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4 Tender-melled Almond. 



5 Hard-fhelled Almond. 



The fruit, in general, of the Almond 

 tree is valued only for the kernel in- 

 clofed in its centre in a flone or nut, 

 it being the only edible part ; and is 

 by many greatly efteemed as a choice 

 defert fruit to eat, as well as for various 

 domeftic purpofea. 



Confideredas a fruit tree, the Almond, 

 in all its varieties, deferves a place in al« 

 mod every garden, to encreafe the vari- 

 ety of eatable fruits, efpecially as ftand- 

 ard and half flandard trees, in which 

 they will alfo adorn the premifes very 

 confpicuoufly in fpring, during their 

 general bloom, and fupply us with an- 

 nual crops of fruit without trouble ; 

 ripening in September, 



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