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pulp, surrounding a hard, much furrowed, and slightly flattened 

 stone, certainly differs greatly from an almond, with its soft, 

 slightly furrowed, much flattened, and elongated stone, protected 



Fig. 42. — Peach and Almond Stones, of namral size, viewed edgeways. 1. Common English 

 peach. 2. Double, crimson-flowered, e Linese reach. 3. Chinese Honey Peach. 4. 

 English Almond. 5. Barcelona Almond. 6. Malaga Almond. 7. Soft-shelled French 

 Almond. S. Smyrna Almond. 



by a tough, greenish layer of bitter flesh. Mr. Bentham 25 has par- 

 ticularly called attention to the stone of the almond being so much 

 more flattened than that of the peach. But in the several varieties 



Journal of Hert. Sod, vol. ix. p. 168. 



