The Florida agriculturist., 1881-08-24
CasheW.
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grows to the height OF twenty iee'
more. The root is large ana o''
chiated, the tree spreading and ve'
ramvse. The leaves stand Vef
thick on the branches, and are Oh "
oval form. smooth, tough, and shii
;no petioled, scattered alternately
The flowers are small, and grow IN
kind of umbel form at the tops OF tn
branches. and are Of a dirty red color
tbev are numerous, and have a Swee
smell. The fruit is sometimes red
dish. and sometimes yellow or streak
ed. Ths frais is holl OF an acrio
Juice, which IS frequently made use
of IN making punch. To the apex OF
the fruss grows nut of the size ana
share ct 3 hare's kidney, but muoh
larger at the end which Is next the
fruit than st the other. The shell Is
very hard, and the kernel which is
the finest nut in the world, is covered
with a thin film. Between this and
the she'll is lodged a thick, blacklsh,
infammable liquor of such a caustlc
nature in the fresh nuts, that II the
lips chance to touch it, blisters will
Immediately follow. The fruit is
said to be good i'll disorders of the
stomach, the juice of which cuts the
thick, tough humors which obstruct
the free circulation OF the blood, and
thus remove the complaint. The
juice, expressed and termented,
makes a fine rough wine, useful
where the viscera or solid system
has been relaxed.
1t does not thrive in high noun
tains. The stone OF this apple appears
before the fruit itself, growing at the
end as big as walnut. Some Of the
ruit are all red, some all yellow, and
some mixed with both red apd vel.
low, and others all white, of a very
pleasant taste in general: but there
is a great variety, as some more sharp
or tart, some like the taste of cner-
ries, others very rough like unnpe
apples. but most of them sweet and
pleasant, and generally gees off with
restringency or stiplicity upon the
tongue, which proceeds from the
tough flores that run longway through
the fruit; when cut with q knife 1t
turns as black as ink. There are
some OF the fruit larger than others,
Tut the generality of them are as big
and much Of the shape of French pip.
pins, and make an excellent cider or
wine. The flowers are very small,
grow in tufts, of carnation color,
and very odorifer0us. The leaves
much resemble the English walnut
tree leaves in shape and smell, and
are as effectual in old ulcers, cleans
ING and healing them-being decoct-
ed, and the ulcer washed with it.
The nut has very caustic oil, lodged
in little partitions between the two
outward coats, which will flame VIC.
lently when put IN the fire. The oil
cures the herpes, cancerous and ma
Hgnant ulcers abounding with rotten
flesh; it also kills worms in ulcers
and chigoes, it takes away freckle'
and liver spots, hut 1t draws blisters
therefore must be cautiously made
use OF; it also takes away corns, bu'
YOU must have very good deteusiv'
rourG the IN, to prevent infamin.
the part. The inside kernel is YER
pleasant to eat when young and be
fore tie tru.t is come to ripeness, eS
cecdng any walnut; and when olde
and drier, roasted, they eat yer
pleasant, exceeding pistachia nuts, c
Almonds, and ground up with COCO
make an excellent chocolate. Th
GUM OF this tree is very white an
transparent like glass. 1t hath bee
observed that poor, dropsical peop'
who have eaten cashews and ii
roasted nuts, have recovered. Thes
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