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Jordan almonds Frontispiece. 



Plate I. Almond orchards about Alicante. — Fig. 1. Single large tree of Planeta 

 variety. — Fig. 2. One of the largest almond orchards near Ali- 

 cante. — Fig. 3. Cultivating an almond orchard in August 16 



II. Jordan almond orchards about Malaga. — Fig. 1. Low foothills cov- 

 ered with olive and almond trees. — Fig. 2. An old almond orchard 

 among the hills near Cartama. — Fig. 3. Tree of Jordan almond 

 from which scions were taken, near Malaga 16 



III. The Spanish Sierras, where the best Jordan almonds are grown. — 



Fig. 1. The village of Almpgia; almond trees in foreground. — 

 Fig. 2. Scattered almond trees on the mountain side. — Fig. 3. 

 Beating the fruit from an almond tree on the mountain side 16 



IV. Varieties of Spanish almonds fresh from the trees.— Fig. 1. Jordan. — 



Fig. 2. Pastaneta.— Fig. 3. Planeta.— Fig. 4. Mollar.— Fig. 5. 

 Bitter almond 16 



V. Fig. 1. Branch of Planeta almond from Alicante. — Fig. 2. Tree of 



Planeta almond growing near Alicante 16 



VI. Fig. 1. Branch of Mollar almond from Alicante. — Fig. 2. Diseased 

 branch of Jordan almond from garden at Casara Bonella, Spain. . 

 VII. Fig. 1. Jordan almond tree from which scions were taken. — Fig. 2. 

 Branch of ripe Jordan almonds just plucked from the tree. — 

 Fig. 3. Almond growers, descendants of the Moors, in an old 

 Moorish village near Malaga. Heaps of uncracked almonds in 

 foreground 16 



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