302 ROSACEA, (rose family.) 



almond not pitted — Spring — Kocky slopes ; Antilebanon, Damascus, 

 Marash, and north-eastward. 



Var. agresti§, Post. Branches ^ere^e — Ccelesyria. {A. agrestisy 

 Boiss. ) 



f * TTnarmed or spinescent shrubs or tree, tcith tortuous 'branches. Stamens 



about 30. 



2. A. co]niniiiii§, L. 5 ^ *^ ^? unarmed. Leaves oblong to 

 oblong-lanceolate, glandular-crenate, acutish or obtuse, petioled. 

 Di-upe ovate, somewhat flattened, .03 to .04 long, .02 to .025 broad, 

 pannous ; almond pitted, keeled — Spring — Common, both wild and 

 in cultivation. 



Var. microphylla, Post. Spinescent. Leaves .01 to .02 long 

 — Near 'Uyun Musa, Moab. 



Var. peduiiculata, Post. Peduncles almost as long as calyx- 

 tube — Marash ; Antilebanon. 



3. A. Orientalis, Ait. ^ W^o 2 ; branches dense, at length spi- 

 nescent. Leaves obovate, elliptical, or lenticular, obtuse, entire, more 

 or less petioled, ca;iesce?ii 6»?z, 5(?iA s*fZes. Drupes ovate to oblong, .015 

 long, .01 broad, .008 thick, acute, appressed-canescent, then glabrous; 

 almond obsoletely netted-veined, keeled, not pitted — Spring — Dry, rocky 

 places ; Antilebanon to Aintab, Marash, and northward. 



* * * Spiny, divaricately much branched shrubs. Stamens 9-17. 



4. A. lycioides, Spach. 5 Grlabrous ; branches intricate, with 

 greyish bark. LeSiY es linear-laiiceolate, acute, denticulate, sessile, .015 

 to. 02 long, .002 to .003 broad. Calyx-tube cylindrical, .005 long, 

 thrice as long as oblong, obtuse teeth ; 5-10 stamens inserted in throat, 

 and the remainder lower down ; drupe ovate-oblong, velvety-canescent, 

 mucronulate, .012 long; almond 7ietted-grooved, not pitted, keeled^— 

 Spring — Aintab to Marash, and north-eastward. 



Persica vulgaris, L., the Peach {Derrdqn), and Armeniaca commu-i 

 nis, L., the Apricot (i¥'isA??i?<sA), are extensively cultivated, and of the i 

 latter there are several fine varieties, as the Lauzi, the Euleibi^ and the \ 

 Farisi. The Nectarine is also cultivated. ; 



Karaz. 



Drupe globular, fleshy, indehiscent, glabrous, destitute of bloom. 

 Stone nearly globular, wrinkled or smooth — Trees or shi-ubs with con- 

 dupUcate aestivation. 



* Flowers solitary or twin, or 2-4, icliite or pink, coming out with 



leaves ; calyx-tube cylindrical. 



1, C microcarpa, C. A. Mey, 5 2 to 3. Branches ?07?^, erect. 

 Leaves ovate to oblong, .01 to .02 long, .005 to .01 broad, acutely ser-i, 

 rulate, petiole somewhat shorter than lamina. Peduncles often longer ' 

 than flower ; calyx-tube .004 long, .0015 broad ; petals as long as calyx-! 

 tube, drupe smaller than a pea ; stone smoothish — Spring — Ccelesyria, 

 Antilebanon, and north-eastward, 



2. C tortuo§a, Boiss. et Haussk. 5 !• Branches tortuous, 

 Leaves pubescent when young, oblong-elliptical, obtuse, or acute,! 



