27577. AMBELANIA TENUI- 

 FLOR A. Pepino do matto from Para, 

 Brazil. Presented by Sir. Walter Fis- 

 cher. A Brazilian tree having an oily 



edible fruit about five to six inches 



long, the sliape of a cucumber. The 



white flesh when crashed to a paste is 

 edible, having about SO per cent, of 

 oil. The bark yields a latex used in 

 medicine. 



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, II gfai soils of Spanish Sierras. 



29213. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS, 



" Astacban badam ** almond. From 

 Frank Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turk- 

 estan. 



A large, thin-shelled variety of al- 

 mond, cultivated ina 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. 



292i6 k 29217. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS, 



Almond. 



From Frank Meyer, Kokand, Rus- 

 sian Turkestan. 



Small, soft-shelled variety cultivated 

 ina semi-arid climate^ with long, hot 



dp decidedly alkaline soils. FoTthfs 

 reason, and for their probably greater 



Europe, 



30408. AMYGDALUS GOM- 



M U N I S. Almond. From Mr. Frank 

 N. Meyer, Yarhand, Chinese Turkes- 

 tan. A hard-shelled variety of almond 

 Imported from Northern India and 

 sold in the bazars there. May be of 

 value as a stock. 



AMYGDALUS D AVSD1 ANA. 



From Frank Meyer, Tientsin, China. 

 Important wild dryland peach used 

 commonly as stock for stone fruits in 



China. Resists severe droughts and is 

 sot affected by quite alkaline soils. 



Strong vigorous grower. As h ardy as 

 the Chihli peach in Central iowa, and 

 especially early stock in California. 



