
          ANACARDIUM EXCELSUM.
Large tree with dense broad crown,
admirable for avenue planting. Leaves
1 foot long, fruits size of a lima bean,
not edible. Tender tropical tree 
native of northern South America. Wood
used for cart wheels. Called "Nariz"
in Cuba.

ANNONA OHERIMOLA.
Cherimoya.
Medium-sized shrub or dwarf tree,
with vergreen foliage and small 
yellowish flowers. Fruits roundish, 
conical or heart-shaped, 3 to 6 inches in
diameter with pleasantly flavored,
sweetish pulp of the consistency of ice-
cream with black seeds irregularly
imbeded in it

ANNONA GLABRA. Alligator-
Apple. A small to medium sized ever-
green tree, sometimes attaining a
height of 45 feet, bearing inedible
fruits, the size of a bell-flower apple,
with a smooth leathery skin, green at
first, turning yellow. A swamp-
loving tree of the American tropics,
introduced for trial as a stock for
other edible fruited annonas.
        