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AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Jordan almond. An important
commercial variety of almond, of finest quality, annually imported
from Spain in large quantities and used extensively in the manufacture
of the best grades of confectionery. On California rich soils the
nuts produced are coarser than on thin, light soils of the Spanish
Sierras. On A. davidiana.

28801. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N.
Meyer, Batum, Caucasus. Seedling of a very small almond, remarkable
for its thin shell and good flavor. Believed to have originated
in Persia. Some good horticultural varieties may result from
the fruiting of this collection of untested seedlings.

29217. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N.
Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turkestan. A small, very prolific, soft-
shelled variety of almond, called Khandak badam. As this variety
is cultivated in a semiarid climate with long, hot summers and moderately
cold winters and on decidedly alkaline soils, it may prove
hardier than almonds introduced from southern Europe.

30408. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N.
Meyer, Yarkand, Chinese Turkestan. A hard-shelled variety of
almond imported from northern India and sold in the bazaars there.
May be of value as a stock. Budded on A. davidiana.

33216. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Esperanza almond.
From Granada, Spain, through Walter T. Swingle. A variety recommended
for culture by Pedro Giraud, nurseryman, of Granada, who
points out that almonds give best results on warm, rocky, limestone
soils. Grafted on the wild Chinese stock (A. davidiana). For trial
in the California and Arizona almond regions.

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 wild Chinese stock {A.
davidiana). 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 other
hard-shelled varieties. The peculiar attachment of the flower turns
it downward, and corolla and sepals protect organs and insure fertility
when other varieties lose their crops from frost. On A.
davidiana.
        