MISCELLANEOUS NUTS. 2S1 



a central axis, and are of a rounded, subreniform shape, 

 and even flattened to an almost sharp edge on one side, 

 and broadly truncate at the scar (hilum) where they are 

 attached to the pericarp or central axis. The shell is of 

 a deep brown color, embossed, as it were, with smooth 

 tubercles. They are from two to two and a half inches 

 or more in their broadest diameter, as shown in Fig. 106. 

 The kernel or meat is pure white, soft, rich and oily, 



FIG. 106. SOUARI NUT. 



with a pleasant flavor. This nut is a rarity in our mar- 

 kets, and Mr. H. E. Davy of New York, to whom I am 

 indebted for a specimen, as well as other rare kinds, 

 assures me that in his forty-five years' experience as a 

 dealer in foreign fruits and nuts, he has never known of 

 but one lot, and that one consisted of about one-half 

 bushel, brought into his store by a sailor, who only knew 



