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A small tree^ bearing a sub-globose^ muricate fruit, of little value. Intro- 

 duced to Florida by Bureau of Plant Industry for trial as a stock for other 

 Anonas. 



Seeds sent to California in IQll by Bureau of Plant Industry. Young plants 

 raised by Dr. Franceschi were all killed during the first winter. 



Anona muricata Linn. 

 (A. asiatica Linn.) 



Cuba, Santo Domingo, Jamaica and several of the smaller islands of the 

 West Indies, according to DeCandolle. 



Known as "Caheza de Negro," "Catucho," "Guanahano," and "Anona 

 Amarilla" in Mexico; "Corossolier," "Cachiman Epineux," and "^Sappadille" in 

 the French colonies ; ''Sour Sop" in Florida and the British colonies. 



Figure 133. A grove of Cherimoyas in the hacienda of "La Queseria," at the foot of 

 the volcano of CoHma, in Mexico, showing the conditions under which the 

 Cherimoya frequently exists in that country. 



A tree of about the same size as the Cherimoya. The leaves are ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, and glabrous. The foliage possesses a peculiar and dis- 

 tinctive fragrance. 



Fruit very large (sometimes as much as ten pounds in weight), oblong, 

 conical, or oval, and dark green in color. The skin is covered with short, pointed, 

 recurved protuberances or weak spines. Pulp soft and juicy, but frequently 

 fibrous or wooly and tasting of turpentine. Seeds slightly larger than those of 

 the Cherimoya. The juice is acid or subacid, of pineapple flavor, and is widely 

 used in the West Indies and other parts of the tropics for the preparation of a 

 refreshing drink. The fruit matures throughout the year. 



