The rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-30

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The bread-fruit tree. originally found
IN the southeastern Parts - Asia aud
In The islands of the south Pacific. and
hrxt infinitely described hy Capt Dau-
pier In less Il one 81 the ma~a interest
ing and singular productions of the
vegetable kingdom There are two
apecieH-the brcad-fruit proper. which
grows chiefly on the Pacific islands
and the Jack fruit, generally found In
Asia.
The FIRST named l. = beautiful a. well
A. = useful tree. rising 10 = height Of
forty feet aud having. when full
grown. n diameter % from twelve 10
fifteen inches The trunk Is full Of
small holes and covered with diminu.
tive knobs The inner bark Il Of a
hbrous nature aud capable Of being
converted into a kline OF cloth used by
the natives The branches spring out
In a horizontal direction. the lowest be-
ing ten or twelve feet from the ground.
and becoming shorter and shorter a.
they near the top The leaves are
from eighteen 10 twenty-four inches
long and Of a beautiful dark green hue.
Male and female flowers are found on
every tree, the former budding among
the upper leaves and the latter being
situated at the extremities Of the twirz
Upon reaching maturity. the fruit Is
heart-shaped. OF a greenish color. about
nine inches long, and covered with hex
agonRl excresccnceS Its pulp Is white
and partly composed Of a farinaceous
substance and partly Of fiber. When
quite ripe this substance becomes quite
juicy and yellow. For eight months In
the year the tree bears fruit In abun-
dance, two or three trees being sufficient
10 supply the wants of n man or wOm-
an. IL Is made up into n paste by the
natives and slowed away for future
consumption during the remaining four
months OF the year.
One method Of cooking this fruit Is to
roast II until the outside is charred,
when the pulp assumes n consistency
greatly resembling thatof wheat bread,
and the flavor Is intermediate between
that of bread and roasted chestnuts.
The wood Of this tree is soft but Is
found very useful In house and boat
building, and the dried male flowers
make excellent finder. When In a
green state the tree yields n very
sticky, milky fluid, used In making
bird-lime and glue.
This tree played a very prominent
part in the famous mutiny of the
bounty, that vessel having been sent
to Otaheite for the express purpose Of
procuring shoots for planting in the
West Indies. Capt Cook and the scien-
titic men who accompanied him on
his voyage of discovery brought back
such wonderful accounts of the bread
fruit that II naturally attracted the at
t%ention OF the general public, but more
especially those who were interested
In the West Indian plantations, where
Il was confidently expected Il would
flourish. These persons petitioned the
English sovereign to commission a YES
sci, and his majesty Immediately or
dered the fitting out Of the Bounty for
the purpose. He placed In command OF
This vessel Lieut. (~afterward admiral)
Bligh, who had sailed with Cook on his
last voyage, and ordered him TO cruise
about in the Pacific and procure rs
many bread-fruit plants or shoots as
the ship would carry.
In i7Ss he obeyed these instructions
to the letter, and secured lob live
plants which were placed on board In
suitable reeeptacles. and then set sail
for home. The uprising among the crew
which followed, and their subsequent
action are all too we'll known TO be re-
counted here. Suffice IL to say that the
%mutineers threw the plants overheard,
and the object OF this expedition came
TO naughL In 1891 Bligh was sent out
on a similar quest in which he was
successful. and returning placed bread
fruit plants on the islands of St Helena,
St Vincent Jamaica and other locali-
ties. Detroit Free Press.