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1623, and shortly by Parkinson,^ in 1629 and [640, who evidently 

 had never seen it, and also is recorded by Coles,^ in 1657, by name, 

 by Jonston^ in 1662 by name, by Ray,^ in 1688, Tournefort,^ in 

 1719, and Miller,^ in 1731. In 1750, an anonymous French 

 work on gardening^ describes it as being the most desirable sort, 

 and Duhamel,® in 1755, says it is subject to occasional seeding; 

 in 1768 he^ says it is the variety most deserving of culture. 

 Mawe/"" in 1778, just mentions it by name, and it is noted by 

 Willdenow," in 1799, by Poiret,'^ in 1808, Noisette,'3in 1829, and 

 is described apparently from Duhamel by Downing'-* in recent 

 times. I have found occasionally seedless fruits on hedge plants 

 in Maine. 



It would seem that this stoneless fruit has been unknown in 

 England and America, or at least not recorded, but has been 

 grown in Germany, and we find it stated by several authors that 

 it is especially valued about Rouen, in France, for the making of 

 preserves. 



Beech Nuts. Fagus ferruginEx\, Ait. (Cupulifer^). 



The beech nut is usually abortive in South Framingham, 

 Massachusetts, while the empty shells are in some seasons abun- 

 dant, yet I have never seen there perfect seed. In other locali- 

 ties, the nuts usually appear plump and well filled. 



Breadfruit. Artocarpus incisa, L. (Urticace.e). 



The edible portion is formed by the cohesion into a single 

 mass of the floral envelopes and ovana of a large number of 



1 Parkinson, parad. 1629, p. 561, theat. 1640, p. 1559. 



2 Coles, Adam In Eden, 1657, p. 273, 



3 Jonston, dendrog. 1662, p. 220. 



4 Ray, Hist, 16SS, ii. p. 1605. • 



5 Tournefort, Inst. 1719, p. 614. 



6 ^liller's Diet. 1731, under Berberis, 



■7 Les agremens de la Campagne, 1750, 159. 

 8 Duhamel du Monceau, Traite, 1755, ^' P- 9^- 

 g Duhamel du Monceau, arb. fruit, 1768, ii. 151. 



loMawe., Gard. 1778, under Berberis, 



IT Willdenow, sp. pi. 1799, ii. p. 22S. 



12 Poiret, Enc. Meth. Bot. viii. p. 616. 



13 Noisette, Man. du Jard. 1829, p. 44S, 



14 Downing, Fruits, 1866, p. 244. 



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