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FRUIT CULTIVATION 



crumb of a new loaf. As a vegetable for curries, it is much 

 esteemed by all who enjoy these. It is also rousted, ground into 

 flour, and prepared and used in various other ways. Bread-fruit is 

 said to form the principal article of diet of the Natives of the South 



BKhAD-FKUiT. A rtociirpits incisn. 



Sea Islands. FIRMIXGER, after partaking of the fruit in Ceylon 

 when sliced and fried, considered it to be "hardly distinguishable 

 from an excellent batter pudding." The tree thrives up to 1,500ft. 

 in the moist hot districts of Ceylon, <:nd is especially adapted to 



