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should be carried out during the months of August 

 and September for preference, but can be under- 

 taken with varying results all the year round. It 

 occupies 3^ to 4 months to effect a proper union 

 between the stock and scion. The local practice of 

 taking grafts from young trees of 8 — 12 years of age 

 should not be encouraged. Plant at 45 feet apart. 



174 Anacardium occidentale, Linn. Kan. jidi, 



Turuka geru, Kempu geru, Gem poppu. 



"Eig.—Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection ; Bedd. 

 Fl. Sylv. 1. 163. 



References.— Dici. of Econ. Prod, of hid. ; 

 Pharm. Ind. 



The cashew-iiut. A Brazilian tree naturalised in 

 this country by the Portuguese. Extensively cul- 

 tivated in gardens, and much esteemed for its 

 medicinal properties. By special treatment the 

 kidney-shaped fruit, with its large fleshy torus, 

 affords anacardic acid, oil of almonds, tar, and a 

 weak spirit; roasted without the torus, it is a great 

 delicacy at the dessert table, and is often used in 

 native sweetmeats. 



The cashew-apple oil extracted from the shell of 

 the nut, or f riiit proper, is a good preventive against 

 the attacks of the white ant. Gum obtained from 

 the bark is also obnoxious to insect pests. 



"Wood red and moderately durable, but mostly 

 crooked and never very large. "Weight 38 lb. per 

 cubic foot. 



Cultivation- — This small evergreen tree succeeds 

 well . in dry localities, although it is most prolific 

 of fruit when under garden cultivation. Seeds 

 obtained from the jungle trees germinate readily. 

 Experiments in budding and grafting are suggested. 



175 Buchanania latifolia, Roxb. Kan, Murkali, 



Murkalu, Nuskul, Murkali morave. 



Yig-Bm. Fl. Sylv. 1. 165. 



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