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vated throughout both Indies, but it is very likely originally from 

 South America, where it is also cultivated. Jacq. obs. 1. p. 13. 

 t. 6. f. 1. Dun. mon. anon. p. 69. Mill. diet. no. 3. St. Hil. pi. 

 usu. bras. t. 30. Atamaram, Rheed. mal. 3. p. 21. t. 29. A. 

 tuberosa, Rumph. amb. 1. p. 138. t. 46. A. muricata, Vand. 

 scrip, lus. p. 118. A tree or rather a large shrub. Flowers 

 greenish-yellow. Fruit fleshy, covered with tubercular scales, 

 containing a sweet-tasted pulp, which is eaten by the inhabitants 

 of tropical countries. It is commonly called Pinha in Brasil. 



Sweetsop or /Scaty-fruited Custard-apple. Clt. 1739. Shrub 

 12 to 20 feet. 



20 A. FORSKA'HLII (D. .C. syst. 1. p. 472.) leaves oblong, 

 somewhat elliptical, smooth, dotted, under surface glaucous; 

 outer petals oblong, nearly closed. Tj . S. Native of Egypt. 

 A. glabra, Forsk. aegyp. descr. 102. icon. t. 15. A. Asiatica, var. 

 ft, Dun. mon. anon. p. 71. A. Asiatica, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 7S. 

 A. squamosa, Delile. ill. fl. aegypt. p. 1 7. Very like A. squa- 

 mbsa, but differing in the leaves being more elliptical-oblong 

 than lanceolate, less pointed, more papyraceous, and distinctly 

 dotted, with the under surface glaucous. 



Forskal's, or Egyptian Custard-apple. Shrub 12 feet. 



21 A. CINE'REA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 71. t. 8.) leaves oblong- 

 elliptical, somewhat lanceolate, full of pullucid dots, under sur- 

 face pubescent ; outer petals nearly closed ; fruit ovate-globose, 

 scaly, fj . S. Cultivated in the West Indian Islands, St. 

 Thomas, and Cumana. Fruit fleshy, eatable, in shape like a 

 young fruit of A . squamosa. 



Cinereous Custard-apple. Fl. ? Clt. 1823. Shrub 20 feet. 



22 A. CHERIMO'LIA (Mill. diet. no. 5.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, not dotted, under surface silky-tomentose-; outer petals 

 nearly closed, rusty-tomentose on the outside ; fruit somewhat 

 globose and scaly. ^ . S. Native of Peru and New Granada. 

 Dun. mon. anon. p. 72. A. tripetala, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 252. 

 Sims, bot. mag. t. 201 1 . A tree, or rather a large shrub. Leaves 

 strong scented. Peduncles opposite the leaves solitary. Outer 

 petals clothed with rusty-down on the outside, each marked 

 with a dark spot at the base. Fruit, when ripe, of a dark-purple 

 colour ; the flesh is soft and sweet. This fruit is esteemed by 

 the Peruvians as one of their most delicate sorts, and is consi- 

 dered by them not inferior to any fruit in the world. 



Cherimoyer, Cherimolid, or Soft-fruited Custard-apple. Fl. 

 July, Aug. Clt. 1739. Tree 20 feet. 



23 A. RETICULATA (Lin. spec. 757.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute, smooth, somewhat dotted ; outer petals oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute, nearly closed ; fruit ovate-globose, reticulately-areolate. 

 Tj . S. Native of the Caribbee Islands and Brasil, also cultivated 

 in Malabar. Dun. mon. anon. p. 72. Mill. diet. no. 1. Brown, 

 jam. 3. p. 256. A. squamosa, Vand. script, lus. p. 118. The 

 fruit of this tree is called Fruto de Conde, or Condissa in Brasil. 



Var. a ; areolae scaly, roundish. Sloane, hist. 2. p. 167. t. 

 226. Catesb. carol. 2. p. 84. t. 86. Anona-maram, Rheed. 

 mal. 3. p. 23. t. 30 and 31. 



Var. ft ; areolse angular, somewhat 5-sided, Dun. mon. 1. c. 

 A. reticulata, Jacq. obs. 1. p. 14. t. 6. f. 2. 



A tufted tree like A. squamosa, but much higher with a more 

 nauseous odour. Flowers brownish on the outside, and whitish- 

 yellow on the inside, excavated at the base, and marked with 

 dark purple spots. Fruit, when ripe, yellowish, sometimes 

 reddish. This fruit is as large as a tennis-ball with yellowish soft 

 flesh, of the consistence of a custard, whence the English name of 

 the genus. It is eatable and much esteemed by many people. Per- 

 haps many species are confused under the name of A. reticulata. 



