chap. iv. THE JACK TREE. 99 
two of the Coolies to stand near the tree, to show the size of 
the fruit as compared with the Indian’s head. 
ARTOCARPUS INTEGRIFOLIA, OR JACK TREE. 
I accompanied Mr. Brownrigg to Wolmar, one of the 
estates under his charge at Black River, about ten miles 
from Beau Bassin. I greatly enjoyed the ride, as the road 
lay through a part of the country in a high state of cultiva¬ 
tion, occasionally presenting new combinations of wooded 
and mountainous scenery. On our way I saw a beautiful 
tree of the yellow-flowering Colvillia in blossom. This tree 
was introduced by M. Bojer from Madagascar. Although a 
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