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Tangutian Almonds (Amygdalus tanguMca ) , S.P.I. No. 39898. 



The illustration shows the variation in size and 

 form. The kernels are bitter but edible after boiling. 

 The bushy character of this almond may make the species 

 valuable for hybridization purposes to produce a hardy 

 commercial bush almond. Natural size photograph No. 

 13093 by Frank N. Meyer, Siku, Kansu, China, Nov. 15, 

 1914. 



