THE 



ALMOND TREE. 



nr^HE Almond is eminent both as a 

 fruit tree, and for ornamenting 

 the ihrubbery, &c. early in fpring, 

 when in full bloom ; and is the original 

 of the ancient genus Amygdalus^ which, 

 by the botanic characters of the flowers, 

 comprehends alfo the Peach and Nec- 

 tarine, as fpecies and varieties of the 

 fame family or genus; all of which 

 belong alfo to the clafs and order, Ico- 

 fandria monogynia y u e. flowers contain- 

 ing twenty or moreflamina and one ftyle* 



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