STURTEV ant's NOTES ON EDIBLE PLANTS 5 1 



Angraeciim fragrans Thou. Orchideae. bourbon tea. faham tea. 



The leaves of this orchid are very fragrant and are used in Bourbon as tea. It has 

 been introduced into France. ^ 



Anisophyllefe laurina R. Br. Rhizophoreae. monkey apple. 



African tropics. The fruit is sold in the markets of Sierra Leone in the months of 

 April and May; it is described by Don as being superior to any other which is tasted in 

 Africa. It is of the size and shape of a pigeon's egg, red on the sunned side, yellow on the 

 other, its flavor being something between that of the nectarine and a plum." 



Annesorhiza capensis Cham, et Schlecht. Umbelliferae. anyswortel. 

 Cape of Good Hope. The root is eaten.' 



A. montana Eckl. & Zeyh. 



South Africa. The plant has an edible root.* 



Anona asiatica Linn. AnoncKeae. 



Ceylon and cultivated in Cochin China. The oblong-conical fruit, red on the outside, 

 is filled with a whitish, .eatable pulp but is inferior in flavor to that of A. squamosa. 



A. cherimolia Mill, cherimalla. cherimoya. cherimoyer. custard apple. 



American tropics. Originally from Peru, this species seems to be naturalized only 

 in the mountains of Port Royal in Jamaica. Venezuela, New Granada and Brazil know 

 it only as a plant of cultivation. It has been carried to the Cape Verde Islands and to 

 Guinea.* The cherimoya is not mentioned among the fruits of Florida by Atwood in 

 1867 but is included in the American Pomological Society's list for 1879.* In 1870, speci- 

 mens were growing at the United States Conservatory in Washington. The fruit is 

 esteemed by the Peruvians as not inferior to any fruit of the world. Humboldt speaks 

 of it in terms of praise. Herndon ' says Huanuco is par excellence the cotmtry of the 

 celebrated cherimoya, and that he has seen it there quite twice as large as it is generally 

 seen in Lima and of the most delicious flavor. Masters says,* however, that Europeans 

 do not confirm the claims of the cherimoya to superiority among fruits, and the verdict 

 is probably justified by the scant mention by travellers and the hmited diffusion. 



A. cinerea Dunal. anon, sugar apple, sweetsop. 



West Indies. This species is placed by Unger ' among edible fruit-bearing plants. 



A. muricata Linn, corossol. prickly custard apple, soursop. 



Tropical America. This tree grows wild in Barbados and Jamaica but in Surinam 



'Lindley, J. Treas. Bat. 1:67. 1876. 



2 Sabine, J. Trans. Hort. Soc. Land. 5:446. 1824. 



> Carruthers, W. Treas. Bot. I'.eS. 1870. 



* Mueller, F. Sel. Pis. 225. 1876. 



' Unger, F. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 350. 1859. 



Amer. Pom. Soc. Cat. XLIV. 1879. 



' Herndon, W. L., and Gibbon, L. Explor. Vail. Amaz. 1:117. 1854. 

 Masters, M. T. Treas. Bat. 1:70. 1870. 

 Unger, F. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 350. 1859. 



