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West Indies towards the end of the eighteenth century, and the ex- 
pedition, which was connected with the historical mutiny of the 
“Bounty,” first failed to achieve that end. A second attempt was, 
however, made and again entrusted to Captain Bligh, who succeeded, 
and the tree has since become quite common in the West Indies. 
The breadfruit, together with the banana, forms a staple article 
of food of the islanders of the Pacific. The average size of the 
fruit varies from that of a child’s head, and often weighs 30lbs. and 
more. It is more or less round or oval in shape, and is carried on 
the stem, and the main branches. Externally it is not unlike the 
Jack-fruit, which is illustrated at page . The outer rind is 
rough, and covered with diamond-shaped facets. The inside is a 
white fibrous pulp, becoming succulent at maturity, when it is rich 
in starch. Eaten boiled or baked, it tastes of dough, with a pleasant 
nutty flavour, and is very sustaining. Like the plants of the same 
family, the breadfruit tree exudes, when freshly wounded, a sticky 
latex which is as strong as bird-lime. The breadfruit would, I dare 
say, thrive in the Kimberleys and the more tropical regions of this 
State. It is propagated from root-euttings, which readily sprout, 
and from which shoots can be detached with a heel attached. In 
tropical West Africa another tree belonging to the same natural 
order exists. It is chiefly grown for the sake of its seeds which, 
roasted or boiled, taste somewhat like chestnuts. 
Butiocn’s Heart (Anona reticulata). 
One of the “Custard Apples,’ constituting a fine evergreen tree 
30 to 35 feet high. 
It grows readily from seed. The fruit is larger than a pear, 
and its shape has won it its name; in colour it is a brown chestnut. 
The pulp inside is eaten with a spoon, and is much liked. In the 
tropies the tree is vigorous and prolific. The fruit should be picked 
when hard, and ripens a week or 10 days after gathering. A tree 
grown from seed in Mr. George Lefroy’s garden, Guildford, ripens 
its fruit on the Swan in September. 
The illustration is from L’Agriculture pratique des pays Chauds. 
CustTarD APPLE, syn. CHERIMOYER (Anona cherimolia). 
A native of Peru, widely grown in tropical and semi-tropital 
countries. The tree, which grows 10 to 12 feet high, requires rich, 
moist soil, in a well sheltered place. The leaves are oval, the flowers 
very fragrant and solitary, the fruit globular or heart-shaped, three 
or four inches in diameter, greyish-green turning to brown when 
ripe. The flesh, in which some 30 or 40 hard brown seeds are em- 
bedded, is much relished, the fruit being eaten when soft and yield- 
ing to the touch. For marketing it needs gathering when hard, a 
