ALMONDS. 3 



a blunt point, and covered with fine down. The stone terminates in a 

 sharp point, and is about the size and shape of a Pistachia, hence the 

 name ; it is tender, but not so easily broken between the fingers as the 

 Tender-Shelled. The kernel is sweet and well-flavoured. It ripens in 

 the end of August. 



This, of all others, is most esteemed in Provence and the southern departments 

 of France, particularly when it is green, as being then more relishing. 



Pistachia Sweet. See Pistache. 

 Pistazien Mandel. See Pistache. 

 Princesse. See Tender- She! I "I. 

 Prinzessin. See Tender- Shelled. 

 Soft-Shelled Sweet. See Tender- Shell l. 

 Sultan. See Sultana. 



SULTANA (A Petit Fruit et Noyni T.-ndre ; Sultane ; Sultana Sweet ; 

 Sultan ; Kleine Siisse Krtn'hmandel). This is larger than the Pistache, 

 but much smaller than the Tender- Shelled Almond, of which it is a 

 variety, and possesses the same delicate shell. The kernel is sweet 

 and well-flavoured. It ripens in the beginning of September. 



Sultana Sweet. See Sultana. 



Sultane. See Sultana. 



Sultane a Coque Tendre. See Tender-Shelled. 



Siisse Krachmandel. See Tender-Shelled. 



Siisse Mandel. See Common Sweet. 



Sweet. See Large Fruited Sweet. 



TENDER-SHELLED (A Coque Tendre; A X!/u Tendre; Doux a 

 Coque Tendre ; Sultan a Coque Tendre ; Des Dames ; A Coque Tendre 

 et d Fruit Douce ; Douce d la Peau Molle ; Soft- Shell Siceet ; Ladies? 

 Thin-Shell; Jordan; Dam en ; Prinzessin; Siisse Krachmandel; Abel- 

 Ian ; Princesse). Fruit, above one inch and a half long, and one inch 

 wide ; rather oval, at least more so than any of the other varieties, 

 convex on one side, and almost straight on the other, terminated with 

 a small point, and marked with a suture, which is higher on one side 

 than the other. Stalk, inserted in a plain cavity. Shell, very tender, 

 consisting of a network of large fibres, which are easily removed, 

 because the exterior layer is more tender than the interior, so much so 

 that it may be broken between the finger and thumb, and so porous as 

 to be easily rubbed to dust. Kernel, large, white, sweet, and relishing. 

 It ripens in the end of August and beginning of September. 



The tree attains a good size, is vigorous, and bears well ; the flowers 

 are very small, and of a pale red colour, and are produced at the same 

 time as the leaves. 



This is the Sweet or Jordan Almond of the fruit shops. It very frequently has 

 a double kernel. 



