A 



GUIDE 



TO THE 



FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN. 



CHAP. I. 



V. ' 



ALMONDS. 



THIS description of fruit being little known in Great 

 Britain, the following list of the principal varieties cul- 

 tivated in France is taken from the Transactions of the 

 Horticultural Society. 



1. AMANDE COMMUNE. The nuts of the com- 

 mon almond are about one inch and a quarter long, 

 with a hard smooth shell, containing a kernel of little 

 value in comparison with some others. It is the most 

 common in France, and the young plants from it are 

 used for stocks to bud peaches upon. 



2. AMANDE DOUCE A COQUE DURE. The nuts 

 of these are large, fully one inch and a half long, 

 smooth, and of a dull colour : the shell is thick and 

 hard, the kernel small, and not high flavoured. 



This is an improved variety of the former, and 

 differs from it only in having larger fruit. It is a pre- 

 ferable sort for stocks, and used by the more careful of 

 their gardeners. 



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