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fruit. In the latter, which are rare, the seed consists of shell-less 

 stones enveloped in a simple almost cylindrical pellicle of about 

 the size of a chestnut but longer. When ripe these stones make 

 up for the uselessness of the pulp; they are cooked and eaten 

 like chestnuts, having the same taste. 



"As the male breadfruit tree is the most useful, but has no 

 seed, it is propagated by the Indians by making slight incisions 

 in the root, from which shoots spring up; these are transplanted 

 together with a piece of the original root which has produced 

 them."* 



Alfred Russel Wallace, in the Malay Archipelagof writes: 



"We sometimes made curry or stew of it, or fried it in slices; 

 but it is no way so good as simply baked. It may be eaten 

 sweet or savory. With meat and gravy it is a vegetable superior 

 to any I know, either in temperate or tropical countries. With 

 sugar, milk, butter, or treacle, it is a delicious pudding, hav- 

 ing a very slight and delicate but characteristic flavour, which, 

 like that of good bread and potatoes, one never gets tired 

 of." 



In addition to the Hawaiian Ulu, which is the most common 

 breadfruit in the Hawaiian Islands, there are at least three other 

 varieties of communis represented to a lesser degree. The 

 Samoan breadfruit was introduced into Hawaii by Mr. James 

 Bicknell. The leaf is not lobed as deeply as that of the Hawaiian 

 variety. The fruit is globular, with a distinctive raised collar 

 or annular protuberance surrounding the place of attachment 

 to the peduncle, which is unusually long. The flesh is orange 

 yellow in color, and very sweet. The Tahitian breadfruit is 

 another introduced form, but is comparatively rare. It is to be 

 found in some of the old Honolulu gardens. The leaves are 

 nearly entire, with very few incisions. The fruit is oblong, with 

 deep yellow flesh. 



The seed-producing or typical breadfruit was introduced into 

 the Hawaiian Islands from the Caroline group. It has a variety 



* Crozet's Voyage to Tasmania, New Zealand, etc., in 1771-1772, trans, by 

 H. Ling Roth, London, 1891, p. 88. This refers to the breadfruit as raised in 

 Guam. The seedless variety is erroneously called the male tree. 



t loth ed., 1894, p. 233. 



