Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 684
etween the two layers which formthe shell is an acrid and inflammable oil whichmust be destroyed by heating before the nut canbe used. Even the smoke from the roasting nutis poisonous. The cashew is rare in this country. A nut very frequently used for eating andflavoring is the pistachio, the fruit… … PIGNOLIAS OR PIGNONSThe seed and cones of the stone- pine. cultivated in the East Indies, is used in this coun-try only as a medicine for the lower animals. Ithas a smooth shell, is pear-shaped, about the sizeof a large cherry, and, when dry, is exceedinglyhard. It is the betel-nut of India, where…
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