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TlIALAMIFLORiK. 
a leaf, outer petals nearly closed externally tomentu- 
loso-velutine, inner petals minute, fruit subglobular 
reticulated subsquamose. 
A. tripetala, Ait. Hort. Keiv. II. 252. — Willd. Sp. II. 1264. 
— Sims, Bot. Mag. 2011. — A. Cherimolia, De Cand. Sgst. 1. 
4G8. — Prod. I. 84. 
HAB. Port-Royal Mountains. 
FL. April- — August. 
A tree usually 15 feet in height : brandies spreading, long, 
virgate, sub-flexuose, cinereous ; the young green shoots sericeo- 
pubescent. Leaves alternate, petiolate, oblong, subacuminate, 
bluntish, entire, nerved, green and pubescent above, paler and 
velvety beneath. Peduncles usually subopposite to a leaf, 
sometimes in the axil of a leaf which has dropt off, subsolitary, 
1 -flowered, about an inch in length, terete, velvety. Flowers 
pendent. Sepals small, externally sericeo-pubesccnt. Petals ; 
the 3 outer ones about an inch in length, lanceolate, blunt, thick, 
triquetrous, excavated and tinged witli crimson internally at the 
base, erect, half-closed, opening towards the apex, externally 
velvety : inner petals minute, keeled on the back. Torus hemi- 
spherical, bearing the stamens and pistils in a roundish sub-3- 
gonal mass. Filaments linear, angular, capitate at the apex : 
anthers unilateral, 2 celled, with each cell containing two rows 
of white globules of pollen, connected together in a bead-like 
manner. Fruit usually the size and form of that of the Sour- 
Sop, of a light green colour : pulp white ; seed black. 
This species appears to hold a place between the Sweet-Sop 
and the Custard-apple : the leaves partake of some of the char- 
acters of both, and the fruit is subsquamose like that of the 
former, and somewhat reticulated like that of the latter. It is 
a native of Peru. It must have been introduced into this country 
many years ago, as it is now very common in the mountains of 
the parishes of St David, St Andrew, and Port-lloyal. Out 
of these districts indeed it does not appear to thrive, as I never 
met with a tree of the kind in any other part of the Island. 
The fruit arrives at its greatest perfection in the Port-Royal 
mountains. It is one of the most delicious of the kind ; there 
being a slight agreeable acidity mingled with a luscious sweet- 
ness. The flowers are put into snuff, as a substitute for the 
Tonquin bean, for the purpose of giving a grateful flavour. 
6. Anona reticulata. Netted Oustard-apple. 
Leaves oblongo-lanceolate acute subglabrousminute- 
ly pellucido-punctulated, peduncles lateral about 3- 
fiowered, outer petals oblong nearly closed, fruit ovato- 
globose retieulato-areolated. 
