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CASE this country for the fruits. The nectarine is a variety of 

 48. the same species. Peaches from Natal, and green peaches 

 from France are exhibited. 



On an upper shelf of the next compartment are dried 

 Apricot Fruits {Prunus armeniaca^ L.), an important 

 article of food in the N.W. Himalaya. Oil for lamps, 

 cooking, &c., is expressed from the kernels. Observe flat 

 cake of compressed Apricot pulp, sold in bazaars at 

 Damascus. Note on lower shelf shovel made of Apricot 

 Wood, used in water irrigation of fields in Ladak, and a 

 club for crushing rice in Ladak, made of the same wood. 



Observe walking sticks made of the Sloe or BLACK- 

 THORN {Prunus spinosa^ L.), also portion of fishing line 

 from Essex, the hooks being formed of the thorns of this 

 plant. 



No. 249. Jordan and Valencia or Sweet Almonds, 

 the kernel of the fruic of Prunus Amygdalus, Stokes, var. 

 dulcis^ a tree, cultivated in the North of Africa, Italy, 

 Spain, &c. Jordan (corruption of Jardyne or Garden, i.e. 

 cultivated) and Valencia Almonds are imported from 

 Malaga, without the shell, and differ from other sorts by 

 their large size and oblong form. 



No. 250. Bitter Almonds chiefly from Barbary, 

 Sicily, (fee, of smaller size than the sweet variety, are the 

 produce of P. Amygdalus, var. amara. Almond Oil is 

 pressed from them on account of the greater value of the 

 residual cake. This when crushed and distilled with 

 water yields the Essential Oil, which is extremely 

 poisonous owing to the presence of Hydrocyanic (Prussic) 

 acid. 



On a lower shelf are shown leaves of Ruhus strigosus, 

 Michx., from North America ; also a sample of wool dyed 

 with the juice of the fruit of the common Blackberry 

 (Rubus fruticosus^ L.). 



On an upper shelf of the last compartment of this case 

 are specimens of "Blackberry" root {Ruhus occidentalism 

 L.), from North America. Note also bundles of the dried 

 herbs of the following : — Avens {Geum urba7ium, L.), 

 Wild Strawberry {Fragaria vesca, L.), Tormentil {Poten- 

 tilla Tormentilla, Neck.), Cinquefoil (P, reptans^ L.), 

 Silverweed (P. Anserina^ Ij.), Agrimony {Agrimonia 



