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It is fairly abundant at Madeira, whence the fruit arrives in the 
autumn to the English market. It is also found at St. Helena and on 
the coast of Guinea, and its se cadet to the mountainous ‘districts of 
Ceylon and India has now been red. 
There is a tall plant = ma cultivation in the warm Economic House 
at Kew, but it has not flowerec ruited here. Specimens of Cheri- 
moyer fruits are Hpi | in the s Kew Museums from Lima, presented 
Sir Spencer St. John; from Botanical Department, Jamaica 
Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886; ea a fruit grown at Wallington, 
Sapient on nted by Sir W. Trevelya 
Seed of the Cherimoyer in large qua wasitics were sent from Jamaica to 
Ceylon, site in the Report of the Director of the Botanical Gardens for 
the yea gs it is mentione 
= supply of seedling Cherimoyer trees available at 
bs Sadao lig The fruit of this tree is considered to be far superior to the 
“ other species of the genus Anona (the custard-apple, Sweet-sops, &e.), 
“ but the tree is adapted only to the hill climate in Ceylon.” 
In the Report on the Saharunpur Gardens for the year 1885, Mr. 
Duthie states :— 
“A case containing 13 lbs. of seeds of the Cherimoyer of Peru 
“ was lately received from Mr. Morris, Director of Public Gardens at 
“ Jamaica. Many of the seeds were useless owing to their having 
germinated on the peni but a ro a arrived in good order 
* and are now appearing above gr 
It would appear that in dinier deini the Cherimoyer was intro- 
uced many years ago, and Deputy Surgeon-General Shortt gives the 
following account of it in a wn Ge Bons Agri-Horticultaral Society of 
Madras, dated 27th September 1 
“Tam sending you by this da sci post 18 seeds of the Cherimoyer 
> pane Cherimolia). p ea of thi is fruit were originally se oh at 
“ from Spain by retired Colonel R. Hunter to the late Captain Short on 
** these hills, who successfully grew sever ie which were distributed 
“ among his sons up here. I also received a plant out of some 8 b 
u w plants. One plant fruited freely season, and seeds 
* now have the pleasure to send the 
a The fruit I received was the size of 1 a pat fist or that of a gai: 
* cocoanut, quite round, with a yellowish tinge of green colou ub- 
“ squamous and reticulated. In other respects it had all the appearane e 
“ of the common custard-apple, with a 
2 and I hope you will be able to raise pleats, from the ‘ pips’ I send 
y ou. ” 

Diaz, in El Agricultor Venezolano, mentions that the fruit of ‘the 
eerie is very much appreciated, and its taste very pleasant, 
be rd 
external ee: of the husk is said to contain an active acid. The pulp 
is employed as a medicine for the alleviation of inflamed ulcers and for 
a maturing of abscesses. The seeds of all the species of this genus 
reduced to powder are used for destroying insects, 
D. M. 

