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AMYGDALUS* communis ; var. macrocarpa. 



Large-fruited Almond. 



ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Rosace^e. § Amygdale(E. 



AMYGDALUS. — Drupa pubescenti-velutina, cortice fibrosa exsucca 

 irregulariter secedente, putamine foraminuloso aut laevi, YoYxdi junior a 



conduplicata. 



fc 



i gemmis squamosis orti. Fructus lanati. Dec. prodr. 2. 530. 



A. communis ; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis serrulatis, floribus solitariis, calyci- 



bus campanulatis, fructibus ovoideo-compressis tomentosis. Dec. I. c. 

 S. macrocarpa ; foliis latioribus acuminatis vix cinereis, pedunculis breviori- 



bus turgidis, fructibus majoribus umbilicatis apice acuminatis putamine 



duro. Dec. I. c. 

 Amandier a gros fruits. Duham. arh. ed. 2. v. A. p. 112. Noisett. jard. 



fr. p. 7. t. 3. 



Of this beautiful variety of the Almond there is a single 

 specimen in the Garden of the Horticultural Society at 

 Chiswick, where our drawing was made, in May 1827. It 

 is in most respects like a common Almond, but its flowers 

 are almost twice as large, and remain in perfection for a 

 longer period. 



The fruit is larger than that of the common Almond. 



According to M. Seringe, the two kinds of Almond called 



Amande Pistache and Amande Sultane, are referable to this 

 variety. 



Increased by budding upon plums or other drupaceous 



plants. 



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* Kfivyhctxlct^ the Greek name of the tree : macrocarpa, from fixK^o^y 

 large, and x^^j^ro?, fruit. 



