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Rhomboidal-petalled Custard-apple. Tree. 
*** Petals all acute, inner ones a little smaller. (f. 23. a. b.) 
7 A. sytva’tica (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 32. pl. insu. bras. no. 
29.) leaves large, elliptical, short-pointed, acutish at the base, 
puberulous above, pubescent beneath and full of very minute 
pellucid dots; fruit bearing peduncles extra-axillary, solitary. 
h. S. Native of Brasil in the province of Minas-Geraes. The 
fruit ripens in March. It is commonly called Araticu do Mato. 
The fruit is good to eat. The wood is white and compact, 
tender, and light, and, therefore, is very proper for works of 
sculpture. 
Wood Custard-apple. Tree 20 feet. 
8 A. patu’srris (Lin. spec. 757.) leaves ovate-oblong, leathery, 
quite smooth ; flowers solitary on peduncles ; petals all acute ; 
fruit rather areolate. h.S. Native of Jamaica in low moist 
places, and other parts of South America, near the borders of 
rivers and in marshes. Dun. mon. anon. p. 65.—Pluk. alm. 
32. t. 240. f. 6.—Sloane, jam. 205. hist. 2. p. 169. t. 228. f. 1. 
Flowers yellow ; the three outer petals are veined on the outside, 
but spotted with red on the inside; the three inner ones are 
one-half, smaller than the outer ones, white on the outside, and 
of a dark blood-colour on the inside. Fruit large, smooth, heart- 
shaped, sweet-scented, of an agreeable taste, but it is said to be 
a strong narcotic, and is therefore not eaten on that account. It 
is called in Jamaica Alligator-Apple. The wood is so soft even 
when dry that it is frequently used by the negroes, instead of 
corks to stop up their jugs and calabashes, whence it has uni- 
versally obtained the name of Cork-wood in Jamaica. In Brasil 
it is called Araticu do brejo and Cortissa, where the inhabi- 
tants also make corks of the branches. They have also tried to 
make a kind of wine from the fruit. 
Marsh Custard-apple or Cork-wood. Clt.1788. Tr. 10to 20 ft. 
9 A. co’nica (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 490.) leaves oblong, 
or obovate-oblong, acuminated, on slender petioles; peduncles 
lateral, 3-4-flowered; outer petals lanceolate, long, acute, inner 
ones small, ovate, acute ; fruit long, conical, reticulated, some- 
thing like a Cucumber. 
Conical-fruited Custard-apple. 
10 A. tonerro LIA (Aubl. guian. 
1. p. 615. t. 248.) leaves oblong, 
acuminated, mucronate, smooth; 
flowers axillary, solitary, stalked ; 
petals all acute ; fruit ovate-globose, 
dotted and reticulated. h. S. Na- 
tive of Guiana on the borders of 
streams, also in the island of Trini- 
dad. Dun. mon. anon. p. 66. 
Flowers large, purplish, inner petals 
smaller than the outer ones. Fruit gela- 
tinous, flesh-coloured, eatable.(f.23.) 
Long-leaved Custard-apple. F]. 
May. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 
11 A. puncra'ra (Aubl. guian, 
1. p. 614. t. 247.) leaves ovate-ob- 
long, acute, smooth; flowers axil- 
lary, solitary, nearly sessile; petals 
all acute ; fruit somewhat globose, covered with dots. h.S. 
Native of Cayenne in woods, near the borders of streams. Dun. 
. mon. anon. p. 67. Flowers small, yellowish. Fruit fleshy, of 
an obscure brown, with red pulp, eatable. 
Dotted-fruited Custard-apple. Fl. April. Clt. 1822. Tree 20 ft. 
12 A. Peruvra'na (H. et B. ined. Dun. mon. anon. p. 67.) 
leaves oblong-elliptical, acute, a little coriaceous, somewhat de- 
current; peduncles axillary, bracteolate ; petals all acute; fruit 
globose, reticulated. h.S. Native of Peru in marshes about 
Shrub. 
ANONACEZ. 
I. ANONA. 
Guayaquil. A. uliginòsa, H. B. et Kth. nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 56, 
Flowers yellow, with the three outer petals furnished with a red 
spot on the inside at the base of each. Fruit not eatable. 
