DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



Frontispiece. Jordan almonds. Natural size. 1. Ventral view. 2. Lateral view. 

 3. Dorsal view. 4. Base. 5. Apex. 6. Cross section. 7. Nut split to show 

 kernel in position. 8. Base of kernel at left; apex of kernel at right. 9 and 10. 

 Kernel, split. 11. Kernel, edge view. 12. Kernel, lateral view. 



Plate I. Almond orchards about Alicante. — Fig. 1. A single large tree of the variety 

 Planeta. — Fig. 2. One of the largest almond orchards near Alicante, showing a 

 fine state of cultivation and freedom from weeds and other vegetation. — Fig. 3. 

 Cultivating an almond orchard near Alicante in August. Note the character of 

 the soil and the freedom from weeds. 



Plate II. Jordan almond orchards about Malaga, — Fig. 1. The low foothills covered 

 with olive and almond trees. — Fig. 2. An old almond orchard among the hills 

 near Cartana. Notice the clean culture. — Fig. 3. Tree of Jordan almond, near 

 the city of Malaga, from which scions were obtained for introduction into the 

 United States. 



Plate III. Scenes in the Spanish sierras, where the best Jordan almonds are grown. — 

 Fig. 1. The village of Almogia; almond trees in the foreground. — Fig. 2. Scat- 

 tered almond trees on the mountain side.— Fig. 3. Beating the fruit from an 

 almond tree on the mountain side. 



Plate IV. Nuts of five varieties of Spanish almonds fresh from the trees. These 

 are shown in ventral and lateral views within the fleshy envelope and lateral 

 view with half of the envelope removed. All figures reduced one-third.— Fig. 1. 

 Variety Jordan from Malaga. — Fig. 2. Pastaneta from Alicante.— Fig. 3. Planeta 

 from Alicante. — Fig. 4. Mollar from Alicante. — Fig. 5. Bitter almond from 

 Malaga, used as stock for the Jordan. 



Plate V. — Fig. 1. A branch of Planeta almond from Alicante, showing foliage and 

 ripe fruits. — Fig. 2. Tree of Planeta almond growing near Alicante, showing 

 enlargement of trunk due to grafting. Note the clean culture given to the soil. 



Plate VI. Fig. 1. A branch of Mollar almond from Alicante, showing foliage and 

 ripe fruits. — Fig. 2. A branch of Jordan almond affected with gummosis, from 

 a garden at Casara Bonella, Spain. 



Plate VII. Fig. 1. Tree of Jordan almond from which scions were obtained. The 

 enlargement on the trunk is at the point where the tree was grafted. — Fig. 2. 

 Branch of Jordan almond just cut from the tree, showing foliage and ripe fruits. 

 Large almond trees in the background. — Fig. 3. A group of almond growers, 

 descendants of the Moors, in an old Moorish village near Malaga. In the fore- 

 ground are heaps of uncracked almonds. 

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