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In the Canary Islands the cherimoya is not cultivated com- 

 mercially, but it is grown on a limited scale. Georges V. Perez 

 writes: "Ever since I can remember it has been cultivated 

 in the gardens of Orotava as a delicious and perhaps unequalled 

 tropical fruit." 



In the Mediterranean region there are several localities in 

 which it can be grown successfully. A. Robertson-Prosch- 

 owsky , who has experimented with many tropical and subtropical 

 plants at Nice, France, finds that the fruits, if caught by cold 

 weather before they mature, do not ripen perfectly. If, how- 

 ever, the winter is mild and warm they may mature satisfac- 

 torily, even if very late. Robertson-Proschowsky believes that 

 the cherimoya is well suited for cultivation in sheltered spots 

 along the Cote d'Azur (French Riviera), and he recommends 

 it as a fruit worthy of serious attention in that region. 



It is cultivated on a limited scale in southern Spain and in 

 Sicily. L. Trabut 1 of Algiers writes: "Lovers of the anona 

 will find in the markets of Algiers, during November and Decem- 

 ber of each year, a few good fruits which are sold at 30 centimes 

 to 1 franc each. These fruits come from gardens along the 

 western coast, where there are some magnificent trees." He 

 further says : " It seems evident that the moment has come 

 to extend cherimoya culture. It is not more difficult than 

 orange culture, and at present promises to be more remunera- 

 tive." Trabut recommends that the tree be planted in Algeria 

 on the coast only, since the climate of the interior is too cold. 



The cherimoya has been planted in several parts of India 

 but has not become a common fruit in that country. H. F. 

 Macmillan says that it is " now cultivated in many up-country 

 gardens in Ceylon." It was introduced into the latter island 

 as late as 1880. In parts of Queensland, Australia, it is success- 

 fully grown. 



In Hawaii it has become well established. Vaughan Mac- 

 1 Bull. 24, Service Botanique, Algeria. 



