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I shall now transcribe the article of the Savant De Candolle.* 



" Pomme Candle — Anona squamosa, Linne, en anglais, Siceel-sop, Sugar Apple,. 

 (dans Flnde Anglaise Custard-apple). 



" La patrie de cette espece et d'autres Anona cultives a suscite des doutes 

 qui en font un probleme interessant. Je me suis efforce de les resoudre 

 en 1855. L'opinion a laqnelle je m'etais arrete alors se trouve confirme par les 

 observations des voyageurs faites depuis, et, comrne il est utile de montrer a 

 quel point des probabilites basees snr de bonnes methodes conduisent a des^ 

 assertions vraies, je transcrirai'ce que j'ai dit ; apres quoi je mentionnerai ce 

 qu'on a trouve plus recemment. 



" Robert Brown etablissait en 1818 le fait que toutes les especes du genre 

 Anona, excepte V Anona senegalensis, sont d'Amerique et ancune d'Asie. Aug.. 

 de Saint-Hilaire dit que, d'apres velloso VA. squamosa a ete introduit an Bresil, 

 qu 'il y est connu sous le nom de Pinha, venant de la ressemblance avec les 

 cones de pins, et d'Ata, evidemment emprunte aux nonis Attoa et Atis, qui 

 sont de la meme plante en Asie et qui appartiennent aux langues orientales. 

 Done, ajoute de Saint-Hilaire, les Portugais ont transport e VA. squamosa de 

 leurs possessions de l'lnde dans celles d' Amerique, &c." Ayant fait en 1832 

 une revue de la famille des Anonacees, je fis remarquer combien l'argument 

 botanique de M. Brown devenait de plus en plus fort, car, malgre" l'augmen^ 

 tation considerable des Anonacees decrites, on.ne pouvait citer aucun Anona et 

 meme aucune Anonacee a ovaires soudes qui f ufc originaire d'Asie. J'admettais 



»" The country of this species and of the other cultivated Anona has raised 

 doubts, the solution of which has become an interesting problem. I endeavoured 

 to settle them in 1855. The opinion at which I had then arrived has been 

 confirmed by observations since made by travellers, and as it is useful to show 

 how much probabilities based on good methods lead to some true assertions, 

 I shall transcribe what I have said ; after which I shall mention what they have- 

 found more recently. 



" Robert Brown established in 1818 the fact that all species of Anona 

 excepting V Anona senegalensis are from America and not from Asia. Aug. de 

 Saint-Hilaire says that according to Velloz VA. squamosa has been introduced; 

 in Brazil, that it is known there under the name of Pinha from its resemblance 

 to the cones of pines, and of Ata, evidently borrowed from the names, Attoa 

 and Atis, which are names in oriental languages for the same plant in Asia.. 

 Therefore Saint Hilaire adds the Portuguese have transported VA. squamosa 

 from their Indian possessions to those of America, &c." Having made in 1832. 

 a review of the family Anonacse, I remarked how much the botanical argument 

 of Mr. Brown became stronger and stronger, because notwithstanding the con- 

 siderable increase of described Anonacse, they could not quote any Anona, nor 

 even any Anonaca? originating from Asia. I admitted the probability that 

 the species came from the West Indies or from the neighbouring American^ 

 Continent, but by an oversight I attributed this opinion to Mr. Brown who was. 

 thus constrained to claim an American origin in general. 



