St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19
oREAo. TREE.


A Ro0oonr Produce OF Nneuro-Woo1 u u
aud Where it Grows.
TIE bread-fruit tree. originally found
In the eouahssstern parts Of Asia and
=, the islands Of tho south Pacific. and
first infinitely described BY Capt Dau'
pieT-ln 1858, Is one Of the most interest
ing. and singular prodnctiuns Of the
vegetable kingdom There are two
species-the brcad-fruit proper, which
grows chiefly ON the Pacific islsnda
and the Jack frui. generally found In
Asia.
TIE fist named Is !. be.utiful as vel,
as useful tree. rising 70 . height Of
forty feet and having. when full
grown.sa diameter Of from twelve to
fifteen .inches.' Tho trunk IN full Of
small holes and covered with diminus
tive knobs The inner bark Is of Q
fbkous nature and capable Of being
'eonssttAA int0A kind Of cloth used By
the natives The branches spring out
In horizontal direction. the lowest be.
ing ten or twelve feet from the ground.
Ind becoming shorter and shorter -
they near the top The leaves are
from eighteen TO twenty-four inches
long and Of q ai1sautiful dark green hue.
Male and female flowers arc found on
every tree. the former budding among
tlls uppef leaves and the latter being
situated ut <he extremiics Of the twigA
. Upon.ssachi4g' 'matsrity. the fruit l.
beart-shaped ofa greenish color. about
nine inches long, ,sand covered with hex
agonol excrcscencess. Its pulp is white
and partly composed Of q farinaceous
Substance and patty Of fiber. When
quite ripe TINS substance becomes quite
juicy and yellow. For eight months in
the year the tree bears frnit in abun-
dance. txo or three trees being sufficient
to sapply the wants 0f man or wom-
an. T. is made up iAto paste by the
natives and slowed away for future
cPnsAmpti6n' dnSins the remaining four
monthlo0fAhe year. : ras >,
. One method Of cooking this fruit II to
sOast 1t until the outside is charred,
wheafthe fslp assumes q consistency
grestl1 rNsem bling that 6f wheat bread,
md the flavor is intermediate between
that Of bread and nsasted chestnu.A
The wood Of this tree. is soft, but Il
foupd very useful lin house and boat
and the dried male flowers
make sxeefl9ht finder. When in .
grcea state the tree yields q very
sticke milky hnid, used in making
4irt-lime and glue.
TINS tree PLAYED. a:very prominent
part. ip. the famous mutiny of the
Bounty, that vcsse !. having been sent
% Otaheite for the express purpose Of
prdcsring Shoots for. plastis,g in the
West Ipdie& Capt Cook and the scieu.
ific men who accompanied him on
his voyage "f discovery brorgat back
such wonderful accounts Of the bread.
trait that 1t naturally attracted the at
lentis'o of the general public, but more
ssPeoiaily those wbo- were interested
h the, Nest Indisn- plsntstions, where
1 w1s cQptidcna3y expected It would
arurish These persons petitioned tho
English sovereign TO commission . ves-
'el. and bis m: jesty Immediately or
tered the Asting out 'of the Bounty for
he purpose. He'placed in command Of
MS sessel Lieut. (afterward admirsD
B Ugh. <sho had sailed with Cook on his
ast.vovage. and; ordered him to cruise
'sout in the. Pa idc and procure as
many trcsd-frnit plants or shoots -
he ship would carry.
Ia l7Ss he .obeyed these instructions
o the letter. and secured LOIS live
'lants which were placed Cd Board In |
uitable secebsacies, and then set sail |
or home The'uprisine among the crew
which followed. and their Subsequently
'ction are alf too. veil known to ba re-
ounted here. S,,fiice il to say that tho |
nutineers threw the plants overheard.
nd the object OF this expedition came
APsught IN 1874 'Biigh was sent out
y. . Similar qncst in which he was
uocessful and returning placed bread
reit plsuGs on thseblaaik Of 81 Helena,
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