ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRETARY

During 1965 the Society was asked to send a representative to testify before the
Combined Senate-House Committee on aspects of Conservation in Hawaii, and the
Governor's Council on Natural Beauty and Community Appearance. Mr. Walter Holt
is the Society's representative on the Oahu Advisory Beautification Commit, tee.
Winners of the Wish Awards at the Hawaii Science Fair were Mr. Edwin Chinn of
Kalani High School, Honolulu and Misses Adele Azaina and Shirley Fujirnoto of
Highlands Intermediate School, Pearl City. The Society noted with regret the
passing during the year of two of its foremost members, Mr. Robert Ailerton and.
Miss Marie Meal, from whom the Society gratefully received a bequest of $500.

The Summer Foray, led by Dr. George Gillett, was held on July 5 on the Kawaiiki
Ditch Trail and attended by over J00 persons, including about 50 Hawaii Junior
Science apprentices. At the regular meetings during the year, the following
papers were presented:

January 4^ Kokee-Kauai 's Jewel, by Mr. Alvin K. Chock, Post
President, Department of Botany, University of Hawaii,

February 1: Tlant habit in rice: .its effect on productivity and

adaptation of varieties, by Dr. Sterling Wortman, Pineapple
Research Institute.

March 1: The confused and confusing figs, by Dr. Ira J. Condit,

University of California, Riverside.

April 5: Pond an as from seashore to mountain top, by Dr. Harold

St. John, Bishop Museum.

May 3: World and Hawaiian Bananas, by Dr. Adrian Brash.

June 7: Instant Trees, the amazing Eucalypts, by Mr. Russell K.

LeBarron, Hawaii State Division of Forestry.

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October 4J Shifting agriculture among neolithic mountaineers of
New Guinea, by Dr. John M. Street, Department of Geography,

University of Hawaii .

November 1: The Bromeliaceae of Eduador, by Mrs. Amy Jean Gilmartin,

Department of Botany, University of Hawaii.

December 6: Enzyme fingerprints for the plant detective, by

Dr. James L. Brewbnker, President, Department of Horticulture,
University of Hawaii.

In addition to the regular program at the April and November meetings, Dr. Robert
Warner conducted the plant donation raffie Tor the refreshment fund.

On January 1, 1965 the Society had 277 members. During 1965, 13 members were
dropped, and 37 new members were added, giving a total membership of 301.

Respectfully submitted,

Richard W. Hartmann
Secretary; 1965

REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1965
Gash in Bank 11/30/6/,:

Commercial Account. - $ 106.61

First Federal Savings & Loan Assn 1.126.12

$1,232.73

Receipts :

Dues 727.00

Interest on Savings & Loan Account 54.09

781 . 09

2,013.82

Expenditures:

Secretary's expenses, mailing

notices, newsletters, etc. ......... 467.48

Treasurer's expenses, mailing

bills, receipts, supplies, etc.. 81.43

Dues, Contributions and Prizes:

Hawaiian Botanical Gardens

Foundation 1965 Dues $25.00

Nature Conservancy 1965 Dues ... 10.00

ISSEG Awards ......... .. 25.00

Friends of Foster Garden ..... 25.00

Conservation Council for Hawaii . . 5 .00

90.00

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Cigars for Okura 7.97

Miscellaneous (Refund of 1965 Dues

to George A. Miura because of 1965 Award) . . _. 9.00

648.88

1,364.94

Treasurer's Petty Cash Account;

Drawn 10.00

Spent on Receipt Books, Foreign Fostage, etc. . . 5.54

4.46

1IU6&.40

Petty Cash $ 4-46

Cosh in Bank 11/30/65;

Commercial Account ...... 184.73

First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. ...... 1 ,180.21

$1.369.40

1965 Dues Outstanding

November;

* Charles Norman Adair
Department of Botany
2550 Campus Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

* Earl Bishop
Department of Botany
2550 Campus Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

* Lucila G. Espiritu
Department of Horticulture
1825 Edmondson Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Address change;

Miss Kathryn J. Orr
2033 Haste St., Apt. 306
Berkeley, California 94704

NEW MEMBERS

*Philip E. Gehring
2752 Kahoaloha Lane #309
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

*Arny Jean Gilmartin
Department of Botany
2550 Campus Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

* Elizabeth Hamill
Department of Horticulture
I82.5 Edmondson Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

*William Joseph Hoe
Department of Botany
2550 Campus Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

*Elvera Lim
Department of Botany
2550 Campus Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Dr. Yrjo L. A. Makinen
Department of Horticulture
1825 Edmondson Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

*Ahsan Ahmad Vahidy
Box 1998, EWC
1777 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

* Student members .

