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''“But how beautiful they are, all and each, after their kinds! What a joy for a man to stand at his door and simply look at them growing, leafing, blossoming, fruiting without pause, through the perpetual summer, in the little garden of the Hesperides, where, as in those of the Phœnicians of old, ‘pear grows ripe on pear, and fig on fig,’ forever and forever.”''

ACHRAS sapota (Sapota achras, Sapota mammosa). The or. (Spanish, Sapote.) West Indies. A fine plant for pot culture, the broad, glossy leaves beautiful at all times. In our opinion almost equal to the mango. Can be compared to a russet apple, with the taste of a rich, sweet juicy pear, with granulated pulp. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per dozen.

ADANSONIA digitata. or  West Africa. A famous tree; “fruit nine to twelve inches long, and about four in diameter. Is eaten with sugar, and is pleasant and wholesome.” $1.50 each.

ÆGLE marmelos. or  Central and South India. $1 each.

ALEURITES triloba. The Tropics of both hemispheres. “The nuts of this tree are edible, and from them a large quantity of oil can be pressed, which has been used as a drying oil for paint—known in Ceylon as ‘Kekune oil.’ From the roots a brown due is obtained by the Sandwich Islanders.”—Bailey. $1.50 each.

ANACARDIUM Occidentale. The (Spanish, Maranon.) West Indies. The curious Cashew-Nut has fruited in Florida. It attains considerable size, and in habit of growth it in general resembles the walnut, and its leaves, which are simple, have a similar scent. The fruit is kidney-shaped, about an inch in length. 50 cents each, $5 per dozen.

ANANASSA sativa (Brometia ananas). The (Spanish, Pina.) West Indies and Caribee Islands. Too well known to need description. Practically successful under proper conditions. Varieties:

Sugar-loaf. Flesh firm, yellow, and exquisitely flavored; very sweet. 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen, $10 per 100.

Red Spanish. The ordinary pine of commerce. Fruit richly colored, but tart. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen, $5 per 100. Slips in summer, $12 to $15 per 1,000.

Porto Rico. Fruit extremely large and luscious. Will weigh 15 pounds. 35 cents each, $3.50 per dozen, $25 per 100.

Ripley Queen. Our favorite sort. Yellow, sweet flesh; good grower. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen, $18 per 100.

ANTIDESMA Bunius. Java and the neighboring islands. “Furnishes small, fleshy, berry-like fruits, of a bright red color, ripening into black; they have a subacid taste, and are used chiefly for preserving.”—J. R. Jackson, Curator Kew Gardens. 50 cents each.

ANONA Cherimolia (A. tripetela, A. Humboldtiana). The or. (Spanish, Cherimoya.) The delicious fruit varies from the size of an apple to six inches in diameter. When given slight protection against north winds and frost, especially by timber growth, can be successfully grown in California and Florida in many places. 30 c. ea., $3 doz.

A. glabra (A. laurifolia). The (Spanish, Mamon.) The wild “Custard-apple” of South Florida. 25 cents each.

A. palustris. 75 cents each.

A. reticulata. The true 35 cents each, $3.50 per dozen.

A. muricata. The. (Spanish, Guanabena.) A large green, prickly fruit, six or eight inches long, containing a soft, white, juicy pulp, which, in fresh, well-ripened specimens, is delicious. A favorite fruit of the West Indies, where also a cooling drink is made from the juice. This is the most tender of all the Anonas; also one of the most beautiful, with shining, glossy leaves. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen.

A. squamosa. The or  (Spanish, Anon.) A delicious fruit, much grown in Key West and to some extent on Manatee river, and in other parts of South Floria, and has produced fruit as far north as Putnam county, Florida. Fruit resembles an inverted cone, of a yellowish green color when ripe, or a small pine-apple minus the crown. 20 cents each, $2 per dozen.