Annona] in. ANONACEiE. 7 



in the denser secondary woods, chiefly along the river Cuango, between 

 Sange and Undelle, sporadic ; fl. Dec. 1855. No. 749. Cultivated in 

 the Governor's garden ; fl. Nov. 1854 ; called " Fructo do Condo." A 

 unique specimen. No. 749i. 



The following is doubtfully referred to this species : — 

 Cape de Veede Islands. — Semi-spontaneous, and form on dense 

 thickets, 10 ft. high and more, on the slopes of Val de S. Domingo 

 with young fruit (not shown in the specimen) Jan. 1861. No. 751. 



2. A. squamosa L. Sp. PI. edit. 1, p. 537 (1753) ; Oliv. Fl. Trop. 

 Afr. i. p. 16. 



Cultivated in Angola under the name of " Atta." 



Novo Bedondo. — Seeds sent to Loanda in Feb. 1858, cultivated. 

 Coll. Caep. 176. 



Island of Madeika. — Seeds, cultivated, Jan. 1863. Coll. Caep. 177. 



During his travels in Angola Welwitsch never saw this species, either 

 in the public markets or in private gardens. 



3. A. Cherimolia Mill. Gard. Diet. edit. 8 (1768); Oliv. Fl. 

 Trop. Afr. i. p. 16. 



The Cherimolia, or " Fructo do Condo,'' was 150 years ago 

 already a frequent table-fruit . in Loanda, and one of the most 

 esteemed fruits for dessert. Zucchelli, who dwelt in Angola and 

 the Congo country as a missionary during several years from 

 1699, says with reference to this, after treating of several other 

 tropical fruits, " Vi e parimente un' altro frutto assai guasto al 

 palato, e quanto alia sanita, molto phi salubre dell' Ananas, quale 

 con ogni sicurezza si pub dare anche alle persone inferme, e per 

 essere stato portato qua daffl Indie Orientali da un Conte, si chiama 

 comunemente frutto del Conte " (Zucchelli, Relazioni del Viaggio 

 e Missione di Congo, 1712, p. 110). It is a regular commodity in 

 the fruit-markets of Loanda, Benguella, Bengo, and other towns 

 on the coast ; it must be numbered amongst the best and noblest 

 fruits of the tropics ; and it is further to be recommended because, 

 when stored in cool, airy places, it will keep good for 6 to 8 days, 

 and frequently longer, and by keeping acquires a still better 

 flavour. In Angola it is the commonest of the cultivated species. 



Bengo River.— Scales of the fruit sub-confluent, scarcely conspicuous 

 in the ripe fruit. Fruit obtusely ovoid, 4 to 6 in. in the longer diam. ; 

 skin rather firm, green ; ripe flesh pulpy, milk-white, delicious, with an 

 excellent butter-aroma. Seeds, cultivated, Oct 1860. Coll. Caep. 90. 



Golungo Alto. — Cultivated. Fruit delicious, Jan. and March 1855. 

 "Fructo do Condo." Coll. Caep. 178. 



4. A. murieata L. Sp. PI. edit. 1, p. 536 (1753) ; Welw. Apontam. 

 p. 587, n. 38, and p. 554 ; Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. p. 16 ; Monteiro, 

 Angola, ii. p. 252 (1875). 



A. asiafrica L., I.e., p. 537. 



Baeea do Dande. — Cultivated in gardens and orchards on the right 

 bank of the river Dande, near Bondo (also in the districts of Barra do 

 Bengo and Icoio e Bengo, but less frequently) ; fl. end of Sept. 1858 ; 

 " Sap-sap " of the colonists. A unique specimen. No. 750. 



Island op St. Thomas. — In the wooded parts of Fazenda do Monto 



