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AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Jordan almond. An important 

 commercial variety of almond, of finest quality, annually imported 

 from Spain in large quantities and used extensively in the manufac- 

 ture of the best grades of confectionery. On California rich soils the 

 nuts produced are coarser than on thin, light soils of the Spanish 

 Sierras. On A. davidiana. 



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

 Meyer, Batum, 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. 



29217. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N. 

 Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turkestan. A small, very prolific, soft- 

 shelled variety of almond, called Khandak hadam. 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. 



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 bazaars 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. 



33218. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Desmayo almond. 

 From Granada, Spain, through Walter T. Swingle. Recommended 

 by Pedro Giraud, nurseryman, as more resistant to frost than other 

 hard-shelled varieties. The peculiar attachment of the flower turns 

 it downward, and corolla and sepals protect organs and insure fer- 

 tility when other varieties lose their crops from frost. On A. 

 davidiana. 



