Cashew nut - Anacardium occidentale, circa 1798

Cashew nut - Anacardium occidentale, circa 1798. Branch of a tree showing flowers, apples and nuts. The apples can be used for preserves, and the kernels eaten. Oil from between the outer and inner shells is used as a lubricant, an insecticide, and in the manufacture of plastics. From A Key to Physic by Ebenezer Sibly. (London, circa 1798)

1798 Anacardium Apples Cashew Eaten Ebenezer Insecticide Kernels Lubricant Nuts Occidentale Physic Plastics Preserves Shells Sibly

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