FRUIT, LEAVES AND FLOWERS OF THE BREADFRUIT 



The male flower is on the right, the female in the center and an immature fruit on the left. 

 The varieties used by the South Sea Islanders are nearly all seedless, but seeded varieties exist, 

 and the seeds are eaten like chestnuts. Both kinds are considered to belong to the same species. 

 In addition to its value as a food plant the breadfruit furnishes a fibre for making bark cloth, 

 and timber highly valued for boat building. (Fig. 20.) 



