Artocarpus odoratisslmus 



The marang, S.P.I. No. 36256. 



This remarkable relative of the Breadfruit, from the south 

 coast of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago, described in 

 the text of this bulletin by Mr. P. J. Wester, who first 

 described it pomologically , shows what horticulturists in 

 our tropical territory may expect from a careful explo- 

 ration of the less known regions in the tropics. It is 

 described as very sweet and rich in flavor, having flesh 

 that separates readily and absolutely from both seed and 

 skin. The fruit is large, about 6 inches long and 5 

 inches across, the thich fleshy rind studded with soft 

 greenish-yellow spines, the flesh, white, sweet, rich, 

 juicy, aromatic and of good flavor, separated into seg- 

 ments about the size of a grape, which cling to the core. 

 The ripe fruit is readily cut through the rind which may 

 then be easily removed leaving the flesh like a bunch of 

 white grapes. From half -size photograph, presented by Mr. 

 P. J. Wester, horticulturist of the Philippine Department 

 of Agriculture. 



