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P. S. Since I wrote the above I received a parcel of 
the officinal Anacardiums, which had been lately- 
brought from the Eaft-Indies. Thefe have their 
fleffiy fruit with their {talks ftiil adhering to them. 
The better to illuftrate this matter, I have given 
a figure of one of them, Tab. 25. Fig. 8. The 
manner of the growth of this fruit evidently 
ffiews, that it cannot be the Oepata of the 
Hort. Malab, Vol. 4. p. py. Tab. 4.5. as quoted 
by Dr. Linnaeus j the whole nut of which is in- 
clofed in a fleffiy coat, like an almond. It feems 
to come neareft to the Caffubium Sylveftre of Rum- 
phius, Hort. Amboin. Vol. 1. p.179. Tab. 70. ; 
where, befides the figure and manner of growth 
of the fruit, he mentions, that they varnifli their 
warlike and other kinds of wooden inflruments, 
of a black colour, with the milky juice which 
they draw from this tree ; and that they mark 
themfelves on their arms and other parts with the 
corroding juice of the nut, which continues a long 
time before it difappears. 
Rumphius further particularly defcribes this plant 
to be of the Pentandria monogynia of Linnaaus’s 
method ; fo that it muff differ intirely from the 
Anacardium Occidentale, which belongs to the 
Decandria monogynia of that author. 
He likewife makes this remark, that the Ca- 
ffiew-tree, or occidental Anacardium, is not a native 
of the Eaft-Indies ; but has been brought thither 
by the Portuguefe, from the Brafils : and that they 
are no- where to be found in thofe parts, but 
where they have had their fettlements. 
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