PART II. 



THE DIFFEEENT KINDS OF FEUITS. 



THE ALMOND. 



Theee are but few of the almonds worthy of cultivation in the 

 United States. The Hard-Shells may be raised in the Middle 

 States, and the Soft-Shells in the South, while neither can be suc- 

 cessfully cultivated north of about forty-two degrees, except under 

 shelter. 



A warm, sandy soil is most suitable for this fruit ; yet any soil it. 

 which the peach and plum will thrive will answer for the almond. 



The almond is propagated from the seed, or by budding on the 

 peach or plum. The after-culture may be the same as for the peach 

 — which see. 



VARIETIES. 



1. Sweet Haed-Shell. — This is a hardy and productive variety, 

 succeeding well in the climate of Western New York, and still far- 

 ther north. Nut very large, with a hard shell, and a large, sweet 

 kernel ; ripe here about the first of October. — Barry. 



Tree vigorous, brilliant, and showy. 



NoTE.^In presenting the different varieties of fruit introduced into this depart- 

 ment, we hav^e chosen to adopt the descriptions — modified and condensed into as 

 . narrow limits as possible — of some of the best and most experienced pomologists 

 of the country, whose writihgs are before the public. In the choice of selections. 

 however, we have been guided by our own judgment, influenced, of course, by an 

 extensive reading and thorough examination of the opinions of others. 



