110 WESTER. 
the plants to write them correctly. Some names are evidently only 
typographical errors and never existed except on paper. This, 
however, does not render the confusion of names less serious. 
The deplorable practice of some authors such as Don (20) in re- 
ferring to all species of anonas as "custard apples," or of 
Lamarck (42) who speaks of them as "CorossoF' or "Corossolier," 
has done much toward bringing about the confusion in nomen- 
clature under discussion. 
Now that the anonaceous fruits are beginning to attract at- 
tention among the fruit growers, in many parts of the tropics, 
the time is perhaps moi'e than ever opportune to call attention 
to the errors of the past in order that they may be avoided in 
the future. The following pages, prepared after a study of 
much of the botanical literature containing references to ano- 
naceous plants, will indicate the extent of the confusion in the 
vernacular nomenclature of the cultivated Anonas, and will, it 
is hoped, serve to clear away the prevalent misconceptions in 
regard to the popular names of these species. 
In Mexico Texaltzapotl is one popular name for Anona cheri- 
molia(&^) and also for A. squamosa(2b) . In the same country 
both of these species are also called Anono and Cherimoyo(28). 
Chirimoya is used for Anona cherimQlia in Cuba (72), and else- 
where (15), and for A. squamosa in Porto Rico (12). Cherimolia 
is the name of A. cherimolia in Peru (40), and of A. squamosa in 
Porto Rico (12). Anona is, in Mexico, the vernacular for A. reticu- 
lata and A. glabra(29) ; Pinha in Brazil for A. reticulata {^^) and 
A. sqiiamosa(n,lh,A^) ; Cachiman morveaux for A. reticulata(i'l) 
and A. muricatai2). Cachiman has been applied to A. muri- 
catam) and .A. reticulata (12, 27), while both A. muricatai^^) 
and A. squamosa{^h) have been called Pomme de Canelle. The 
latter species is also referred to as Pomme Canelle(2,6,71), 
Caneel-appel(45) and Pommier de Canelle (21,68). In one work (6) 
it is named Undulated custard apple and in the same publication 
A. cherimolia is referred to as Broad-leaved custard apple (7). 
A. squamosa is called Custard apple(l6,25) by two authors. 
This is, otherwise, the accepted vernacular for A. reticulata {^^y 
65,11,67,36,78), although De Candolle(i6) says that, in America, 
it is the name of A. muricata. The names Fruto de Conde(i9), 
Fruta de Conde(24,76) and Fructa de Conde(83) appear under 
A. reticulata, but have also been applied to A. squamosa(Q) and 
A. reticuMaW. A. squamosa is called Fructa do Conde(3l) 
and Frutta de Condessa(45). A. reticulata is in one publication 
named Condessa(76) and in another Condissa(i9). In some 
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