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P. J. Wester has found that the species can be budded in the 

 same manner as the cherimoya. He recommends as stock- 

 plants the bullock's-heart and the pond-apple, both described 

 below. Seeds are germinated in the same manner as those of 

 the cherimoya. 



THE BULLOCK'S-HEART (Fig. 26) 

 (Annona reticulata, L.) 



The bullock's-heart, although widely grown, is a fruit of 

 little value. Compared with the sugar-apple and the cherimoya 



it lacks flay or. An 

 occasional seed- 

 ling produces fruit 

 of fair quality, but 

 there is no reason 

 why this species 

 should be culti- 

 vated when the 

 sugar-apple and 

 the ilama can be 

 produced on the 

 same ground. 



The tree is com- 

 monly 20 to 25 feet 

 high. It is semi- 

 deciduous, some- 

 times remaining 

 devoid of foliage 

 for several weeks. 



FIG. 26. The bullock's-heart (Annona reticulata), a The leaves are 

 fruit widely cultivated in the tropics. (X |) oblong- lanceolate 



or lanceolate in form, commonly 4 to 6 inches in length, acute, 

 and glabrate. The flowers are borne in small clusters upon 



