37911. ANNON A SPIN ESCENS. 



Araticum. Fro ^ Urubii, Bahia, Brazil, 

 through Dorset t,Sl\amel and Popenoe. 

 Wild, bushy shrub 15 feet high, com- 

 mon on low river banks. Its compact 

 growth andstoutspinesmakeitapossi- 

 able hedge plant. Fruit orange-red 

 three inches long, somewhat resemb- 

 ling cherimoya; edible, but of little 

 value except possibly for hog food. A 

 possible stock for cherimoya. 



ANNONA SQUAMOSA. Sugar 

 Apple. Indigenous to tropical America 

 and now cultivated throughout the 

 tropics of both hemispheres. Superior 

 varieties are readily propagated by 

 budding on seedlings of the same 

 species or on A. glabra. The roundish 

 fruit, about 4 inches in diameter, con- 

 tains soft granular pulp of pleasant, 

 sweet flavor, enclosing numerous 

 seeds. 



39637. ANTHOCEPHALUS 



C A D A M B A From G. H. Cave, Dar- 

 jeeihig, India, Large deciduous or- 

 namental tree, of the coffee family, 

 native of Bengal. Bark is used as a 

 febrifuge and tonic. Fruit edible. 

 Foliage is sometimes used as fodder 

 for cattle. The wood is white with a 

 3/ellowish tinge, soft, evenly grained 

 and much used for building purposes. 

 Probably not kardy north. 



