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 ®ff the leaf buds that appear within two feet from the ground, 

 unless It be determined to train the tree in espalier form, 

 which although seldom attempted, Is well worthy of trial, as 

 possessln(p: many advantages over other modes of culture. In 

 this latter case the young shoots must be laid In the form 

 required, and all superfluous ones taken off ; as a standard, 

 It Is only requisite to preserve an even stem and a regular 

 well-formed head. In the third year the first blossoms will 

 appear on the extremity of the shoots, and the trees will 

 yield a regular crop from the fifth year. From that period 

 the trees must be dug round every year In the month, of December 

 or January, and a good supply of manure bestowed on the roots, 

 especially at their extremities, for which purpose the earth 

 from the bed of a river or the bottom of a tank is the best ; 

 and as soon as the blossoms appear a trench should be opened 

 round the tree, at a distance of four or five feet from the 

 trunk, which must be filled with water eve;'y morning until the 

 fruit begins to ripen. 



Casheffnut, Anacardium Occldentaie. . Synonyms, Monkey 

 Jarabo, Acajon of Tournefort. 



Origin 



Tropical America, cultivated how many centuries not known. 



Descriptio n an d Habita t 



Leaves obovate or obovate oblong glabrous, obtuse retuse 

 or rounded at the tip, base rounded or cuneate. 



