‘-ANONACEZ. III. Monopora. IV. Evromarta. V. Astina.: 
tive of Brazil. Corolla clothed . 
with rusty down, 3 lines long. 
Leaves 4-6 inches long. (f. 24.) 
Long-leaved Rollinia. Shrub 
20 feet. 4e 
2 R. racirora (St. Hil. fl. ` 
bras.’ 1. p. 29.) leaves ovate, 
pointed, puberulous on both sur- 
faces, and with the nerves clothed BF 
with rusty villi. h. S. Nativeof @ A 
Brazil in the province of Rio-Ja- ¢ 
neiro on the banks of the river 
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FIG. 24. 
long and 1-2 broad. Calyx rusty 
villous. - Corolla pubescent, glau- 
cous. Fruit unknown. 
Beach-leaved Rollinia. Fl. Nov. 
Shrub 6 feet. 
3 R. rarvirro Ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 30.) leaves oblong, 
acuminated, and acute at the base, smooth above, puberulous 
beneath, h.S. Native of Brazil in woods on the mountains 
called Tejuca near Rio-Janeiro. A small tree with rufous- 
pubescent branches. Leaves 14 to 24 inches long. Peduncles 
solitary. Calyx rusty-villous. Corolla villous of a greenish- 
brown colour. 
Small-flowered Rollinia, Fl. Nov. Tree 20 feet. 
4 R. DOLABRIPE'TALA (St. Hil. ex fl. bras. 1. p. 29.) leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, under surface as well as petioles hairy ; corolla 
tomentose, compressed on one side to the formof a hatchet. 
h. S. Native of Brazil on Mount Cercovado near Rio Janeiro. 
Annona dolabripétala, Raddi. in act. soc. ital. 16. p. 15. 
Hatchet-petalled Rollinia. Shrub 6 feet. 
5 R. BIFLO RA; leaves oblong, membranous, acuminated, 
S ; peduncles 2, 1-flowered, rising below the leaves. h.S. 
ative of Peru, Annona biflora, Ruiz, et Pav. MSS. in herb. 
amb. (v. s.) 
Two-flowered Rollinia. Shrub 6 feet ? 
f ' PTEROCA'RPA ; leaves large, oblong, acuminated; wings 
Of petals erect, incurved, hatchet-shaped ; fruct large, of: nu- 
p tous carpels. h. S. Native of Peru. Annona pterocdrpa, 
wz, et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 483. 
Wing-fruited Rollinia. Tree. 
thick. mek NTHA ; leaves oblong, acuminated; peduncles very 
of Pe ruct of numerous, distinct, close carpels. h.S. Native 
so Annona parviflora, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 484. 
mall-flomered Rollinia. Tree. 
mig . phe species of Rollinia will thrive best in good loam 
eaves with a little peat and sand. Ripened cuttings, with the 
an not shortened, will strike root if planted in a pot of sand, 
plunged in a moist heat, with a hand-glass placed over them +. 
Parabyba. Leaves 14 to 4 inches 
wobec Monodoree, (shrubs agreeing mith Monodora.) Fruit 
Y, l or many-celled, contained within a single rind. 
II. MONODO' 
skin; in allis RA (from povoc, monos, one, copa, dora, a 
> M allusion to the fruit being 1-celled). Dun. mon. anon. 
p. ie P C. syst, 1. p.477. prod. 1. p. 87. 
tals 6, iy, a eri olyándria, Monogynia. Calyx 3-sepalled. Pe- 
at the base Ao outer ones lanceolate, inner ones ovate, joined 
crowned b ` th nthers indefinite, nearly sessile. Ovary 1, ovate, 
Ose, l-celled e sessile stigma. Berry smooth, somewhat glo- 
, Many-seeded. Seeds imbedded in the pulp. 
somewhat lobe (Dun. mon. anon. p. 80.) fruit very large, 
aring a bee ose ; leaves alternate; peduncles lateral, 1-flowered, 
middle, ga At the base or on the middle, or above the 
Aiii Cultivated in Jamaica, but perhaps originally 
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brought from Equinoctial Africa. R. Br. congo, p. 56. Annona 
myristica, Geert. fruct. 2. p. 194. t. 125. f. 1. Lunan, hort.. 
jam. 10. American nutmeg, Long, jam. hist. 3. p. 735. Flowers 
large like those of Unòna undulàta, the three inner petals are 
ciliated on the inside at their margins, the outer ones are much 
waved, a little longer than the inner ones. Fruit yellow, when ripe. 
