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ALMONDS. 



almond ; but the whole appearance of the tree is strikingly 

 distinct from every variety of the almond and the peach. It 

 is very hardy, which renders it still more valuable. There 

 are many other fine varieties of almonds. Among those with 

 sweet fruit are the following, which are much cultivated in 

 Provence, in France : Amande a flots, Balotte, Aberame 

 douce, Farisienne, Materonne, Marseilles, De la race, Grosse 

 verte. Round fruited, Boutiere, &c. ; also the Aberame-demi- 

 amere or Half-bitter almond, which is cultivated in Provence 

 for its fruit, and the Striped leaved, Caucasian, and Silvery 

 Oriental, which are cultivated in gardens for ornament only. 



FILBERTS AND HAZELNUTS. 



LARGE SPANISH. Pe. cat. 

 Barcelona nut. 



This variety of the filbert grows with exceeding vigour^ 

 and forms a large shrub or small tree, rising to the height of 

 twelve to fifteen feet or more. It is exceedingly productive, 

 and one tree, that has been kept as a specimen by the father 

 of the author, has produced half a bushel of nuts in a single 

 season. These nuts are of the same kind as those that are 

 imported in large quantities and sold in our markets, being of 

 large size and of excellent quality. They command a high 

 price; and if some of our intelHgent farmersw ould plant 

 hedges of this tree, and of the English White-skin and Red- 

 skin filberts, they would find themselves greatly remunerated 

 by the produce. 



