The latter is not only economical, but exceedingly durable, and is manufactured at so low a rate that a moderate-sized house might be entirely furnished with it for a hundred and fifty pounds.
The fruit of the jack grows from the trunk and branches of the tree, and when ripe it weighs about twenty pounds.

The rind is rough, and when cut it exposes a yellow, pulpy mass.

This is formed of an infinite number of separate divisions of fleshy matter, which severally enclose an oval nut.

The latter are very good when roasted, having a close resemblance to a chestnut.

The pulp, which is the real fruit, is not usually eaten by Europeans on account of its peculiar odor.