10 THALAMIFLOR^E. 



a leaf, outer petals nearly closed externally tomentu- 

 loso-velutine, inner petals minute, fruit subglobular 

 reticulated subsquamose. 



A. tripetala, Ait. Sort. Kew. II. 2o2.-Willd. Sp. II. 1264. 

 Sims, Bot. Mag. 2011. A. Cherimolia, De Cand. Syst. I. 

 468 Prod. I. 84. 



HAS. Port-Royal Mountains. 



FL. April August. 



A tree usually 15 feet in height : branches spreading, long, 

 virgate, sub-flexuose, cinereous ; the young green shoots sericeo- 

 pubescent. Leaves alternate, petiolate, oblong, subacuminate, 

 bluntish, entire, nerved, green and pubescent above, paler and 

 velvety beneath. Peduncles usually subopposite to a leaf, 

 sometimes in the axil of a leaf which has dropt off, subsolitary, 

 1 -flowered, about an inch in length, terete, velvety. Flowers 

 pendent. Sepals small, externally sericeo-pubesccnt. Petals ; 

 the 3 outer ones about an inch in length, lanceolate, blunt, thick, 

 triquetrous, excavated and tinged with crimson internally at the 

 base, erect, half-closed, opening towards the apex, externally 

 velvety : inner petals minute, keeled on the back. Torus hemi- 

 spherical, bearing the stamens and pistils in a roundish sub-3- 

 gonal mass. Filaments linear, angular, capitate at the apex : 

 anthers unilateral, 2 celled, with each cell containing two rows 

 of white globules of pollen, connected together in a bead-like 

 manner. Fruit usually the size and form of that of the Sour- 

 Sop, of a light green colour : pulp white ; seed black. 



This species appears to hold a place between the Sweet-Sop 

 and the Custard-apple : the leaves partake of some of the char- 

 acters of both, and the fruit is subsquamose like that of the 

 former, and somewhat reticulated like that of the latter. It is 

 a native of Peru. It must have been introduced into this country 

 many years ago, as it is now very common in the mountains of 

 the parishes of St David, St Andrew, and Port-Royal. Out 

 of these districts indeed it does not appear to thrive, as I never 

 met with a tree of the kind in any other part of the Island. 

 The fruit arrives at its greatest perfection in the Port- Royal 

 mountains. It is one of the most delicious of the kind ; there 

 being a slight agreeable acidity mingled with a luscious sweet- 

 ness. The flowers are put into snuff, as a substitute for the 

 Tonquin bean, for the purpose of giving a grateful flavour. 



6. Anona reticulata. Netted Custard-apple. 



Leaves oblongo-lanceolate acute subglabrous minute- 

 ly pellucido-punctulated, peduncles lateral about 3- 

 flowered, outer petals oblong nearly closed, fruit ovato- 

 globose reticulato-areolated . 



