9 



28801. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N. 

 Meyer, Batoum, Caucasus. Seedling of a very small almond, re- 

 markable for its thin shell and good flavor. Believed to have origi- 

 nated in Persia. Some good horticultural varieties may result from 

 the fruiting of this collection of untested seedlings. 



29214. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. ' 'Kasan badam" almond. 

 From F. N. Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turkestan. A large, moder- 

 ately thin shelled variety, cultivated in a semiarid climate, with 

 long, hot summers and moderately cold winters, on decidedly alka- 

 line soils. For this reason, and for then probably greater hardiness, 

 they may prove superior to almonds introduced from southern 

 Europe. On A. davidiana. 



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 mod- 

 erately cold winters, and on decidedly alkaline soils, it may prove 

 hardier than almonds introduced from southern Europe. 



29218. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N. 

 Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turkestan. Medium-sized, hard-shelled 

 variety, cultivated in a semiarid 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 almonds introduced from Southern Europe. On A. 

 davidiana. 



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 bazars 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 recom- 

 mended 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. 



