14 SPANISH ALMONDS. 



nians have shown alreadj-* that they can grow from a half million to 

 two and a half million pounds of almonds per year, and of a quality 

 which "compares favorably with all but the best;" and if regions free 

 from January and February frosts can be discovered there seems no 

 reason to doubt the successful issue of an experiment. 



Why no other nation than Spain has grown these varieties is not 

 difficult to explain when one realizes that the nuts are exported almost 

 exclusively to England and this country, and that even the French mar- 

 kets do not handle them. The natural inertia and indifference of the 

 growers in Sicily account for the failure to thoroughly test the culti- 

 vation of the Jordan almond there. 



Although California is the largest almond producer in America, 

 there are small areas in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, 

 Idaho, and Oregon where growers should be found who are willing to 

 experiment with these introductions. 



