31330. AM MODENDRON CON- 

 OLLYI, from V. A. Paletsky, Chart- 

 chui, Russian Turkestan. 



A silvery leaved leguminous shrub, 

 remarkable for its sand- binding prop- 

 erties on desert sands near the Aral 

 Sea. Forms an attractive evergreen 

 plant, its petioles hardening into 

 spines. Suitable for planting in shrub- 

 beries. Theplantispropagated through 

 seeds and by layering. 



29214. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS, 



"Kasan foadam" Almond. From Frank 

 Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turkestan. 



A large, moderately thin-shelled va- 

 riety, cultivated in a semi-arid climate, 

 with long, hot summersand moderately 

 cold winters, on decidedly alkaline 

 soils. For this reason, and for their 

 probably greater hardiness, they may 

 prove superior to almonds introduced 

 from Southern Europe. 



AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS, 



Jordan Almond. 



An important commercial variety 

 of almond, of finest quality, annual- 

 ly imported from Spain in large 

 quantities and used extensively in the 

 manufacture of the best grades of con- 

 fectionery. On California rich soils 

 the nuts produced are coarser than on 

 thin, light soils of Spanish Sierras. 



29215, AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS, 



" Khandak badam " almond. From 

 Frank Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turk- 

 estan. 



A small, round, medium hard-shelled 

 almond, cultivated in a semi-arid cli- 

 mate with long, hot summers and mod- 

 erately cold winters, on decidedly al- 

 kaline soils. For this reason, and for 

 their probably greater hardiness, they 

 may prove superior to almonds intro- 

 duced from Southern Europe. 



29213. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS, 



" Astachan badam " almond. From 

 Frank Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turk- 

 estan. 



A large, thin-shelled variety of al- . 

 mon d, cultivated in a semi -arid climate, 

 with long, hot summers and moderate- 

 ly cold winters, on decidedly alkaline 

 soils. For this reason, and their prob- 

 ably greater hardiness, they may prove 

 superior to almonds introduced from 

 Southern Europe. 



29210 k 29217. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS, 



Almond. 



From Frank Meyer, Kokand, Rus- 

 sian Turkestan. 



Small, soft-shelled variety cultivated 

 in a semi-arid climate with long, hot 

 summers and moderately cold winters, 

 on decidedly alkaline soils. For this 

 reason, and for their probably greater 

 hardiness, they may prove superior to 

 the almondsintroduced from Southern 

 Europe. 



