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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.* 
* Tn 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 ENTIRE OR QUITE ENTIRE. 
1. Uto lolo bears this name in the Straits of Somosomo, and is called 
Uto cokocoko in the Rewa district ; perhaps, also, identical with the Uto 
dogodogo and Uto draucoko 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, 
