THE CULTIVATED ANONAS. 
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Anona squamosa L. 
SUGARAPPLE. 
Abate de Panucho, Anona blanca, Anono, Aiaticu pitaya, Ata, Atas, 
Ateira, Ate Pannicensis, Ates, Atis, Atoa, Atocira, Atta, Auza, Boa, Caneel- 
appel, Cherimolia, Chirimoya, Chirimoyo, Corossol, Corossolier, Copur de 
Boeuf, Custard apple, Fructa do Conde, Fructa de Conde, Frutta de 
Condessa, Hanon, Jona-jaca, Kanftel appel, Keschta, Loona, Manil-Jaca, 
Manil-Panosou, Manoa Papuwa, Marie Baise, Meba, Mstaphele, Pinba, 
Pomme Canelle, Pomme de Canelle, Pommier de Canelle, Quauhtzapotl, 
Saramuyo, S'ferdjel, Siri Kaya, Sita-pullum, Steenappelboom, Sweetsop, 
Texaltzapotl, Tzypipatlis, Undulated custard apple, Yates, Zimmet apfel. 
Anona reticulata L. 
CUSTARDAPPLE. 
Ananhtzapotl, Anona, Anona colorada, Anona manoa, Anona-maram, 
Anoneira, Bullocks heart, Cachiman, Cachiman morveaux, Coeur de Boeuf, 
Condessa, Condissa, Coracao de boi, Corazon, Corossol, Corossolier, Fructa 
de Conde, Fruta de Conde, Fruto de Conde, llama, Mamillier, Mamon, 
Noona, Parangi-jaca, Pinha, Quauhtzapotl, Ramphul, Tsina-Panosou, 
Vlaade-appel. 
Anona muricata L. 
SOUKSOP. 
Alacalyona, Anona amarilla, Araticu, Araticu ponhe, Cabeza de negro, 
Cachiman, Cachiman epineux, Cachiman morveaux, Catuche, Catucho, 
Corossol, Corossolier, Custard-apple, Fructa de Conde, Guanabana, Guana- 
banis, Guanabano, Guanabena, Guanabo, Guanavana, Polvox, Pomme de 
Canelle, Prickled apple, Sappadille, Soortsack, Sower Sop, Sowresoptree, 
Sowr-soptree, Sowrsoptree, Sowr-sop, Suirsak, Susakka, Suursak, Zapote 
de viegas, Zuurzak. 
Anona glabra L. Mamon. 
Allig:ator apple, Anona, Araticu pana, Bunya, Corkwood, Corossol, Coros- 
solier, Custard-apple, Monkey apple. Pond apple. 
Four of the species considered, the cherimoya, Anona cheri- 
molia Mill., the sugarapple, Anona squamosa L., the custardapple, 
Anona raticulata L., and the soursop, Ano7ta muricata L., have 
been cultivated for their fruits for many centuries, and were all 
domesticated before the discovery of America. They are all 
natives of the American tropics as is conclusively shown by De- 
Candolle(l3) in his able discussion of the subject. A description 
of the five species discussed, in the present paper, with some 
account of their origin and their dissemination is given below. 
Anona cherimolia Mill. (§ Attae) PL VIII. 
A tall shrub or tree of spreading habit, 4.5 to 10 meters high; 
young growth ferruginous-tomentose ; leaves usually ovate- 
oblong, 7.5 to 18 cm long, variable, base rounded, apex obtuse, 
scarcely acute, sparsely hairy above, velvety beneath, pale- 
greenish or glaucescent; midrib and veins ferruginous-tomentose; 
petioles 10 to 14 mm long. Flowers usually solitary, opposite 
