



ALMOND VARIETIES IN THE UNITED STATES Al 
Petiole: Short (% inch, ratio of length of petiole to length of blade, 1:4 or 
1:5); Slender. Pale green in color. Groove on upper surface narrow, deep 
green. Glands two to four, round. gray green or brownish, hear base of petiole. 
Bearing habit.—Mostly on spurs on wood 2 and 38 years old. Spurs medium 
in stockiness (4 inch) and length (4 inch); expands gradually to wide oval 
disk # by xs inch. Buds free, pointed. 
NUT 
Immature nut.—Usually dehisces along ventral suture only, although fre- 
quently dorsal edge dehisces. Hull curls much in. dehiscing. Pubescence 
abundant. Ripens in September. 
Hulled nut—(P1. Ill, #.) Size, small to medium (average, 13 by # by # 
inches), number of nuts to the pound, 200 to 250. Percentage of kernel to nut 
in hand-cracked samples, 56. 
Shape: Plump, long oval, tapering at both ends. Edgewise view, long oval. 
Ventral edge curved gently in middle and more sharply at ends; wing thin, 
medium in prominence, usually most prominent near apex; Shallow depression 
along one side of wing, making one side more prominent than the other. 
Dorsal edge curved considerably, especially at base and apex; dorsal ridge 
frequently depressed. Base tapering, constricted; dorsal shoulder higher than 
ventral, sloping suddenly from edge of stem scar; ventral shoulder much 
sloping, gently curved, base scar medium in size, nearly round, much ventrally 
sloping. Apex bluntly pointed, wing ending in sharp point. 
Shell: Soft paper shell; color medium light, yellowish brown, varying some- 
what. Pits medium in number, rather large, variable in depth. Outer shell 
quite thin, porous, and brittle. Canals medium in size, oval. Fibers fine to 
medium. Inner shell thin, hard. Inner surface varies from light to dark 
brown, darker than outer surface. Ventral streak dark brown, short, wide, 
base end wide and blunt or truncate. 
Kernel: Large for size of nut (average, J by 4 by 2 inches). A few doubles 
(2 per cent). Plump; very narrow and long oval, pointed at both ends. Ven- 
tral edge curved more than dorsal. Dorsal shoulder much above base sear, 
ending in a sharply rounding point. Ventral shoulder sloping. Apex bluntly 
pointed. Pellicle thin, tender, light to rich medium dark brown, quite smooth 
except for small amount of very short pubescence at apex; veins distinct or 
indistinct, fold medium in size on apex third of ventral edge; base scar dark 
brown, large, prominent, wide oval. Flavor very slightly sweet, pleasant, good. 
Distinguishing characteristics —Nut long oval, plump, both ends pointed ; 
stem scar ventrally sloping; kernel very long, narrow, oval, plump, dorsal 
shoulder ending in sharply rounding point, pellicle smooth. 
The nut resembles the Eureka somewhat, but the base is less pointed, the 
stem scar slopes ventrally, and the dorsal edge curves outward at the apex, 
while in the Eureka it tends to be straight or recurved. The nut on the whole 
is coarser than the Hureka. 
COMMENTS 
The soft shell and bright, plump, smooth, large, attractive kernels are points 
in favor of this variety. The nut matures very late. Trees of this variety 
have not been in bearing long enough to make it possible to determine their 
bearing habit, regularity of production, or thriftiness when they reach middle 
age. The variety has not been distributed commercially. 
16. CROWN 
Origin.—In 1904 J. A. Cover, of Modesto, Calif., purchased a considerable 
quantity of nursery stock which he planted on his ranch. One of the trees 
turned out to be different from any of the others and was propagated under 
the name “ Crown.” Grown mostly in the Modesto-Oakdale section. 
Description 
TREE 
Medium vigorous, spreading, drooping (ratio of height to width of head, 
1:14). Top round, very scraggy, much more so than in Drake. Trunk inclined 
to grow stocky and crooked; bark rough with deep cracks. 

