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42988. AmONA MARCGRAVII. From Mr. H. M. Curran, 

 El Banco, Colombia. Wild annonaceous tree of medium size, some- 

 TV'hat 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, bear- 

 ing large, nearly spheroidal, edible fruits, 6 to 8 inches in diameter, 

 covered with a brownish feltlike coat and bearing numerous pyram- 

 idal 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, Guate- 

 mala. 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. Guanarvlto. 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, euph'orbiaceous tree, with dark ever- 

 green 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 dress- 

 ing, or stew and serve like asparagus. 



