Genus ANNONA, Linn. 



Anonacese. 



Syat. Nat. 



Polyandria Polygynik. 

 Hi/Hi. Lin, 



Synonymes. 



Annona, Anona, Asimina, Orchidccarpum, 

 Forcelia, Uvaria, 



Of Authors. 



Anone, Corossol, 

 Flaschenbaum, 

 Asimina, 

 Anona, 

 Custard Apple, 



France. 



GeRjMANY. 



Italy. 

 Spain. 

 Britain and Anglo-America. 



Derivations. The name Annona was given to this genua by Linnaeus, who derived it from a South American fruit of a grate 

 ful flavour, called anona. which signifies a mess, or dish of food, to be eaten with a spoon. Asimina was Latinized by M. 

 Adanson, from a word of Canadian origin of a doubtful meaning. Orchiducarpum was probably intended to express a resem- 

 blance between the fruit of this genus, and that of some species of Orchis. Porcelia is a name given by Ruiz, in honor of Anto- 

 nio Porcel, a Spanish promoter of botany. Uvana was also applied to this genus Yy Linnapus, atid is derived from the 

 Latin uva, a grape. The German name, Flaschenbaum, signifies Flask-tree, from the shape of the fruit. The French and 

 Italian names are merely modifications of the Spanish one. It is called Custard Apple, on account of the pulp of the fruit often 

 being eaten with a spoon, after the manner of eating a custard. 



Generic Characters. Calyx 3-parted. Petals 6, spreading, ovate-oblong, inner ones smallest. Anthers 

 numerous, nearly sessile. Ovaries many, but for the most part only 3, ovate or oblong. Carpels the 

 same number as the ovaries, baccate, sessile. Seeds many, disposed in a single or double row. Don, 

 Miller's Diet. 



HE hardy species of the genus Annona are chiefly confined to the 

 United States, and vary in height from two to thirty feet. The 

 low shrubs are deciduous, with white or purple flowers, and bear 

 fruit about the size of small plums. They are rather tender, 

 and diflicult of cultivation, altliough they have been introduced 

 into Europe at diflferent periods from 1736 to 1820. All the spe- 

 cies require peat soil, and are only propagated by seeds. 



