22989. AMYGDALUS PER* 

 Si OA. Peach. From Mr. Frank N. 

 Meyer, Soochow, Kiangsu, China, A 

 flowering peach much used for house 

 and shop decoration during the Chi- 

 nese New Year, Grafted on Amygdalites 

 davidiana. 



1S235. AMYGDALUS PER- 

 SIGA NEGTARSNA, Nectarine. 

 From Lieut. W. L. Maxwell, Quetta, 

 British India, "Qnetta." Coming from 

 an altitude of 6,000 feet where tem- 

 pera lures range from 100° F. to below 

 .zero. Fruit of good Size and quality. 



30742, ANACARDIUM EXCELSUM. 



A low-growing tree, presenting a 

 peculiar dwarfed and si'aniQd appear- 

 ance ; with evergreen coriaceous 

 leaves. Occurs wi!d in grove-like 

 clumps on dry plateaus of Panama 

 and Costa Eica. 



ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE, 



Cashew Nut. f 

 Medium-sized, evergreen tree pro- 

 ducing kidney-shaped nuts one inch 

 long, which are delicious when roast- 

 ed, and command a high price in the 

 European markets. The fleshy re- 

 ceptacle contains a juicy, slightly as- 

 tringentmeat, eaten raw, or preserved; 

 also an ingredient for a refreshing, 

 pleasant drink- 



ANNON.A CHERIMOLA: 

 Cherimoya, 



Medium-sized shrub or dwarf tree, 

 with evergreen foliage and small yel- 

 lowish flowers. Fruits roundish, con- 

 ical or heart-shaped, 8 to 6 inches in 

 diameter with pleasantly flavored, 

 sweetish pulp of the consistency of ice- 

 cream with Mack seeds irregularly 

 imfceded in it 



ANNONA GLABRA, 



Pond Apple, 



Soft-wooded, semi-deciduous tree of 

 rapid growth, occurring as a shrub on 

 the edge of ponds in bouth Florida, 

 font occasionally forming a tree 45 

 feet high. The obliquely rounded fruits, 

 of medium size, contain a soft, salmon- 

 colored pulp of peculiar flavor which 

 few consider palatable. Forms an ex* 

 cellent stock for the majority of the 

 cultivated species of aunona. 



