234 THE ALMOND. 



than an inch long, oval, pointed, one-sided, with a light coloured, 

 porous, very tender shell. The kernel sweet and rich. 



On the plum stock, in a favourable aspect, this almond suc- 

 ceeds, with a little care, in the middle States. 



SULTANA SWEET ALMOND. Lind. 



Amande Sultane. 0. Duh. Nois. 



Amandier Sultane. Sultan. Thomp.* 



A tender shelled almond of excellent quality, with smaller 

 fruit and narrower kernel than the Soft-Shell Almond, but of 

 equally excellent flavour, and which is preferred by many. It 

 is thought, by Poiteau, to be scarcely different from the Soft- 

 Shell or Ladies' Almond. 



PISTACHIA SWEET ALMOND. Lind. 



Amande Pistache. 0. Duh. Nois. 

 Amandier Pistache. 



A variety of almond with a very small pointed* fruit, about 

 the size and shape of that of a Pistachia, enclosing a kernel of 

 a delicate sweet flavour. The shell not quite so soft as the 

 Soft-Shell Almond. This is scarcely known yet in this country, 

 but is worth further trial at the South. 



PEACH ALMOND. 



? e h f> . I Thomp. 



Peach Almond, J 



Amandier-Pecher. N. Duh. Nois. Poit. 



A rather indifferent variety, nearly sweet, but often slightly 

 bitter. It is a true cross between the peach and the almond, 

 apd in its leaves, flowers, and stone strongly resembles the 

 peach ; the fruit is also pulpy and of tolerable flavour, like an in- 

 different peach. The nut scarcely ever ripens well as far north 

 as this. 



BITTER ALMOND. Thomp. Lind. 



The Bitter Almond has large pale blossoms, differing little 

 from the common almond, except in the kernel, which is bitter. 

 There are two varieties, one with a hard, and the other with a 

 brittle shell. The fruit, which is produced abundantly, ripens in 

 September. The leaves are longer and of a darker green than 

 those of most of the sweet fruited varieties. 



* "We cannot follow Mr. Thompson in his nomenclature of Almonds, aa 

 he (or his printer) mistakes the meaning of the French terms ; Amande 

 Sultane of all the French a'uthors should be translated Sultana, not Sultan. 



