52(1 MONOECIA MONANDRIA. ArtOCatpitS. 



(lenfate-serralo, or scolloped, of a thick, firm, harsh texture; 

 from six to twelve inches lono, and from four to ei^ht broad. 

 Stipules two, spathiform, within the leaves, opposite, cadu- 

 cous. Aments, the first that appear are immediately below 

 the germs, which contain the new swelling foliage ; afterwards 

 when the leaves begin to expand they are axillary, both male 

 and female are long-peduncled, and nearly round. Male 

 FLOWERS. Cahj.r, ameni long-peduncled, sub-rotund, of 

 the size of a nutmeg, covered with innumerable, very minute 

 florets, intermixed with slender, peltate bractes, or scales. 

 Perianth proper ; scales two, rarely three, wedge-shaped, 

 with their apices somewhat rugged. Carol none. Filaments 

 one or two, rather longer than the corol. Anthers twin. 

 Female aments amongst the male. Calyx; anient long-pe- 

 duncled, spherical, entirely covered with innumerable florets, 

 intermixed with small peltate scales, as in the male. Peri- 

 anth proper, one-leaved, clavate, fleshy, with a small perfo- 

 ration for the style to pass through. Corol none. Stamina 

 none. Cerm ovate. .S<?//e slender. S^j^rma curved, and just 

 projecting without the apex of the perianth. Fruit com- 

 pound, perfectly round, drooping on its long peduncle, about 

 the size of a very large orange, and much like the bread 

 fru it, A rtocarpus incisa, oidy much smaller. Seeds numerous, 

 oblong, white, and about the size of Pistachio nuts. 



It differs widely in many respects from Artocarpus 

 Lakoocha. First, chiefly in the appearance of the trees; for 

 this is tall and straight, growing to an immense size, of which 

 canoes are made on the Fennee and Gomootee rivers. The 

 wood is also serviceable for various other purposes, and is 

 reckoned superior to almost every other sort, particularly 

 when employed underwater ; that being short, very ramous, 

 and generally crooked. Secondly, here both male and female 

 aments, and consequently the fruit, are long-peduncled; 

 there very short. Thirdly, here the fruit is spherical ; there 

 of an irregular, lobate shape. 



