FRUITS OF THE SONCOYA. 
(Annona purpurea. See S. P. I.- No. 43426.) 
This immense anona is common in Guatemala, both wild and cultivated. Its prickly fruits are as 
large as a child's head, often weighing 3 pounds or more. The flesh is bright orange in color 
and has the flavor of the North American papaw (Asimina triloba) . It is sometimes avoided by the 
Guatemalans because of the current belief that it causes malarial fevers. (Photographed by 
Wilson Popenoe, at Escuintla, Guatemala, September 22, 1916; P16792FS.) 