Jamaica or Calabash Nutmeg. Fl.? Clt.? ‘Tree 20 feet. 
Cult. The Jamaica Nutmeg will thrive well ina mixture of . 
loam and sand, and ripened cuttings will strike root if planted in 
a pot of sand, plunged in a moist heat, with a bell-glass placed 
over them }. 
IV. EUPOMA'TIA (from ev, eu, well, wpa, poma, a lid ; 
calyptra covering the flower before expansion, in the manner 
of an extinguisher). R. Br. bot. ter. aust. p. 65. 
Lin. syst. Icosdndria, Polygiynia. Calyx truncate. Ca- 
lyptra, covering the flower-bud before expansion. Petals none. 
Stamens numerous, perigynous, inner ones of the form of petals. 
Berry many-celled, many-seeded, crowned by numerous connected 
stigmas. Anthers lateral. A smooth shrub with oblong-coriace- 
ous leaves and 1-flowered axillary peduncles. ‘This genus differs 
materially from all the rest of the genera of Anonacee in the 
perigynous insertion of its stamens ; it should therefore be ex- 
cluded from this order as well as from the sub-class Thalamiflòræ. 
1 E. Laurtna (R. Br. l. c). k. G. Native of New 
Holland. Flowers greenish-yellow. 
Laurel-like Eupomatia. Fl.? Clt.1824. Shrub 6 feet. 
Cult. This fine shrub will thrive well in a mixture of loam 
and peat, and ripened cuttings will strike root, if planted in a 
pot of sand, and placed under a hand-glass. 
P 52 Unòneæ (plants agreeing with Unona.) Carpels many, 
astinct. 
V. ASIMI'NA (a name of Canadian origin, meaning un- 
known). Adans. fam. 2. p. 365. Dun. mon. anon. p. 81. D.C. 
syst. 1. p. 478. prod. 1. p. 87. 
Lin. syst. Polydéndria, Tri-Polygynia. Calyx 3-parted. Petals 
6, spreading, ovate-oblong, inner ones smallest. Anthers inde- 
finite, nearly sessile. Ovaries many, but for the most part only 
three, ovate or oblong; carpels the same number as the ovaries, 
baccate, sessile ; seeds many, disposed in asingle or double row. 
Shrubs with oblong, cuneated usually deciduous leaves. Flowers 
sometimes rising before the leaves, usually solitary and axillary. 
1 A. PARVIFLORA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 82. t. 9.) leaves 
cuneate-obovate, mucronate, under surface as well as branches 
covered with brown pubescence ; flowers sessile ; outer petals 
scarcely twice as long as the calyx. hk. H. Native of Virginia, 
Georgia and Carolina in shady woods near rivers and lakes. 
Porcélia parviflora, Pers. ench. 2. p.95. Orchidocarpum parvi- 
florum, Mich. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 329. A small shrub, bearing 
fruit when 2 feet high. Outside of calyx and corolla clothed 
with brownish tomentum; inside of petals dark purple. Berries 
2 or 3, aggregate, sessile, fleshy, the size of a plum. 
Small-flowered Asimina. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1806. Shrub 
2 to 4 feet. 
2 A. TRYLOBA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 83.) leaves oblong-cu- 
neated, acuminated, and are, as well as branches smoothish ; 
flowers on short peduncles; outer petals roundish-ovate, 4-times 
longer than the calyx. k. S. Native of Pennsylvania, Florida, 
Virginia, and Carolina, on the overflowed banks of rivers. Annona 
triloba, Lin. spec. 758. Mill. dict. no. 8, icon. 1. t. 35. Duham. 
arb. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 83. t. 25. Mich. f. arb. amer. 3. p. 161. 
t.9. Schkuhr. handb. 2. p. 95. t. 149. Porcélia triloba, Pers. 
ench. 2. p. 95. Orchidocarpum arietinum, Mich. fl. bor. amer. 
1. p. 329,—Catesb. carol. 2. t. 85. A small tree, or rather a 
large shrub. Flowers campanulate, with the 3 outer petals pale 
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