
          33217. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. 
De la P. Almond. From
Granada, Spain, through Walter T.
Swingle. A large, early, hard-shelled
variety, recommended by Pedro Giraud, 
nurseryman of Granada, who
points out that almonds give best results 
on warm, rocky, limestone soils.
Grafted on the Chinese Amygdalus
davidiana, S. P. I. 34515. For trial
in California and Arizona.

33218. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. 
Desmayo Almond. From
Granada, Spain, through Walter T.
Swingle. Recommended by Pedro Giraud, 
nurseryman, as more resistant
to frost than any hard-shelled variety.
The peculiar attachment of flower
turns it downward, and corolla and
sepals protect organs and insure fertility 
when other varieties lose their crops
from frost. On Amygdalus davidiana.

AMYGDALUS DAVIDIANA.
From Frank Meyer, Tientsin, China.
Important wild dryland peach used
commonly as stock for stone fruits in
China. Resists severe droughts and is
not affected by quite alkaline soils.
Strong vigorous grower. As hardy as
the Chihli peach in Central Iowa, and
especially early stock in California.
        