442 THE EVOLUTION OF OUR NATIVE FRUITS 



southern Florida, known to botanists as Anona glabra 

 (or A. laurifo lia) . It is a small tree, sometimes 

 reaching the height of thirty or forty feet. It is a 



Fig. 123. The Pond apple. Anona glabra. 



striking tree as it grows about the borders of the 

 everglades, its roots lying under the water. A fruit is 

 shown natural size, in section, in Fig. 123. It is 



