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of the preceding, and may be known by their thick, solid shells, of a pale-yellow 
colour, are difficult to break, and are marked by deep furrows. The kernels 
are also smaller than any of the preceding, are of a yellowish-brown colour, 
and sweet in their flavour. They are usually packed up in canvass bags, with 
the shells on. 
5. Amandes de Milhaud, (French,) distinguished by their long, flat kernels, 
covered with a thin pellicle, of a dirty-yellow colour, and charged with a pow- 
der which easily comes off by rubbing. They are deprived of their shells, and 
packed in canvass bags. 
6. Amandes de Provence (sweet.) The kernels of the kind known under this 
name, in France, are very unequal in size, and may be distinguished, in general, 
by their blonde colour and slightly round form. They are sometimes covered 
with a reddish powder, and at others have a wrinkled or furrowed appearance. 
Among the Provence almonds, there are also known two other kinds, one of 
which, (Amandes triees a la main,) are selected with great care, having kernels 
of a uniform size, pale-yellow colour, rather flat, and of a regular form ; and the 
other kind (flots de Provence) much resemble them, except in being rather larger 
iD size, longer, and more convex, with a thicker pellicle, of a reddish colour. They 
are deprived of their shells, and are usually packed in straw or chaff, in canvass 
bags. 
7. Spanish Almonds. Those from Valencia are very sweet, large, and flat- 
pointed at one extremity, and compressed in the middle. Those from Malaga, 
sometimes known under the name of Jordan Almonds, are of a medium size, pale- 
yellow colour, and of a very agreeable flavour. They are larger, flatter, less 
pointed at one end, and less round at the other, than the preceding. They are 
deprived of their shells, and packed up in mats. 
8. Italian Almonds. These are not so sweet, are smaller, and less depressed 
in the middle than those from Valencia. 
9. Bitter Almonds. This variety, as known in commerce, chiefly comes from 
Mogadore, and is packed in boxes. 
