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42988. ANNONA MARCGRAVII. From Mr. H. M. Curran,
El Banco, Colombia. Wild annonaceous tree of medium size, some-
what resembling the soursop, A. muricata. The fruit is about 6
inches in diameter, more or less spheroidal, and edible ; but the slightly
acid, somewhat bitter taste of the pulp and peculiar odor render it
unpleasant to some people. Native of tropical South America.

ANNONA PURPUREA. A small tree up to 25 feet high, bearing
large, nearly spheroidal, edible fruits, 6 to 8 inches in diameter,
covered with a brownish feltlike coat and bearing numerous pyramidal
protuberances. Pulp fleshy, fibrous, fragrant, possessing a
flavor something like that of a mango. The fruits differ considerably
in flavor, but are undoubtedly capable of improvement by careful
selection. Native of the Tropics.

ANNONA SQUAMOSA. Sugar-apple. Indigenous to the
Malay Islands, but now cultivated throughout the Tropics and sub-
tropics. Superior varieties are readily propagated by budding on
seedlings of the same species. The roundish fruits, about 4 inches
in diameter, contain a soft, granular pulp of pleasant, sweet flavor,
inclosing numerous seeds. More difficult to ship than the cherimoya.

41384. ANNONA sp. From Mr. W. S. Curley, Cajabon, Guatemala.
A small-fruited anona probably allied to A. sericea. Fruits
yellow, corrugated, of excellent flavor, but containing many seeds.
Called tzumuy pac in the Indian language of Guatemala. Probably
tender.

42723. ANNONA sp. Guanarvito. From Mr. H. M. Curran,
San Martin de Loba, Bolivar, Colombia. Low shrub with glossy,
ornamental leaves. The small fruit is orange-red, and the flesh is
said to be rather dry as compared with the cultivated varieties.
Found forming dense thickets in the lowlands. Suggested as possibly
a good hedge plant.

ANTIDESMA BUNIUS. Bignay. From the Philippine Is-
lands. A small, handsome, euphorbiaceous tree, with dark evergreen
leaves of bitter flavor. Fruit about the size of a pea, dark red
in color, ripening to black, sweet subacid in flavor, produced in long
racemes like the currant. It is used in Java for preserving, but is
also eaten raw.

ARALIA CORDATA. Udo. A Japanese vegetable suitable for
wide cultivation for its blanched, edible shoots. Plant 3 to 4 feet
apart. Plants grow bushy and yield edible shoots for nine years.
To blanch shoots, mound with earth or cover with closed draintile in
early spring. Peel, slice into ice water, and serve with French dressing,
or stew and serve like asparagus.
        