Botanical Description.--A tree 15-18° high; leaves alternate, 6 × 2', stipulate, simple. Flowers fragrant, saffron-colored, hermaphrodite, solitary and axillary. The receptacle, conical at its base, becomes narrow, lengthens and then enlarges, forming a column which is bare at its narrow part. At its base is inserted the perianth composed of 6 overlapping leaflets arranged in two series. Stamens indefinite, fixed in the base of the column of the receptacle on the superior portion of which are inserted the ovaries which contain many ovules arranged in two vertical series. Habitat.--Common in all parts (of the islands). ANONACEÆ. Custard-Apple Family. _Artabotrys odoratissimus_, R. Br. (_A. hamatus_, Bl.; _Uvaria Sinensis_ and _Unona uncinata_, Blanco.) Nom. Vulg.--_Ilang-ilang de China_, Sp.-Fil.; _Alang-ilang Son-son_, Tag. Uses.--A decoction of the leaves of this species is used to treat cholera in some of the islands of the Malay group; in the island of Java they use for the same purpose a decoction of the leaves of the species _A. suaveolens_, Bl., which is commonly called _Susong Damulog_ in the Pampanga dialect. The active principles of these plants are so powerful that one must beware of giving a large dose, as hemorrhages, nervous phenomena and abortion may follow. Botanical Description.--A tree 15-18° high with leaves alternate, lanceolate, glabrous, and petioles very short. Flowers very sweet, axillary, solitary. Petals 6, fleshy, concave at the base. Stamens indefinite, closely packed, overlapping. Peduncle curved like a crook. Habitat.--Cultivated in gardens. _Anona squamosa_, L. (_A. tuberosa_, Rumph.) Nom. Vulg.--_Ates_, Tag.; _Custard Apple_, Eng. Uses.--The fruit of the mature ates is edible and is one of the most delicious that grows in the Philippines; its white and delicately perfumed pulp has a delicious flavor. The unripe fruit is exceedingly astringent. The fermented juice of the ripe pulp is used in certain parts of America to prepare a popular drink. The powdered seeds make a useful parasiticide especially when used on the scalp, but it is necessary to avoid getting any of the drug in the eyes on account of its irritant effect. Botanical Description.--Tree 8 or 9° high with leaves alternate, oblong, the edges pubescent. Flowers greenish-yellow, axillary, solitary; peduncle not curved. Petals 6, convergent. Stamens crowded, indefinite. Fruit fleshy, covered with scales or rather rounded tubercles; beneath is the white and fragment pulp, covering the long-oval seeds. _A. reticulate, L._ Nom. Vulg.--_Anonas_, Sp.-Fil.