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In the United States we have Asimina triloba, Dun., a tree 

 common in the Southern portions, aud even extending as far 

 north as Western New York. Its* oblong pulpy fruit, about 4 

 inches long, when ripe has a rich, luscious taste, offensive to many 

 people, but relished by some. It is a natural custard, says Flint, 

 " too luscious for the relish of most people. The fruit is nutri- 

 tious, and a great resource to the savages." A. glabra, L., is 

 found in South Florida, the fruit small and eatable when fully 

 ripe (Vasey). 



Monodora myristica, Dun. is cultivated in Jamaica, its fruit 

 called Guinea or Calabash nutmegs, used by the negroes in cook- 

 ing. It is a native of Africa (Baillon). 



Quite a number of the genus Anona are cultivated for the 

 sake of their fruits, as A. Asiatica, L. of Ceylon (De Candolle) 

 and grown for its fruit in Cochin-China (Unger); A. Gherimolia, 

 Mill, of Peru, and its fruit in high esteem. The fruit, when 

 ripe, is of a dark purple, the flesh soft and sweet, enclosing nu- 

 merous seeds. Cultivated in all warm climates (Baillon), and 

 introduced into Florida before 1877 (Am. Pom. Soc); A. ci- 

 nerea, Dun., of the West Indies (Don); A. mucosa, Jacq. of Mar- 

 tinique and Guiana, and cultivated in the Moluccas, although the 

 fruit seems to be of an unpleasant taste (Don); A. muricata, 

 Jacq., the sour sop of the West Indies and neighboring America, 

 in general esteem, and even cultivated in Arabia (Baillon); A. 

 obtusifolia, Tuss., cultivated in St. Domingo (Don); A. reticulata, 

 L. of the West Indies, and cultivated also in Brazil, the East 

 Indies and the Mauritius (Baillon); A. squamosa, L. of tropical 

 America, and now introduced to Cochin-China, China, the 

 Philippines and India. Other species, which are mentioned as 

 bearing edible fruit, but which we have not seen mentioned as 

 cultivated, are -4. chrysocarpa, whose fruit is eaten in Senegal ; 

 A. longifolia, of Guiana and Trinidad, and whose fruit was much 

 prized by the Caribs (Unger), and said to be excelled by Lind- 

 ley ; A. Marcgravii, Mart, and A. Pisonis, Mart, of Brazil (Bail- 

 lon); A. paluclosa, Anbl. of Guiana (Unger); A.palustris, L., the 

 alligator apple of the West Indies, and Cortissa of Brazil (Don); 

 A. punctata, Anbl. of Cayenne, whose fruit is of good flavor and 

 pleasant eating (Lindley); A. Senegalensis, Pers., which fur- 

 nishes one of the best fruits of Sierra Leone, Senegal, and the 

 banks of the Congo (Sabine); A. sylvatica, St. Hil. of Brazil 

 (St. Hillaire); and A. tripetala of South America, esteemed by 

 Lunan in Jamaica as a delicate fruit. 



The genus Xylopia has aromatic fruits, and the seeds of many 

 species are used as a spice, as X. Aethiopica, A. Rich., the 



