. Tropical agriculture; the climate, soils, cultural methods, crops, live stock, commercial importance and opportunities of the tropics . hePhilippines. It is also cultivated in Java, where it is called theJava almond. It is an excellent avenue tree, is propagated byseed, and thrives up to an altitude of i,ooo feet. CASHEW NUT The Cashew nut is borne on a tree 30 to 40 feet high, nativeof the West Indies, and known to botanists as Anacardiumoccidentale. It is now cultivated throughout the Tropics. Theparts of the fruit are rather anomalous in their structure andarrangement. The swollen stalk o
. Tropical agriculture; the climate, soils, cultural methods, crops, live stock, commercial importance and opportunities of the tropics . hePhilippines. It is also cultivated in Java, where it is called theJava almond. It is an excellent avenue tree, is propagated byseed, and thrives up to an altitude of i,ooo feet. CASHEW NUT The Cashew nut is borne on a tree 30 to 40 feet high, nativeof the West Indies, and known to botanists as Anacardiumoccidentale. It is now cultivated throughout the Tropics. Theparts of the fruit are rather anomalous in their structure andarrangement. The swollen stalk of the fruit is known as theCashew apple and is used for preserves. The Cashew applehas an acid astringent flavor and is 2 to 4 inches long. Thekidney-shaped nut, about i inch long, is borne at the tip ofthe Cashew apple. The nut is commonly roasted and used asa flavoring material in confectionery and for other intoxicating drink, known as kaju, is made by ferment-ing the Cashew apple. All parts of the fruit are used formedical purposes. The Cashew nut thrives in the dry districtsof tropical countries and near sea Amatungula or Natal Plum, Fruit and Flower
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