more OF the seeds TO germi-
nate.
r. w. Shingle, for the Hawaiian Ma
hogany Co., wrote relative TO the koa
trees on the Island OF Hawaii and more
particularly in the Kona district. The
company desires to cut koa timber from
the lands OF John Mcguire and others
In that section and requests that Su-
perlntendent Hosmer visit the place
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