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medicinal and culinary purposes. Tea from the dried leaves is a favorite 
beverage of some persons. 
ANONA CHERIMOLIA.—The Cherimoyer of Peru, where it is exten- 
sively cultivated for its fruits, which are highly esteemed by the inhab- 
itants, but not so highly valued by those accustomed to the fruits of 
temperate climates. The fruit, when ripe, is of a pale greenish yellow 
color, tinged with purple, weighing from three to four pounds; the skin 
thin, the flesh sweet, and about the consistence of a custard; hence, 
often called custard-apples. 
ANONA SQUAMOSA.—The sweet-sop; is a native of the Malay Islands, 
where it is grown for the fruits. These are ovate in shape, with a thick 
rind, which inecloses a luscious pulp. The seeds contain an acrid prin- 
ciple, and, being reduced to powder, form an ingredient for the destrue- 
tion of insects. 
ANONA MURICATA.—The sour-sop; isanative of the West Indies, and 
produces a fruit of considerable size, often weighing over two pounds. 
The pulp is white and has an acrid flavor, which is not disagreeable. 
ANONA RETICULATA.—The common Custard apple of the West Indies; 
has a yellowish pulp, and is not so highly esteemed as an article of food 
as some others of the species. It bears the name of Condissa in Brazil. 
ANTIARIS SACCTDORA.—The Sack tree, so called from the fibrous bark 
being used as sacks. For this purpose, young trees of about a foot in 
diameter are selected, and cut into junks of the same length as the sack 
‘required. ‘The outer bark is then removed, and the inner bark loosened 
by pounding, so that it can readily be separated by turning it inside out. 
Sometimes a small piece of the wood is left to form the bottom of the sack. 
The fruit exudes a milky, viscid juice, which hardens into the consist- 
ency of bees-wax, but becomes black and shining. 
ANTIARIS INNOXTA.—The Upas tree. Most exaggerated statements 
respecting this plant have passed into history. Its poisonous influence 
was Said to be so great as not only to destroy all animal life, but even 
plants could not live within ten miles of it. The plant has no such viru- 
lent properties as the above, but as it inhabits low valleys in Java, where 
carbonic acid gas escapes from crevices in volcanic rocks, which fre- 
quently proves fatal to animals, the tree was blamed wrongly. It is, 
however, possessed of poisonous juice, which, when dry and mixed with 
other ingredients, forms a venomous poison for arrows, and severe effects 
have been felt by those who have climbed upon the branches for the 
purpose of gathering the flowers. 
ARALIA PAPYRIFERA.—The Chinese Rice Paper plant. The stems 
are filled with pith of very fine texture and white as snow, from which 
is derived the article known as rice-paper, much used in preparing arti- 
ficial flowers. 
ARAUCARIA IMBRICATA.—The Chili pine. This tree is a native of 
the mountains of Southern Chili, reaching up to the line of snow. The 
seeds form a considerable portion of the food of the natives; they are 
eaten either roasted or boiled. They are also dried and pounded into a 
kind of flour, which is considered very nutritious. A kind of spirituous 
liquor is obtained from distillation of the seeds. The branches and un- 
ripe fruit exude, when bruised, a milky juice, which changes to a yellow- 
colored resin, which is highly prized for its medicinal virtues by the 
Chilians. The wood is strong, heavy, and takes a high polish. 
ARAUCARIA BIDWILLI.—The Bunya-Bunyaof Australia; formsalarge 
tree, reaching from 150 to 200 feet in height. The cones are very large, 
and contain 100 to 150 seeds, which are highly prized by the aborigines 
as food. They are best when roasted in the shell, cracked between two 
