AN NONA- MONTANA, A beau- 

 tiful West ladiantreeSOfest high found 

 growing on the banks c2 streams and 

 ponds. The fruit is more rounded in 

 shape than thecul sivated, and although 

 acid in taste, can be eaten. May be 

 useful as a stock for the cultivated 

 ananas* 



32302. ANNONA MURICATA. 

 Soursop from Camaguey, Culba. Pre- 

 sented by Mr. Roberto X» Liiaces. A 

 .small tree with heart-shaped fruit 6 

 to 9 inches in circumference, with 

 fresh agreeable sub-aeid pulp. May 

 be valuable as stock for better quality 

 anonas. 



. 31SS1. ANNONA PURPUREA. 

 Cafceza de Negro, From Mr. G. B. 

 W aite, Mexico City, Mexico. A tree 

 about 10 to 15 feet high, which bears a 

 sweet smelling, stringy, yellow fruit 

 weighing about three pounds, of almas'; 

 insipid flavor. Introduced for stock 

 or breeding purposes, 



ANNONA SQUAMOSA, 



Sugar Apple. 



Indigenous to the Malay Islands], but 

 now cultivated throughout the tropics 

 and snbtropics. Superior varieties are 

 readily propagated by budding on s 

 lings of the same species or on AUskek a. 

 The roundish fruits, about d inches in 

 diameter, contain a soft granular pulp 

 of pleasant, sweet flavor, enclosing 

 numerous seeds. 



82322. ANNONA SR. Presented 

 by Mr. Carlos Werckle, San Jose, 

 Costa Rica. 



ARAL! A OCR. DATA, ODD. 



A Japanese - vegetable suitable for 

 wide cultivation tor its blanched, edi- 

 ble 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 drain tile in early spring. To 

 cook, peel, slice into ice water and 

 serve with French dressing, or stew 

 and serve like asparagus. 



