AN ANNONACEOUS FRUIT FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF BRAZIL. 
On the campos or open plains of the high plateau' 
which extends throughout a large section of central east- 
ern Brazil there are numerous species of annonaceous 
fruits, many of them of dwarf growth. The name araticum, 
sometimes with the addition of a qualifying word such as 
araticum do brejo, araticum do campo, etc., is applied to 
nearly all of them. The one here shown Annona dioica, was 
found near Lavras at an altitude of about 800 meters. It 
grows to a height of about four or five feet, with numer- 
ous thick, woody stems arising from the ground. Its fruit 
here shown in an immature stage, eventually becomes about 
three inches in diameter. The flesh is edible, though not 
considered by the natives as good as that of one or two 
other species which occur in the same region. To breeders 
of tropical and subtropical fruits the Annonaceae is an 
extremely interesting class of plants, and presents at- 
tractive economic possibilities. Photo No. D-1366 by Dor- 
sett, Shamel and Popenoe in Bahia, Brazil, March 12, 1914. 
