A synopsis in the Hawaiian language with the title, Na hoao no ke pale ana i ka pala o ke kalo, was issued as Press Bulletin No. 4 (Pala hoolaha; helu 4) of the station.This bulletin starts with a history of taro, its cultivation in Hawaii, and a general discussion of taro root rot. Experiments done in 1901 and 1902 investigated the role of fertilization and irrigation in disease incidence