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G. P. w. CoUfttion. Plate LIII 



Aiioiia ninricata. 



SOUR SOP. 



This small, hardy evergreen tree is very common in Hawaii. 

 Its dark green, glabrous leaves are pointed, elliptical, and are 

 shiny on the upper surface, but rusty beneath. The greenish- 

 3'ellow flowers are usually solitary, and have a peculiar 

 odor. The fruit is large, varying in weight from 1 to 15 pounds. 

 In shape, it is either oblong or conical and blunt. The rough. 

 dark green, shin}' skin, which is irregular in thickness, is studded 

 with fleshy spines. The soft, white, cotton-like pulp is divided 

 into sections, each containing a shiny, black seed, about half an 

 inch long. These are very readily propagated. 