Reticulated-fruited or Common Custard-apple. Clt. 1690. 

 Tree 1 6 to 25 feet. 



24 A. MUCO'SA (Jacq. obs. 1. p. 16.) leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, smooth ; outer petals spreading at the top ; fruit areo- 



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late ; areolae gibbous. ^ . S. Native of Martinico and Guiana 

 in woods, and also cultivated in the Moluccas. Dun. mon. anon, 

 p. 74. Aubl. guian. 1. p. 618. Manoa, Rumph. amb. 1. p. 136. 

 t. 45. This tree is very like A. reticulata in habit and character. 

 The flesh of the fruit is very soft, but possessing an unpleasant 

 taste, whence its name in French Guiana Cachiman morveux or 

 Cachiman sauvage. 

 .Mucous Custard-apple. Fl. ? Clt. 1819. Tree 20 feet. 



$ 4. Outer petals ovate, or oblong-elliptical, obtuse, inner 

 ones smaller, lanceolate, bluntish. Calyx coriaceous, trifid, 

 large, somewhat campanulate. Fruit conical, smooth. 



25 A. GLA'BRA (Lin. spec. 758.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 smooth ; peduncles opposite the leaves, 2-flowered ; fruit conoid, 

 blunt, smooth. Jj . H. Native of Carolina, and perhaps also 

 cultivated in the West Indies. Cat. carol. 2. p. 64. t. 64. Dun. 

 mon. anon. 1. p. 74. A tree, or rather a large shrub, with leaves 

 like those of Citrus medica. Calyx brown on the outside. 

 Fruit of a greenish-yellow colour, containing a pulp of the con- 

 sistence of a ripe pear. This is an eatable fruit, very sweet but 

 somewhat insipid : it is the food of the guanas and many other 

 wild animals. 



Smooth Custard-apple. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1774. Sh. 16ft. 



26 A. GRANDIFLO'RA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 126.) leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, smooth, leathery, upper surface shining ; peduncles 

 axillary, solitary ; fruit egg-shaped, smooth, a little dotted. 



T? . S. Native of the Mauritius. Dun. mon. anon. p. 75. t. 6. 

 far. ft, Madagascariensis (Pers. ench. 2. p. 95.). Tj . S. 

 Native of Madagascar. Calyx somewhat velvety on the outside. 

 Great-flowered Custard-apple. Shrub 12 feet. 



27 A. AMPLEXICAU'LIS (Lam. diet. 2. p. 127.) leaves heart- 

 shaped, oblong, clasping the stem, acute, smooth ; peduncles 

 axillary, solitary, 1-flowered. Tj. S. Native of Madagascar 

 and the Mauritius. Dun. mon. anon. p. 76. t. 7. The flowers 

 are an inch long and more, with the petals thickened towards the 

 base, each marked on the inside with a dark purple hollow, 

 whitish-velvety on the outside. 



Stem-clasping-lesived Custard-apple. 



5. Petals all obtuse. 



28 A. DIOI'CA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 34.) stem almost simple, 

 downy ; leaves broad, obovate, obtuse, rather cuneated at the 

 base, downy beneath ; peduncles extra-axillary, 1-flowered, pe- 

 tals all ovate, obtuse. ^ . S. Native of Brazil in the province 

 of St. Paul. Leaves 3-6 inches long, and 2J-4 broad. Peduncles 

 1-3-together. Flowers yellowish-green ; inner petals smallest. 



Dioecious Custard-apple. Shrub 2 feet. 



29 A. FURFURA'CEA (St. Hil. fl. bras.l. p. 34. t. 6.) branches 

 scurfy ; leaves oblong-elliptical, rather acute at both ends, coria- 

 ceous, furfuraceous, and brownish-silvery beneath; peduncles, 

 usually 2-flowered, opposite the leaves ; petals ovate, truncate 

 at the base, bluntish, scurfy beneath and downy above. Jj. 

 S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes and 

 in the northern part of the province of St. Paul. Leaves 3-5 

 inches long, and 11-24 lines broad. Peduncles few together. 

 Calyx scurfy, of a yellowish-green colour ; sepals ovate, quite 

 entire ; petals reddish, inner ones hardly smaller than the outer 

 ones. Fruit rather globose, broadly tubercled, clothed with pale 

 brown scurf. 



Scurfy Custard-apple. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



30 A. PAVO'NII ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, very smooth ; 

 peduncles usually aggregate ; petals all obtuse. T? . S. Native 

 of Peru about Guayaquil. An. spe. nov. Ruiz et Pav. herb, in 

 herb. Lamb. (v. s.) 



Pavon's Custard-apple. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 

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