The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-18
A STATION
ON TANTALUS
Insect Pest Is Imported
and Arrested in
Transit.

The Board Of Commissioners Of Agri- |
culture and Forestry met at their /
rooms at the Government Nursery on 1
King street yesterday afternoon. II
was the first meeting with the newly |
chosen president. w. NJ. Giffard. in the /
chair. There were present, also, c. S.
Holloway, secretary; G. p. Wilder, L
G.. Kellogg, d. r. Isenberg, with X. ;.
Hosmer, Superintendent of Forestry;
A Craw, Superintendent Of Entomol-
ogy; V. A. Norgaard, Territorial Vet
erinarian, and Jared C. Smith, special
agent in charge of the Government
Experiment Station. The most impor-
tant features of the meeting was the
reports of c. S. Holloway, of the De-
partment of Agriculture and Forestry;
of Alexander Craw, superintendent OF
Entomology, and David Haughs, For
est Nurseryman, for the Board Of For
estry.
Mr.. Holloway's report covered the
period from April up to date. During
the past two weeks he has been con-
! tinuously busy with the routine work
of the department and with two re-
ports on forest reserve projects which
will be submitted to the Committee on
Forestry in few days. An applica-
ton for forest planting had been re-
ceived from the wahiawa Water Com
| pany. the district to be visited this
week that examinations might be made
on the ground. Mr.. Haughs, forest
nurseryman, had made several trips
to Nuuanu valley to oversee the trans
planting of trees and shrubs on the
Atherton property made necessary by
the construction of a new pipe from
the Nuuanu dam. The plants that hao
to be disturbed will be replaced wheh
the pipe has been laid.
A planting plan has been completed
for the Catholic Mission lands at ha-
lihi valley which had been placed in
the hands of Father Adelbert Kieiah-
| der.
At the nursery it was reported that
the filling in Of crosswalks has been
/
kto fill up to the level Of King street
sidewalk, sloping gradually down to
the parallel walk in the nursery. Prep
arations are being made for other i'm
provements, such as the laying OF wood
curbing and top dressing walks with
coral. Seed collecting is being con-
tinued, packages being made up for
sale and exchange.
m nf
detrimental station, reported that
through the cooperation of Mr.. James
B Castle two acres of land were being
cleared on TanIalus where experiments
could be made with island fruits, such
as oranges. lines, lemons and alligator
pears. The plan was to secure a col
lection of the best stock and graft from
these. About thirty trees had peeh
set OUT and the planting of others
would progress rapidly. Much inter-
est was shown in this experiment, as
il PROMISES improvement in the quality
of fruits already cultivated.
There was a good deal Of discussion
over the more rigid inspection of plants
In norts of entry on the other islands
II was controlled with comparative
Ease in Honolulu but elsewhere, where
inspsctors were not men trained to the
work pests were admitted unknowingly.
There was a good deal of surreptitious
introduction of plants, the President
believed. that should be checked.
MR.. CRAw'S REPORT.
The report of Mr. Alexander Craw
concerning inspections of infected frult
was of the greatest Importance. IL
sbouId furnish food for reflection Tor
those disposed to think that the WORK
Of a government entomologist Is
waste of public money. Inc pests
which ne was so fortunate as TO arrest
in transit, il left undisturbed, were
capable of causing thousands OF uoi-
lars damage. Mr.. Craw reported that
during the past two weeks fourteen
steam and sailing vessels had arrived
in mort from without the Territory IN
thase vessels were found 5643 packages
of fruits and vegetables, and elght
cases and bales of trees ana pants
half of the latter were destlheo Aol
the other islands but were lhspeC'ee. .
and treated here. -Four huhui eu
rates of potatoes-which were received
sinca Mr.. Craw's arrival In Honolulu
,yere found to be seriously lhles'eu
with the caterpillars of the po'a'"
moth 0,ita solanella). Inc crdles Net
o,dersd back on board and the captain
was instructed to see that they were
dropped overheard when the vessei was va.
one day from port, sworn afhdaVl.'
attested by the Captain, hrst oincer
and purser to be delivered to the In
snector by return mail. The potatoes
NTr Craw reported. were SO seriously
infected that not one could be FOUND
- an those inspected. without one OF
more worms and some were so oauly
attacked that not an inch Of sound
tnbar was left. The caterpiHars APP
reared to select and prefer the depres-
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