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December, 1965

December :

Edward T. Tsugita

Charles E. Glasscock

PQD, ARS, USDA

PQD, ARS, USDA

P. 0. Box 9067

P. 0. Box 9067

Honolulu, Hawaii

96320

Honolulu, Hawaii 96320

Ray L. Crawford

* Yemanu Tekie

FQD, ARS, USDA

1777 East-West Road, Box 1113

P. 0. Box 9067

Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Honolulu, Hawaii

96320

R. Gordon Johnson
PQD, ARS, USDA
P. 0. Box 9067
Honolulu, Hawaii

97320

* Student member.

OFFICERS FOR 1266

At the meeting of December 6, the following were elected as officers of the
Hawaiian Botanical Society for 1966:

President: Dr. Dieter Mueller-Dombois

Department of Botany, University of Hawaii

Vice-President: Dr. Gladys E. Baker

Department of Botany, University of Hawaii

Secretary: Dr. Richard W. Hartmann

Department of Horticulture, University of Hawaii

Treasurer: Mr. William M. Bush

Executive Vice-President, Castle & Cooke, Inc.

Directors: Dr. James . Brewbaker

Department of Horticulture, University of Hawaii
Dr. John Warner

Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association

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December, 1965

MEMBERS, DECEMBER

BIST OF

Abbott, D. I. A.

Adair, Charges Norman
Adlan, Hassan All
Akamine, Dr. Ernest
Alexander, Dr. Robert E.
Allerton, John Gregg
Anderson, Donald
Anderson, Dr. Earl J.

Aono, Laura
Apo, Melvin
Apt, Dr. Walter J.

Aragaki, Dr. Minoru
Babcock, Mrs. J. D.

Baker, Dr. Gladys E.

Baker, Ray Jerome
Baldwin, Mrs . Helen S.
Barmettler, Dr. Edmund R.
Barrau, Dr. Jacques F.
Baver, Dr. Leonard D.
Beardsley, John W. , Jr.
Beaumont, Mrs. J. H.

Bell, Jack A.

Bernatowicz, Dr. Albert J.
Binando, James
Bishop Earl

Brash, Dr. & Mrs. Adrian
Brewbaker, Dr. James L.
Britten, Dr, E. J.

Brodie, Hugh
Bryan, E. H. , Jr.

Bryan,- L. W.

Burger, Carol Sue
Burr, Dr. George
Bush, H. Shirley
Bush, W. E.

Carlquist, Dr. Sherwin
Carter, Dr. Walter
Chao, Su-en
Chi, Richard
Ching, Kon Wai
Chinn, James Theodore
Chock, Alvin K.

Choi, Wilbert
Christian, S. C.

Chun, Amos E. L.

Chun, Wallace K. C.
Claflin, Mansfield
Clay, Dr. Horace F.
Clements, Dr. H. F.

Coker, Mrs. Annie Ho
Coleman, Dr. Robert

Cooil, Dr. Bruce J.
Cooperrider, Dr. Tom S.

Cowan, Dr. R. S.

Cranvvell, Dr. Lucy M,

Crawford, Ray L,

Crozier, Dr. Joseph Alton, Jr.
Cushing, Dr. Robert L.
Davidson, Eugene H.

Davis, Clifton J.

Degener, Dr. Otto
Denison, Harry L.

D j az-Pif errer , Dr. M.

Doi, Asao

Doi, Mitsugi

Doty, Dr. Maxwell S.

Dull, Dr. Gerald G.

Dunn, Sam C.

Dyson, George W.

Ekern, Dr, Paul
Erwin, Ada B.

Espiritu, Lucila G.

Fine, Jules
Firestone, Walter G.

Fisk, Sam
Flnteau, Betty
Forbes, Ada
Force, Dr. Roland W.

Fosberg, Dr. F. R.

Fox, Herschell
Fox, Patrick D.

Fraker, Robert E.

Freitas, Mrs-. J. B.

Fukuda, Mitsuno
Fukumura, George M.

Galang, Marilyn
Gearing, Philip E.

Gilbert, Dr. James G.

Gil]ett, Dr. George W.

Gi] martin, Amy Jean
Girard, Dave
Glasscock, Charles E.

Gorrez, David D.

Goto, Dr. Sbosuke
GoWirig, Dr. Sc Mrs. Donald P.
Graff am, John A.

Greathouse, Dennis
Green, Ted
Greenfield, Ray H.

Gres sit, Dr. J. L.

Haas, Dr. Theodor P.

