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the very first are bent downwards. It is this variety 

 which most botanists consider as the type of the species, 

 and the adjective " dina," true or genuine, given by the 

 Fijians, may be cited as a proof of the correctness of this 

 surmise. But if we have to look for an original stock 

 from which all other sorts have sprung, we ought not to 

 select one which, like the Uto dina, has invariably abor- 

 tive ovules, and can therefore not produce seeds from 

 which new varieties can be raised. The Uto sore, Uto 

 vaka sorena, or Uto maliva, as it is termed in different 

 districts, has not that deficiency, but does yield ripe 

 seeds in abundance, and has, therefore, greater claims to 

 be regarded as the type from which all the other varieties 

 may have been raised. The name of Uto dina (true or 

 genuine breadfruit) may perhaps have been applied on 

 account of its goodness, which, I believe, is undisputed. 

 The Uto buco also has pinnatisect leaves with an even 

 surface as opposed to the bullate one of other sorts, and 

 an obovate obtuse fruit of larger size than that of the 

 Uto dina, and quite free from any prickles on the out- 

 side when fully ripe.* 



* In order to obtain a clearer insight into the varieties, it will be best to 

 subjoin a synopsis of all the breadfruits cultivated in Fiji : 

 I. LEAVES ENTIEE OR QUITE ENTIRE. 



1. Uto lolo bears this name in the Straits of Somosomo, and is called 

 Uto colcocoJco in the Rewa district ; perhaps, also, identical with the Uto 

 dogodogo and Uto draucoJco mentioned in the Fijian dictionary. It looks 

 different from all others, the leaves, especially when the tree gets older, 

 being quite entire ; in young plants they are sometimes obscurely lobed. 

 The fruit is without seeds. 



II. LEAVES PINNATISECT. 



2. Uto dina. Known by that name, and that name only, throughout 

 Fiji. Leaves with an even surface ; fruit without seeds, nearly spherical, 



