

ALMOND VARIETIES IN THE UNITED STATES 7@e 
are similar to the Batham. (See distinguishing features under Batham for 
points of difference between it and Henle.) 
The Henle is easily separated from the I. X. L. and Smith by the dorsal 
shoulder of the kernel, which is always round in the Henle and never square 
and humped, as in the I. X. L. and Smith. 
In the Henle the nut is smaller and much lighter in color than in the Trem- 
bath. The kernel is also smaller and more tapering at the apex. 
COMMENTS 
The variety is an erratic bearer and has too many doubles and too crumbly a 
shell to be of value. It is not recommended for commercial plantings. 
36. HUDSON 
Origin.—Originated in the Lodi district of California and is still grown to 
some extent in that section. 
Description 
TREE 
Moderately upright (ratio of height of head to width, 1:1), tall, round 
topped, moderately strong grower. Trunk with tendency to have wide or longi- 
tudinal depressions, somewhat twisted but less than in I. X. L.; bark rough. 
Main branches.—Quite vigorous growth; upright, with wide depressed or flat 
areas. Branching angle quite acute, except on lower branches. Wood slightly 
brittle. Bark reddish brown, usually smooth; tendency to exfoliate on under 
side of branches; striations common on young branches. 
Twigs.—Straight, rather long, stocky, rigid. Branching angle acute. Wood 
brittle. Nodes small. Internodes short (4 to 1 inch). Bark quite tough, fre- 
quently with gray bloom; tinged with red in the fall. 
Lenticels—Numerous ; unevenly distributed; large (on 8 to 10 year-old wood, 
ax by 2 to 4 by 2 inch) ; raised, rough, gray, wide, short, elliptical, ends acute, 
sides gently curved. (See Pl. XVII, C.) 
Foliage.—Not very dense, tree rather open. Leaves quite numerous on indi- 
vidual branches; remarkably flat. 
Blade: Rather large (2 by 3 to 14 by 4 inches) ; wide in proportion to length. 
Ovate or ovate-elliptical with widest part near middle. Base obtuse; origin of 
margins symmetrical or unsymmetrical. Apex bluntly acute or obtuse. Mar- 
gins frequently bulging near middle; tendency to be straight near apex; irregu- 
larly crenate; bristles in depressions very short and dark. Both upper and 
lower surfaces light green, smooth, glossy, little difference in the color of the 
two, especially late in the season. 
Petiole: Medium in length (? to 1 inch; ratio of length of petiole to length 
of blade, about 1:4); stocky, rigid. Glands two to four, round, oval, or 
flat topped, on petiole. 
Bearing habit—Only occasionally on laterals; generally on spurs, mostly 
on 2-year-old branches. Spurs numerous and many compound; base part of 
compound spurs very thick (4 to 7 inch) and short (4 inch) to point where 
spurs branch out; single spurs stocky (4 to 7s inch); long (4 to # inch) ; 
expand gradually to form large wide oval (almost round) disk (4 by 4+ 
inch). Buds rather appressed; scales reddish. Ripens early, just before 
Nonpareil. 
NUT 
Hulled nut.—(Pl. VII, C.) Size medium to quite large (averages 13 by { 
by % inches). Number to the pound, 125 to 140. Percentage of kernel to 
nut, hand cracked, 53. 
Shape: Somewhat plump, ovate-oval (edgewise view ovate; usually with 
plump apex, and frequently with bulging, unsymmetrical sides). Ventral 
edge very plump, much curved throughout entire length, often slightly de- 
pressed at base. On one side of wing is a wide depression running entire 
length of ventral edge; on the other side the edge is more plump and comes 
up higher on wing. Wing usually of medium thickness and medium in 
prominence except at base, where it usually gets less prominent until stem 
sear is reached; at apex, wing less prominent than in middle; most prominent 