Hahm, Dan

12 6 5

Ham ill, Elizabeth
Hamilton, Dr. Richard A.
Hannagan, Herbert
Hanson, Dr. Noel
Haramoto, Frank
Hartmann, Dr. Richard W.
Hortt, Dr. C. E.

Hastrup, Herman
Hayashi, Toshiichi
Heinz, Dr. Don J.

Kept on, Dr. Anthony
Hill, Peter J. R.

Hoe, William Joseph
Hollenberg, Dr. George J.
Holt, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest G.
Holt, Walter W.

Holtzmann, Dr. 0. V.
Hoshino, Mrs. Mitsuharu
Hu, Benjamin K. S.

Ishii, Dr. Mamoru
Johnson, R. Gordon
Jones, Carrol
Jones, Thomas S.

Kamemoto, Dr. II.

Kato, Tadayuki
Kawano, Yoshihiko
Keller, Mrs. L,

Kirsch, Mr. <k Mrs. Oscar
Kitazaki, Norman Y.
Klcmmer, Dr. Howard W.
Koike, Dr. Hideo
Kosaki, Kazuo
Krajina, Dr. Vladimir J.
Krauss, Beatrice
Krauss, Noel L. H.

Kuck, Loraine E.

Kunishi, Robert
Kuramoto, Richard
Kwack, Dr. Beyoung H.
Lamoureux, Dr. Charles H.
Lange, Dr. A. H.

Lauchis, Ray W.

LeBarron, Russell K.
Leeper, Dr. Robert W.
Lewis, Kay
Lira, Elver a
Linn, Robert M.

Long, Charles R.

Macdonald , Timothy
T/lacGregor, Alex L.

M a c k ay , Dr . Elizabeth

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December. 196$

Majumder, Dr. Sanat K.
Makinen, Dr. Yrjo L. A.
Mangelsdorf, Dr. A. J.
Mangelsdorf, Mrs. A. J.
Manhoff, Milton
Marks, Mrs. A. Lester
Martin, J. P.

McClintock, Dr. Elizabeth
McFadden, Dr. Sam E. , Jr.
McGuire, Dr. Donald
McGuire, Thomas
Menez, Ernani G.

Menninger, Edwin A.
Middleton, Charles R, , III
Miller, Prof. Carey D.
Miller, Dr. H. A.

Miller, William H.

M iur a , George . A .

Miyamoto, .Ray I.
Miohanakumaran, N.

Moir, W. .7. G.

Moore, Dr. Duane G.
Mueller-Dombois , Dr. Dieter
Munro, Hector G.

Miurashige, Dr. Toshio
Nakagawa, Yukio
Nakaoshi, Shimei
Nakasone, Dr. H. Y.

Namiki, Shiny a
Nave, Robert
Neff, Norman Eugene
Nelson, Robert E.

Newhouse, Jan
Nickell , Dr. Louis G.

Nigro, Charles D.

Nishibun, Joe
O'Dea, Kathryn
Orr, Kathryn J.

Osgood, Robert
Ozaki, Earl T.

Palmer, Dr. Daniel D.

Park, Sterling P.

Pemberton, Dr. C. E.

Fifer, William R.

Pluckriett, Dr. Donald L.
Poole, Dr. Charles F.
Potter, Colin
Prasad, F. R. Jagadees
Pratt, J. Scott 13.
Rainwater, H. Ivan
Richmond, George B.

Rick, Dr. diaries M.

Roe, Sister Margaret James
Rollins, Prof. Reed C.
Romanowski, Dr. Roman R.
Ross , Mi ar shall
Rot nr , Dr. Peter F.

Ruble, Dr. George C.
Sachet, Dr. Marie- Helene
Sadaoka, Mrs. Grace K.

S adoy am a , George
Sagawa, Dr. Yoneo
St. John, Dr. Harold
Sakimura, Kanjyo
Sanford, Dr. Wallace
Sato, Carl K.

Scheuer, Dr. Paul J.
Scully, Robert M., Jr.
Seeley, D. A.

Sheehan, Dr. Thomas
Shigeura, Gordon
Shinbara, Bernard H.
Shirotna, Edward 3. .

Shoji, Taro
Simms, Carl G.

Smith, Dr. A. G.

Smith, Mrs. Dorothy
Smith, James W.

Smith, Dr. Jimmie Bob
Smith, Dr. Richard F.
Smith, Richard Foster
Snyder, Gary
Soegiarto, Aprilany
Souza, Joseph
Spar go, David M,
Spiegelberg, Dr. G. H.
Spoehr, Dr. Alex
Stanford, Dr. George
Stephens, Dr. S. G.

