172/57- 
18th May, 
Your Ref. 289 , c/IA-ij., 22.4-57 
Sir 
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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt 
of the package of Jack fruits, which you so kindly 
sent to me* I was delighted to have these specimens 
Decause they are distinctly different from any 
varieties of Jack fruit grown in Malaya. The common 
Malayan variety is pear-shaped and covered with sharp 
pointed warts and, perhaps, is considerably larger 
than your two Burmese varieties. But what especially 
interested me was the exact agreement between your 
specimens and an old illustration (Gnertner 1 77 2 ) 
of " 3 i todiin n cau 1 1 f 1 orum 11 concerning the identity of 
which I hau been rather doubtful. I have planted 
seeds of both varieties and have preserved the 
specimens in formalin. 
I wonder if the allied species, which in Malaya 
we cal] the "CfceiRpedah", grows in Burma. The chief 
difference from the Jack fruit is that the buds, 
twigs, petioles and fruit-stalks have long, wiry brown 
hairs: the fruit also, is smaller, narrower and with a 
very strong, harsh smell when ripe. I have not been 
able to discover if this species occurs in India. 
I have the honour to be 
Sir, 
Your ooedient servant 
J.W.Grant, Esq., 
Rice Research Officer 
Asst.Director of Gardens, S.S. 
