ROLLINIA ORTHOPETALA . 
Rollinia orthopetala A.DC. (S.P.I.Nos . 22512,27579,27609) 
is one of • the finest of all the custard apples. It probably 
ranks with the best chirimoya. The tree grows to a moderate 
size (30 to 40 feet) and has the habit of an Annona, with two- 
ranked entire leaves somewhat like those of A. reticulata. 
The greenish yellow fruit is prominently tuberculate or squa- 
mose, and about 6 inches in diameter. The seeds, which are 
very much like those of an Annona, are surrounded by a pleas- 
antly flavored sweet-acidulous pulp, of a custard-like con- 
sistency. The species is very closely related to Rollinia 
mucosa of the West Indies, but is better flavored. It appears 
to thrive in low tropical situations which may be subject to 
periodical floods, and in such locations where the chirimoya 
(A. cherimola Miller) of subtropical regions does not fruit 
well, the Rollinia can be successfully grown. It is known in 
Brazil as Araticu. (After Safford.) From photograph by Mr. 
Walter Fischer, Fara, Brazil, 2/5 natural size. 
(Issued July 20, 1912. ) 
