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Chap. X. 



pulp, surrounding a hard, much furrowed, and slightly flattened 

 stone, certainly differs greatly from an almond, with its soft, 

 slightly furrowed, much flattened, and elongated stone, protected 



Fig. 42. — Peach and Almond Stones, of natural size, viewed edgeways. 1. Common English 

 peach. 2. Double, crimson-flowered, Chinese Peach. 3. Chinese Honey Peach. 4. 

 English Almond. 5. Barcelona Almond. 6. Malaga Almond. 1. Soft-shelled French 

 Almond. 8. Smyrna Almond. 



by a tough, greenish layer of bitter flesh. Mr. Bentham 25 has par- 

 ticularly called attention to the stone of the almond being so much 

 more flattened than that of the peach. But in the several varieties 



25 ' Journal of Hcrt. Soc, vol. ix. p. 168. 



