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seen no specimens authenticating this, however; in fact, Georgia 
is the most northern state from which I have seen specimens of 
this species. The remainder of the genus is confined to Georgia, 
Florida and Alabama. 
Asinina, as here understood, comprises seven species, one of 
which, though quite common in herbaria, has remained unde- 
scribed up to the present time, owing to its early and wrong iden- 
tification with the J. grandifiora of Dunal,* which was based on 
the Annona grandiflora of Bartram.t These excellent figures, and 
the description accompanying that of Dunal, make it difficult to 
understand why such a mistake should have occurred. This mat- 
ter will be discussed later, in its proper place. 
A large number of specimens, contained in the herbarium of 
Columbia University, has been examined. In addition to these, 
‘the material in the National Herbarium and that in the herbarium 
of Prof. Lester F. Ward, at Washington, have been kindly loaned 
for examination. The study of this material has seemed to war- 
rant the following disposition of the species. 
Key to the Species. 
Flowers borne in the axils of the deciduous leaves of the preceding year, hence ap- 
pearing before or with the leaves. 
Leaves thin, not reticulated ; a solitary purple flower in the axil. 
Mature outer petals 2 cm. long or larger, more than twice the length of the 
sepals; a small tree 3-12 metres high, 1. A. triloba. 
Mature outer petals 1 cm. long or smaller, less than twice as long as the 
sepals; a small shrub 15 dm. high or less. 2. A, parvifiora, 
Leaves thick, leathery and reticulated when old; 1 or 2 yellowish white flowers 
and often a branchlet arising from the same axil. 
Young leaves sparingly tomentose above and soon glabrous, tomentose be- 
neath ; mature outer petals 2.5-4 cm. long. 3. A. reticulata. 
Young leaves densely tomentose on both sides; mature outer petals 4-5 cm. 
long. 4. A. speciosa. 
Flowers terminal, or borne in the axils of the leaves of the season, hence appearing 
after the leaves. 
Flowers terminal, sessile or nearly so; leaves short and broad, obovate to oval. 
5. 4. obovata. 
Flowers axillary and long-peduncled, rarely single and terminal in No. 7; leaves 
long and narrow, oblanceolate to oblong. 
* Monog. Anon. /. rz. 1817. 
t Travels, p/, 2. 1791. 
