128 BOTANY 



COCOANUT. 



The cocoanut is one of the most valuable of tropic 

 fruits and the milk of the young nuts is a very grateful be- 

 verage. 



Cocos nucifera 



o^Si qje\ a8i.i 



LOQUET. 



The loquet is sometimes seen in flower around our 

 bungalows, but I have never met with it in fruit. 

 Eribotryajaponica. 



FEAR TREE. 



W allien found a species of pear tree growing on lime- 

 stone mountains, near the Irrawaddy ; and it may exist in 

 these Provinces, though I have never met with it. 

 Pyrus . 



jack. 



The jack is perhaps more abundant than any other fruit, 

 except the plantain. It is invaluable to the natives, but 

 is an indifferent fruit to Europeans. The tree is large 

 and affords a very dark grateful shade, and when the 

 fruit, which is often as large as a man's head, is hang- 

 ing all around its branches it is a grand object. 

 Artocarpus integrifolius. 



BREAD-NUT. 



The bread-fruit tree is cultivated in a few gardens at 

 Tavoy and Maulmain, and bears very well ; but the fruit 

 is of that variety which is full of seeds and is of no value. 

 Artocarpus incisus. 



BREAD-FRUIT. 



The true seedless bread-fruit tree is cultivated at 

 Penang, and has recently been introduced into Mergui, 

 where it is said to flourish. 



Artocarpus communis, 



