By Joseph Sabine, Esq. 443 



Plants of the Sarcocephalus esculentus have been raised 

 from seeds sent home by Mr. Don ; it grows vigorously in 

 the stove, and is readily increased by cuttings. 



The Genus Sarcocephalus is nearly related to Nauclea, 

 and our plant was named in the Banksian Herbarium by 

 Afzelius ; he called it in his Report the Country-Fig,* 

 which is surely a more appropriate name than that which 

 Mr. Don states to be its current appellation at present in the 

 colony. It appears to be not uncommon on the banks of the 

 Congo.'f 



Anon a. Linnceus. 

 African Custard Apple. Anona Senegalensis. Persoon. 



The fruit is smaller than that of the American Custard 

 Apples, being not much larger, when full grown, than a pi- 

 geon's egg ; its flavour resembles that of other fruits of the 

 genus, but is superior to most of them. 



The trees, which are found on small rising grounds, espe- 

 cially on the hill immediately adjoining Free-Town, on 

 which a Martello tower is built, usually grow from twelve to 

 fifteen feet high ; the branches are numerous, and covered 

 thickly with rounded, oblong, emarginate, glaucous leaves of 

 a moderate size, and pubescent underneath. The flowers 

 are greenish, and somewhat smaller than those of the com- 

 mon Custard Apple. 



This species is not confined to the neighbourhood of Sierra 

 Leone, it is found at Senegal, as its name implies, and also 

 on the banks of the Congo.f It is not noticed by Afzelius. 



* Afzelius's Report, page 236, No. 32. 



f See Brown on the Congo Plants, page 467. 



