The Breadfruit Trees of Oda Heite

The breadfruit is not always in season, but coconuts, bananas, plantains, and a great variety of other fruits supply the deficiency. The tree which produces it does not indeed shoot up spontaneously, but if a man plants ten of them in his lifetime, he will as completely fulfill his duty to his own and future generations. In the sandwich islands, the breadfruit trees are planted and flourish with great luxurience on rising grounds. They thrive in these islands, not in such abundance, but produce double the quantity of fruit they do on the rich plains of Oda Heite.