Stone, Dr. Benjamin C.
Suehiro, Amy
Swindale, Mrs. Delle S.
Takahashi, David
Taylor, Dr. T. M. C.

Teho, Fortimato
Telcie, Yemanu
Tenney, Harrison E.
Terayama, Ha j imo
Thorne, Dr. R. F.

Thor son, Mrs. Tom
Toba, James S.

Tomich, Dr. P. Quentin
Tong, F. Nick
Tongg, Richard C.

Tsuda, Roy ^ .

T su git a , Ed w a r d T .

Tuth ill, Dr. L. D.

Upadhya, Dr. Mahesh D.

Ur at a, R.

. Vahidy, Ahsan Ahmad
Vest, Dr, Dean
Wagner, Dr. Warren H. , Jr,
Warne, J. Milton

Warner, Dr. John N.

Warner, Dr. Robert M.

Watson, Dr. Donald P.

Weissich, Paul
Weller, D. M.

Wells, Clinton H.

Wcnkham, Robert
Wentworth, Mrs. Juliette 0.
Whitesell, Mrs. Graig D.

Whittier, Henry 0.

Wilbur, Dr. Robert L.

Wilfret, Gary J.

Wilson, Dr. Kenneth A.

Wishard, Leslie
Wismer, Dr. Chester
Woolf ord, Mr. t Mrs. Howard A.
Worku, Zemedu
Wortman, Dr. Sterling
Wuotlla, John L.

Yamaguchi, Michio
Yamane, George
Yanagihara, Iichi
Yee, Kalfred K.

Yee, Warren
Yoshida, Richard S.

Young, Alan L.

Young, H. Y.

Young, Lewis R.

Yuen, Q. H.

Zimmerman, E. C.

Dr. E. J. Godley

Director, Botany Division
DSIR, New Zealand
Palmer, Mrs. Margaret
Albert R. Mann Library
Michigan State University Library
Aande Bibliotheek

Der Landbouwhogeschool
Wageningen, Netherlands

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December. 1965

notice

The Hawaiian Botanical Society is trying to get its address list correct and up
to date, including the Zip Code numbers which will be required by the Post Office
by December, 1966. Please check your address on this Newsletter and return the
following form if your address is incorrect or does not have the Zip Code on it.

Dr. Richard W. Hartmann, Secretary
Hawaiian Botanical Society
c/o Department of Horticulture
1825 Edmondson Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Name

Street Address

City State Zip Code

HAW A I I A N BOTANICAL SOCIETY
c/o Department of Horticulture, 1825 Edmondson Rd., University of Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

OFFICERS

EDITORIAL STAFF

PRESIDENT . Dr. James L. Brewbaker

(Dept. Horticulture, Univ. Hawaii)
VICE-PRESIDENT — Dr. Dieter Mueller-Dombois
(Dept. Botany, Univ. Hawaii)

SECRETARY Dr. Richard W. Hartmann

(Dept. Horticulture, Univ. Hawaii)

TREASURER Mr. William M. Bush

(Castle & Cooke, Inc., Box 2990, Hon.)

DIRECTORS Dr. Dan Palmer

Mr. Alvin K. Chock

MEMBERSH IP C OMM ITTEE ;

Dr. Robert Warner, Dept. Horticulture
Dr. Don Heinz, HSPA Experiment Station
1527 Keeaurnoku Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

THE HAWAIIAN BOTANICAL SOCIETY was founded in
1924 to "advance the science of Botany in all
its applications, encourage research in Botany
in all its phases," and "promote the welfare
of its members and to develop the spirit of
good fellowship and cooperation among them."
Any person interested in the plant life of the
Hawaiian Islands is eligible for membership
in this Society.

EDITOR — —

Asst. EDITOR v Dr. Richard W. Hartmann

PRODUCTION MANAGER —Mrs. Edith Hazelwood
REPORTERS;

Charles H. Lamoureux(Dept . Botany,

Univ. Hawaii)

Donald P. Watson(Dept. Horticulture,

Univ. Hawaii)

Robert W. Leeper (Pineapple Res. Inst.)

Louis G. Nickell(HSPA Expt. Station)

Paul We i Is i eh (Honolulu Botanical Garden)

The Hawaiian Botanical Society Newsletter
is published in February, April, June,
October, and December. It is distributed
to all Society Members and other interested
institutions and individuals with the' pur-
pose of informing them about botanical news
and progress in Hawaii and the Pacific.

News contributions and articles are welcomed.
The deadline submission of news items is the
20th of each month prior to publication.
Produced at the University of Hawaii and at
the Experiment Station, HSPA. Membership
dues are $3.00 per calendar year and include

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University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

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