Peruvian Custard-apple. Shrub 16 feet. 
13 A. ausrra'tis (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 33.) leaves large, 
ovate, very blunt at the base, but pointed at the apex, quite 
smooth; fruit even. h. S. Native of Brasil in the province 
of St. Catharine ; on the sea-shore very common. A small tree 
quite smooth, except the buds. Leaves 5-6 inches long, and 
about 3 broad. The fruit is mature in April, it is ovate and 
blunt, with a soft compact pulp of the colour of an Apricot, but 
of an ungrateful taste. The tree is very like 4. palistris, but 
differs greatly in the size and shape of its leaves. 
Southern Custard-apple. Tree 20 feet. 
14 A. corniro'nia (St. Hil. bras. 1. p. 33.) leaves usually 
ovate or obovate, generally finely mucronated, smoothish above, 
puberulous and hoary beneath ; middle nerves and parallel lateral 
veins rufescent beneath; peduncles 1-flowered, opposite the 
leaves ; segments of calyx very short and acuminated. h. S. 
Native of Brasil in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas Geraes, 
where it is called Araticu do Campo. Outer petals broad-ovate, 
inner ones oblong-elliptical, usually acuminated. Receptacle 
with a circle of villi at the base. Fruit scaly, ovate smooth or 
villous. Leaves 2-4 inches long, and 1-2 broad. Petals very 
thick, pubescent, yellow, larger than the calyx. This is cer- 
tainly a very variable shrub. 
Dogwood-leaved Custard-apple. Shrub 15 feet. 
15 A. Ampo’ray (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 616. t. 249.) leaves 
oblong-elliptical, under surface rusty-tomentose; flowers axil- 
lary, solitary, on very short peduncles ; petals all acute. k . $. 
Native of Cayenne in woods. Dun. mon. anon. p. 67. Flowers 
very small, greenish. Fruit unknown. Ambotay is the name of 
the tree in Guiana. 
Ambotay Custard-apple. Fl. Nov. Shrub 8 feet. 
16 A. patupo'sa (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 611. t. 246.) leaves 
oblong, acute, upper surface somewhat tomentose, under surface 
silky-tomentose, rufescent, nerved ; flowers on short peduncles: 
petals all acute; fruit ovate, tuberculated. h. S. Native of 
Guiana in marshy places. Dun. mon. anon. p. 68. Flowers 
greenish ; petals silky on the outside. Fruit yellow, eatable. 
Marsh Custard-apple. Fl. Feb. Nov. Clt. 1803. Shrub 4 to 
5 feet. 
§ 2. Outer petals ovate, concave, acute, coriaceous, inner omes 
wanting. Fruit not sufficiently known, and therefore this secha 
of Anona is only added to the genus from the habit of t 
shrubs. 
17 A. cuina ra (Dun. mon. anon. p. 68. t. 4.) leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, acutish, upper surface smooth, under surface tomer 
tose; branches rugose ; peduncles solitary, 1-flowered ; flower 
3-petalled; fruit egg-shaped, echinated. h. S. Native ° 
Cayenne. Petals leathery. ` 
Echinated-fruited Custard-apple. Shrub 12 feet. , 
18 A. serrcea (Dun. mon. anon. p. 69. t. 5.) leaves ovate 
oblong, acuminated, upper surface smooth, under surface as we 
as branches rusty-tomentose or silky ; flowers 3-petalled, s0 ‘ 
tary, axillary, stalked, rusty on the outside. h .S. Nativ 
of Cayenne. Flowers nearly like those of 4. echinàta. 
Silky-leaved Custard-apple. Shrub 10 feet. 
§ 3. Outer petals linear-oblong, narrow, triquetrous at ik 
apex, somewhat concave at the base, usually closed, conce4 
the genitals, inner petals very minute, 
19 A. sęuaĮmosa (Lin. spec. 757.) leaves oblong, bluntish 
smooth, full of pellucid dots, rather glaucous beneath ; aý- 
petals nearly closed; fruit egg-shaped, scaly. R. 5. 
