Artabotrys
(from artao, to suspend or support, and botrys, grapes; in reference to the way the fruit is supported by the curious tendril). ORD. Anonaceoe. A handsome stove evergreen shrub, thriving in a good sandy loam and peat, to which a little rotten dung may be added. Propagated by cuttings made of ripened wood, insert in sand under a bell glass, with bottom heat, in early spring. Seed, when procurable, should be sown as soon after receipt as possible.
A. odoratissimus (sweetest-scented).* fl. reddish brown, extremely fragrant; peduncles opposite the leaves, hooked beneath the middle. June and July. l. oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, smooth, shining. h. 6ft. Malayan Islands, 1758. In Java, the leaves are held to be invaluable as a preventive of cholera.