33217. AMYGDALUS COM-< 

 MUNIS. De la P. Almond. From^ 

 Granada, Spain, through Walter T. 

 Swir^le. A large, early, hard-shelled 

 variety, recommended by Pedro Gi- 

 raiid, nurseryman of Granada, who 

 points out that almonds give best re- 

 sults on warm, rocky, limestone soils. 

 Grafted on the Chinese Amygdalus 

 davidiana, S. P. I. 34515. For trial 

 in California and Arizona. 



33218. AMYGDALUS COM- 

 MUNIS. Desmayo Almond. From 

 Granada, Spain, through Walter T. 

 Swingle. Recommended by Pedro Gi- 

 raud, 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 fertil- 

 ity wlien 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. 



