150 THE ALMOND. 



than a fourth of an inch in diameter at the place where the bud 

 is inserted. 



The Common Almond, the Hard-She?! Sweet Almond, and the 

 bitter Almond, are hardy in the latitude of New-York, and 

 will bear tolerable crops without care. The Soft-Shell Sweet 

 Almond, or Ladies' Almond, will not thrive well in the open 

 garden as a standard, north of Philadelphia ; but they succeed 

 well trained to a wall or on espalier rails in a warm situation ; 

 the branches being slightly protected in winter. 



There is no apparent reason why the culture of the Almond 

 should not be pursued to a profitable extent in the warm and 

 favourable climate of some of the southern states. Especially 

 in the valley of the Ohio and Tennessee it would be likely to 

 succeed admirably. 



1. COMMON ALMOND. Thomp. Lind. 



A. c. dulcis. Dec. 



Amandier a Petit Fruit, > n n , 



commun, $ 



Amande commune.- 

 Common Sweet. 



This is the common Sweet Almond of France and the south 

 of Europe, and is one of the most hardy and productive sorts 

 here. Nuts hard, smooth, about an inch and a quarter long, 

 compressed and pointed, of an agreeable flavour, but inferior to 

 the following. Flowers expand before the leaves. Ripens last 

 of September. 



2. THE LONG HARD-SHELL ALMOND. 



Amandier a gros fruit. O. Duh. 



A variety with handsome large, pale rose coloured flowers, 

 opening before the leaves, and large and long fruit a third longer 

 than other varieties. The stone is about as large as the soft- 

 shell variety, but the kernel is larger and plumper. This is a 

 good hardy sort and it is very ornamental when in blossom. 

 Ripens about the last of September. 



3. SOFT-SHELL SWEET ALMOND. Lind. 



Doux a coque tendre, ) ,, 

 Sultan a coque tendre, \ lhom P- 

 Amandier a coque tendre. O. Duh. 



des Dames. N. Duh. Poit. 



Amandier des Dames, ) 

 Ou Amande Princesse. $ 

 Ladies' thin Shell. 



The Soft-Shell or Ladies' Almond, is the finest of all the Al 



