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THE CULTIVATED ANONAS. ^^^V JH 
publications the name Coeur de Boeuf is applied to A. reticu- 
lata (40 , 67 , S) , and then again to A, squamosa(2i,6). In Mexico 
the name QuauhtzapotI is applied to the three species, A. reti- 
culata{62), A. cherimolia, and A, squamosa (6^) , In Cuba Mamon 
is the vernacular name for both A. reticulata and A. glabraiiZ). 
The synonymys that are used to designate a single species are ^ 
many. In Brazil, from whence Anona muricata was first de- 
scribed as Araticu ponhe(54), the species is still called Ara- 
ticu(3i). In Spanish-speaking countries it is known as Guana- 
bana(69), Guanabo(22), Guanabano(li), Guanabena(24), Catu- _ 
che(33), Catucho, Cabeza de negro, and Anona amarilla(26). 
Vulgar Mexican names are Polvox and Zapote de viega(63). In 
the French colonies Corossolier and Cachiman epineux, or deriv- 
atives from these, are the common names for this species (26). 
The name Sapadille, given by Descourtilz for A. muricata Ci-S) ^ is 
very probably an error which crept in when he collected his 
notes, as this is the vernacular name of Achras sapota L. Carib 
names of A. muricata are Alacalyona and Guanavana(83). The 
English name Soursop is undoubtedly a corruption of the Dutch 
name Soort-sack, which appears to have been applied to this 
species in the latter part of the seventeenth century (30), or 
Suursak, used eighteen years later (47). The early English spell- 
ings of the name were Sower Sop(64), Sowre-sop tree(65), Sowr- 
sop(32), and Sowrsoptree(77). One early English writer refers 
to it as Prickled apple (70), The vernacular name for the species 
in Dutch Guiana is now Zuurzak(60), and derivatives from it are 
Suirsaak and Susakka(24). 
The first appearance of the name Custardapple was apparently 
in 1691(56) and referred to Anona reticulata. This name has 
descended to us without alteration. Aside from this name and 
those previously discussed, which the species has had in common 
with others of the same genus it is called Bullock's heart (24) in 
English. In Mexico it is known by several names, Anona, Anona 
colorada, AnanhtzapotI, and llama (27), In Porto Rico it is 
known as Corazon(li). In addition to the names already men- 
tioned as current in Brazil, it is referred to as Coracao do boi(3l). 
The name Mamillier(73) is very probably due to a confusion of 
the common names of Anona reticulata and Mammea ameri- 
cana L., the Mammee apple. Corossol and Cachiman, and their 
derivatives, are frequently found in publications discussing 
Anona reticulata{S5), The names enumerated have all origin- 
ated in the Western Hemisphere where the species is indigenous. 
Anona reticulata was, however, early introduced in the tropics 
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