. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. UBTIOALES. 489 of them contain an acrid poisonous principle, wLile some are not only innoxious, but afford wholesome food. Artocarpus ivcim, the Bread Fruit tree, a native of the Pacific Is- lands, and now common in tropical countries, attains a height of f loni six to nine metres (20 to 30 ft.). The fleshy receptacle and agglomerated carpels form a mass as large as a man's head. This " fruit," when gathered a little before it is ripe, and baked, looks and tastes much like bread, and is largely eaten by tropical people. The Jack Fruit o
. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. UBTIOALES. 489 of them contain an acrid poisonous principle, wLile some are not only innoxious, but afford wholesome food. Artocarpus ivcim, the Bread Fruit tree, a native of the Pacific Is- lands, and now common in tropical countries, attains a height of f loni six to nine metres (20 to 30 ft.). The fleshy receptacle and agglomerated carpels form a mass as large as a man's head. This " fruit," when gathered a little before it is ripe, and baked, looks and tastes much like bread, and is largely eaten by tropical people. The Jack Fruit of India {A. integrifoUus) is similar, but not so palatable. Ficus Carica, the Fig, a native of Western or Southern Asia, has Figs. 390, 91.—Illustrations of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bessey, Charles Edwin, 1845- [from old catalog]. New York, H. Holt and company
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